Distance from Recife to San Francisco

The distance between Recife, Brazil and San Francisco, United States is 10,340 kilometers (6,425 miles).

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

San Francisco, California, United States

From Recife to San Francisco, the straight-line distance is 10,340 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Recife at 8 meters above sea level and San Francisco at 28 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Speed Time
Recife, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Recife

Coordinates: 8.0539° S 34.8811° W

Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC)
  • Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)
  • Caruaru Airport (CAU)
  • Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV)
  • Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)
San Francisco, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 37.7749° N 122.4194° W

Elevation: 28 m (92 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Alameda Naval Air Station (NGZ)
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
  • Oakland International Airport (OAK)
  • San Rafael Airport (SRF)
  • Hayward Executive Airport (HWD)

Other distances from Recife

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Recife to São Paulo 2,124 km
From Recife to Rio de Janeiro 1,868 km
From Recife to Belo Horizonte 1,636 km
From Recife to Salvador 673 km
From Recife to Fortaleza 628 km

Other distances from San Francisco

Distances between cities Kilometers
From San Francisco to New York City 4,139 km
From San Francisco to Los Angeles 559 km
From San Francisco to Chicago 2,991 km
From San Francisco to Houston 2,648 km
From San Francisco to Phoenix 1,052 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Recife and San Francisco.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Salvador, Brazil Moscow, Russia 10,340 km
Canberra, Australia Delhi, India 10,340 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands La Paz, Bolivia 10,339 km
Canberra, Australia New Delhi, India 10,339 km
Baghdad, Iraq Minneapolis, United States 10,339 km
Rosario, Argentina Palma, Spain 10,342 km
Curitiba, Brazil Oakland, United States 10,342 km
Detroit, United States Tokyo, Japan 10,338 km
Portland, United States Chengdu, China 10,342 km
Seattle, United States Asunción, Paraguay 10,337 km
San Francisco, United States Campinas, Brazil 10,343 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Sacramento, United States 10,343 km
Barcelona, Spain Montevideo, Uruguay 10,337 km
Baghdad, Iraq Raleigh, United States 10,337 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Port Harcourt, Nigeria 10,344 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Istanbul, Turkey 10,344 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Abuja, Nigeria 10,335 km
Mexicali, Mexico Belgrade, Serbia 10,345 km
Fort Worth, United States Accra, Ghana 10,346 km

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