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Airfare Deals San Francisco to Shanghai

On HolidayPrice.com you will find 2 direct and 7 connecting flights from San Francisco to Shanghai at a price of from $524. You can compare airfare deals from airlines and multiple travel sites, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO - SHA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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One way flight from San Francisco to Shanghai

Below are the prices of tickets for direct one-way flights from San Francisco to Shanghai. The cheapest flight from San Francisco to Shanghai starts from $524 – the departure date for this flight is 18 March 2025.

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from $417 City.Travel

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1 Stopover 22 hours 50 min

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*Prices include: baggage, hand luggage, airline fees and charges.

Round trip from San Francisco to Shanghai

You can buy a round-trip ticket from San Francisco to Shanghai (China) and back using the table below. The best offer starts from $914, the flight dates are: there on 17 March 2025 year and back on 28 March 2025 year.

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Flight Schedule San Francisco to Shanghai 2025

The current flight schedule for the route from San Francisco to Shanghai for today, tomorrow and the next few days. This schedule will help you decide on the time of departure and arrival, the airline, the flight number and the day of the week.

More than 1 flights every day, from 13hours 50min. Local departure and arrival times are indicated.

12:00 → 17:50

China Eastern Airlines MU590

SFO → PVG

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12:50 → 18:45

United Airlines UA857

SFO → PVG

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*Schedule is indicated only for direct scheduled flights and low-cost airlines.

Flight Information

Flying to Shanghai from San Francisco takes 13:45 minutes (excluding transfers). The distance between San Francisco and Shanghai is 6125 miles (9861 kilometers). Planes depart from San Francisco between 00:05 and 23:20. The fastest flight from the company United Airlines with flight number UA 891. Flies for just 12:55 minutes with departure from San Francisco and arrival in Shanghai Pudong.

Airlines

Direct flight

There are 2 airlines that fly directly from San Francisco to Shanghai. The most popular company carrying out non-stop flights is United Airlines.

China Eastern Airlines: MU 590
United Airlines: UA 857, UA 891

*Flight number

Flights with Transfers

Flights with transfers from San Francisco to Shanghai can be bought from 7 airlines:

China Southern Airlines: Guangzhou
United Airlines: Abbotsford, Seattle, Chicago
Southwest Airlines: Long Beach
Eva Air: Taipei
Japan Airlines: Tokyo
Korean Air: Seoul
Air Canada: Abbotsford

*Transit cities

Airports

Airports serving the air communication between San Francisco and Shanghai. You can fly to Shanghai from 1 San Francisco airports. Planes arrive at 1 airport in Shanghai.

San Francisco airports:

San Francisco ~ 17 km* from $ 466

Shanghai airports:

Shanghai Pudong ~ 34 km* from $ 289

*Distance from the airport to the city center

Aircraft

You can fly from San Francisco to Shanghai on board of 2 airlines that utilize 3 aircraft models.

Boeing 777-300

Boeing 787-800

Boeing 787-900

Connecting cities

The list of cities on transfer flights to Shanghai from San Francisco. The best options are to fly through: Guangzhou, Abbotsford, Long Beach, Seattle, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, Chicago.

Guangzhou
Abbotsford
Long Beach
Seattle

Taipei
Tokyo
Seoul
Chicago

Cheap airline tickets from San Francisco to China

Here is a list of flights from San Francisco to China purchased on HolidayPrice.com in the past 48 hours. If you find an interesting offer for cheap tickets, do not delay your purchase, prices change every 15 minutes.

San Francisco - Beijing CA 786 Air China Boeing 777-300

11:30 San Francisco

in a way 11 hours 55 min Direct

23:25 Beijing Capital

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from $585 23 March 2025

San Francisco - Shanghai UA 891 United Airlines Boeing 787-900

02:35 San Francisco

in a way 12 hours 55 min Direct

15:30 Shanghai Pudong

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from $524 18 March 2025

San Francisco - Guangzhou CZ 658 China Southern Airlines Boeing 777-300ER

09:55 San Francisco

in a way 14 hours 20 min Direct

00:15 Guangzhou Baiyun

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from $698 17 March 2025

San Francisco - Shenzhen HU 7990 Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-900

21:30 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose

in a way 17 hours 15 min 1 Stopover

14:45 Shenzhen Bao'an

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from $601 23 March 2025

San Francisco - Sanya CZ 658 China Southern Airlines Boeing 777-300ER

06:40 San Francisco

in a way 17 hours 45 min 1 Stopover

00:25 Sanya Phoenix

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from $687 23 March 2025

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Flights from United States to Shanghai

Here are the cheapest flight bookings from United States to Shanghai made by users of our website. If you didn’t find your flight destination, use the search bar at the top of the page.

New York - Shanghai UA 86 United Airlines Boeing 777

17:50 Newark Liberty

in a way 14 hours 50 min Direct

08:40 Shanghai Pudong

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from $647 18 March 2025

Los Angeles - Shanghai DL 89 Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900

23:30 Los Angeles

in a way 13 hours 20 min Direct

12:50 Shanghai Pudong

Flights
from $418 23 March 2025

Miami - Shanghai B6 1802 JetBlue Airways Airbus A321

01:09 Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport

in a way 19 hours 36 min 1 Stopover

20:45 Shanghai Pudong

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from $744 18 March 2025

Chicago - Shanghai UA 835 United Airlines Boeing 777

18:05 O'Hare

in a way 14 hours 30 min Direct

08:35 Shanghai Pudong

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from $560 23 March 2025

San Francisco - Shanghai UA 891 United Airlines Boeing 787-900

02:35 San Francisco

in a way 12 hours 55 min Direct

15:30 Shanghai Pudong

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from $524 18 March 2025

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Tips for buying a ticket

San Francisco – Shanghai – San Francisco round-trip route are always cheaper than tickets purchased there and back separately.

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