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Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to San Francisco (SFO) flights

There are direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, sold by one airline: Vietnam Airlines. The distance is 12,599 km, about 15h 50m in the air. There are also 12 one-stop options, via airports such as Beijing, Shanghai and Los Angeles.

Live fares for SGN → SFOSee all routes on the map
12,599 kmdistance
~15h 50mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
12one-stop options

Direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
SGN → SFOVietnam Airlines12,599 km~15h 50m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
PEK BeijingAir China then Air China and United Airlines12,892 km~18h 25m
PVG ShanghaiChina Eastern and Vietjet then Air China and China Eastern12,624 km~18h 5m
LAX Los AngelesUnited Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines13,674 km~19h 20m
SIN SingaporeLion Air and Singapore Airlines then United Airlines14,675 km~20h 35m
ICN SeoulKorean Air and Jin Air then Air India and Korean Air12,648 km~18h 5m
HKG Hong KongCathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines then American Airlines and Air India12,621 km~18h 5m
DEL DelhiVietnam Airlines then Air India16,032 km~22h 15m
NRT TokyoAmerican Airlines and Japan Airlines then All Nippon Airways and United Airlines12,611 km~18h 5m
TPE TaipeiEVA Air and China Airlines then EVA Air and China Airlines12,599 km~18h
MNL ManilaCebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines then Philippine Airlines12,840 km~18h 20m
HND TokyoJapan Airlines and Vietjet then American Airlines and Japan Airlines12,610 km~18h 5m
KIX OsakaJapan Airlines and Vietjet then All Nippon Airways and United Airlines12,602 km~18h

More from Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.