Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
VKG to SMO: distance & flight time
Rach Gia (Rach Gia Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
8,267 mi
13,304 km · 7,184 nm
16h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
See live VKG→SMO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,267 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 41m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VKG — Rach Gia Airport · Rach Gia, Vietnam
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near VKG
- VCA · Can Tho International Airport40 mi away
- CAH · Cà Mau Airport54 mi away
- PQC · Phu Quoc International Airport79 mi away
- KOS · Sihanoukville International Airport110 mi away
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VKG from SMO?
The flight distance from Rach Gia (VKG) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 8,267 miles (13,304 km, 7,184 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VKG to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Rach Gia and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 14 hours behind Rach Gia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VKG to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VKG–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.