San Francisco to Maui (Kahului) (SFO–OGG): distance and flight time

Flight time each way

SFO → OGG

5 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 250° (WSW).

Leave San Francisco Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Maui (Kahului) Sat 7 Nov, 13:40 local.

OGG → SFO

5 h

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 53° (NE).

Leave Maui (Kahului) Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive San Francisco Sat 7 Nov, 17:00 local.

OGG-bound flights are the slower direction by about 40 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance	3,761 km · 2,337 mi · 2,031 nmi
Initial heading	250° (WSW) from SFO; 53° (NE) from OGG
Farthest from the equator	37.6°N
Crosses	neither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip	19% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

SFO	America/Los_Angeles — UTC−7 now; UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
OGG	Pacific/Honolulu — UTC−10 now; UTC−10 all year (no daylight saving time)
Difference	Maui (Kahului) is 3 hours behind San Francisco today; −2 h in January and −3 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying SFO → OGG. Your body clock has to move 3 hours later, like a westward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 3 days to fully adjust. Shifting later (as here) is usually the easier direction; evening daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

SFO San Francisco International AirportSan Francisco, United States · longest runway 11,870 ft3,618 m

OGG Kahului International AirportMaui (Kahului), United States · longest runway 6,998 ft2,133 m

More routes from SFO and OGG

LAXSFO Los Angeles – San Francisco 543 km338 mi · 1 h 45 min SFOORD San Francisco – Chicago 2,964 km1,842 mi · 4 h 05 min SFOBOS San Francisco – Boston 4,341 km2,697 mi · 5 h 30 min SFOAMS San Francisco – Amsterdam 8,785 km5,459 mi · 10 h 35 min SFOPVG San Francisco – Shanghai 9,877 km6,138 mi · 13 h 20 min SFOSIN San Francisco – Singapore 13,582 km8,439 mi · 17 h 45 min HNLOGG Honolulu – Maui (Kahului) 162 km101 mi · 1 h 15 min LAXOGG Los Angeles – Maui (Kahului) 3,996 km2,483 mi · 5 h 55 min

Routes of a similar length

LAXMIA Los Angeles – Miami 3,763 km2,338 mi · 5 h SINPVG Singapore – Shanghai 3,806 km2,365 mi · 5 h 15 min AMMLHR Amman – London 3,683 km2,288 mi · 5 h 35 min LAXIAD Los Angeles – Washington 3,674 km2,283 mi · 4 h 50 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).

SFO San Francisco ⇄ OGG Maui (Kahului)