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WAW to SFO: distance & flight time
Warsaw (Warsaw Chopin Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
5,852 mi
9,418 km · 5,086 nm
11h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,852 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WAW — Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw, Poland
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WAW
- WMI · Modlin Airport24 mi away
- RDO · Radom Airport55 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport74 mi away
- SZY · Olsztyn-Mazury Airport91 mi away
Near SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAW from SFO?
The flight distance from Warsaw (WAW) to San Francisco (SFO) is 5,852 miles (9,418 km, 5,086 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAW to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 57m 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 Warsaw and San Francisco?
San Francisco is 9 hours behind Warsaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAW to SFO?
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