Flying to MNL-Jetlag/Time Difference
 

I was wondering how it is flying from San Francisco to Manila in terms of jetlag. If the flight leaves at 10PM and arrives at 6 AM via Guam in the winter would you see any light? On the return trip the flight arrives at SFO at 6 PM so would you see light on the return trip?

I saw on a world clock that Manila and San Francisco have a 15 hour time difference but when subtracting it was like 8 hours? My question is how many hours different is MNL and SFO? How does the International Date Line affect jetlag?

If I made the trip from SFO-Israel without any real jetlag would a trip to Asia be easier or harder?

If I sleep after the meal service on the outbound and return trips and wake up before arriving SFO like midway how would my jetlag be?

If a flight arrives in the morning around 8 or 9 from Australia and you slept on the plane and woke up just before breakfast would you be on schedule by staying up all day since the day begins then?

Any tips on how to make a flight from MNL either via HKG or MNL? At what point of the flight should I be awake and at what point should I be asleep? I can sleep on planes most of the time.

I would like to do a trip in the winter.

Thanks for the tips.

Is jet lag ever an issue for you?

Every individual responds to jet lag differently. Age, sleep cycle, flight times...etc can make a difference.

A friend of mine once told me she'd never had jet lag problem. She flew between U.S. and Asia.

See if these threads help:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...-approach.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...messed-up.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...australia.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...s-germany.html

I've made the trip to MNL from various US cities many times and I've always had jetlag to some degree. I always arrive late at night so I go to my hotel and go to sleep but for the first few days I tend to nap a bit in the afternoon as well. Coming back is easier, I very rarely have a problem adjusting but, of course, YMMV. ;)

Enjoy your trip!

Flying westbound SFO-MNL you'd be in darkness the whole flight. The reverse, you'd see the night, sunrise, and sunset again.

I flown from Seattle to Manila a few times ...
SEA-TPE-MNL
and
SEA-ICN-MNL

flying again in November SEA-TPE-MNL

For the next trip, I leave Seattle at 12:30AM and arrive in Taipei at 6:00 AM, depart at 9:30 AM and arrive in Manila at 11:30 AM

I generally try and grab a short (2 hour) nap on arrival, and then I'm good to go the rest of the day.
I usually do pretty well the next couple of days, but find a short afternoon nap helps immensely.

On the return I leave at 12:45 pm, arrive in Taipei at 3:00 pm, depart at 11:00 pm and arrive back in Seattle at 5:30 pm...
In this instance, I'll have dinner someplace...
Try and stay up to about 10 pm or so and go to bed.

(Last time I flew through Taipei, I arrived earlier in the day, but the flight also left around 11 pm. The tourism authority offered a "free" tour.
So I took that... took about 4 hours I think. Left you at the 101 Tower where you could stay and then take the Go Bus back to the airport at your expense, or ride the free tour bus back to the airport - not sure if they offer this anymore or not)



As far as figuring out the time difference...
If we're on daylight saving time, just add 3 hours to the current time and switch it to the opposite am/pm...
If we're on standard time, add 4 hours..

So 9 pm here... is noon tomorrow there.
7 am here is 10 pm there.