Direct flights from Munich (MUC) to San Francisco (SFO): 42 nonstop departures observed each week across 6 airlines. The median arrival is 34 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,437 km, an estimated 12 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Munich and San Francisco. Updated 19 October 2026 at 23:37 UTC.
The MUC board at 01:37 shows departure at 12:15 instead of 11:45.
Checked MUC board 01:37 · SFO board 16:35
route health from live MUC and SFO delay boards
Median arrival delay is +34 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Flights AC4497 14:30 daily
Flights NZ4222 19:00 daily
Flights OS7333 19:00 daily
Flights SN7252 19:00 daily
Flights LH7995 14:30 daily · LH458 16:30 daily
Flights UA195 11:45 daily · UA8883 19:00 daily
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MUC to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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Pro Flight Search — Munich (MUC) to San Francisco (SFO) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Some delays possible. The departure side at MUC is the weaker end, route health score 64/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 11:45 from MUC. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 9,437 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 696–839 min gate-to-gate on this route.
6 carriers operate this route, around 56 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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