Direct Flights from San Francisco to Singapore
Nonstop service from SFO to SIN on Singapore Airlines, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Singapore, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Singapore for, from San Francisco
17h 25m in the air, 8,439 miles. Give Singapore a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
About Singapore
Singapore is a city-state in Southeast Asia. Modern Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819, and since independence, it has become one of the world's most prosperous countries and boasts one of the world's busiest ports. Singaporean food is legendary, with bustling hawker centres and 24-hour coffee shops offering affordable food from all parts of Asia. Combining the skyscrapers and shopping malls of an affluent modern city with a medley of different Asian cultures and a tropical climate, good shopping and a vibrant nightlife scene, this Garden City makes a great stopover or springboard into the region.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Singapore
- The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a tropical garden located at the fringe of the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore.
- The Gardens by the Bay (GBTB) is an urban park spanning 105 hectares in the Central Region of Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir.
- The Singapore Flyer is an observation wheel at the Downtown Core district of Singapore.
- The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens or Mandai Zoo, is a 28 hectares zoo located on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area.
- Jurong Bird Park was an aviary in Jurong in the western part of Singapore. Opened in 1971, it was the largest bird park in Asia during its operations, covering an area of 0.2 square kilometres on the western slope of Jur…
- The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history.
- Merlion Park is a famous Singapore landmark and a major tourist attraction, located at One Fullerton, Singapore, near the Central Business District (CBD).
- Universal Studios Singapore is a theme park located within the Resorts World Sentosa integrated resort on Sentosa in Singapore. It features 24 rides, shows, and attractions in seven themed zones.
- The National Gallery Singapore, often known exonymously as the National Gallery, is a public institution and national museum dedicated to art and culture located in the Civic District of Singapore.
- The ArtScience Museum is a museum within the integrated resort of Marina Bay Sands in the Downtown Core of the Central Area in Singapore.
- The Singapore Art Museum is an art museum with multiple venues across Singapore. It is the first fully dedicated contemporary visual arts museum in Singapore with public collections by local and Southeast artists.
- Saint Andrew's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Singapore. It is located near City Hall, Downtown Core, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Singapore weather, compared with San Francisco
23° warmer than San Francisco on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Singapore 87°F · San Francisco 57°F · 30° warmer
- April
- Singapore 90°F · San Francisco 65°F · 26° warmer
- July
- Singapore 89°F · San Francisco 72°F · 17° warmer
- October
- Singapore 89°F · San Francisco 71°F · 18° warmer
Singapore is the steadier of the two, moving 3° between its coldest and warmest months where San Francisco moves 17°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Singapore
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Singapore is August and November–January, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 88°F.
- How long to stay
- Singapore rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Singapore Botanic Gardens, Gardens by the Bay, and Singapore Flyer and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Singapore?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Francisco (SFO) to Singapore (SIN) on Singapore Airlines, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Singapore?
- Singapore Airlines, United fly nonstop between San Francisco (SFO) and Singapore (SIN).
- How many nonstop flights are there from San Francisco to Singapore?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from San Francisco to Singapore.
- How far is Singapore from San Francisco?
- Singapore is about 8,439 miles from San Francisco by air.
- What is there to do in Singapore?
- Popular things to do include Singapore Botanic Gardens, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore Flyer, Singapore Zoo, and more.
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