Flights from Shanghai to San Francisco from $485
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Airfare Deals Shanghai to San Francisco
On HolidayPrice.com you will find 2 direct and 10 connecting flights from Shanghai to San Francisco at a price of from $485. 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 SHA - SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.
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One way flight from Shanghai to San Francisco
Below are the prices of tickets for direct one-way flights from Shanghai to San Francisco. The cheapest flight from Shanghai to San Francisco starts from $485 – the departure date for this flight is 16 March 2025.
17.04.2025
Thursday
from $531
City.Travel
Economy
Found 2025-03-08
2 Stopovers
51 hours 35 min
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02.04.2025
Wednesday
from $540
City.Travel
Economy
Found 2025-03-11
2 Stopovers
40 hours 55 min
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21.04.2025
Monday
from $555
Kupi.com
Economy
Found 2025-03-08
1 Stopover
18 hours 10 min
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Round trip from Shanghai to San Francisco
You can buy a round-trip ticket from Shanghai to San Francisco (United States) and back using the table below. The best offer starts from $1 133, the flight dates are: there on 18 March 2025 year and back on 01 April 2025 year.
Philippine Airlines PR 337
Morning flight
Departure
31.08.25
08:00, Su
1 Stopover
Trip 11 days
Return
11.09.25
06:55, Th
Korean Air KE 896
Night flight
Departure
03.04.25
00:50, Th
1 Stopover
Trip 8 days
Return
10.04.25
19:40, Th
Korean Air KE 896
Night flight
Departure
09.04.25
00:50, We
1 Stopover
Trip 5 days
Return
13.04.25
19:40, Su
Air China CA 1518
Morning flight
Departure
27.03.25
09:30, Th
2 Stopovers
Trip 9 days
Return
05.04.25
01:25, Sa
Korean Air KE 898
Morning flight
Departure
19.03.25
06:00, We
1 Stopover
Trip 29 days
Return
16.04.25
19:40, We
Cathay Pacific CX 341
Morning flight
Departure
13.06.25
08:50, Fr
1 Stopover
Trip 19 days
Return
02.07.25
20:40, We
United Airlines UA 858
Night flight
Departure
31.03.25
04:10, Mo
1 Stopover
Trip 1 day
Return
01.04.25
05:35, Tu
Cathay Pacific CX 349
Morning flight
Departure
16.06.25
05:20, Mo
1 Stopover
Trip 15 days
Return
30.06.25
20:40, Mo
China Southern Airlines CZ 3572
Morning flight
Departure
22.04.25
10:50, Tu
1 Stopover
Trip 19 days
Return
11.05.25
07:35, Su
From Shanghai to San Francisco from $553! Airfare Deals by Air China
from $553
left 39 days
Sales dates 01 March 2025
Flight dates: 23 April 2025
Shanghai - San Francisco
One way, Economy - from $553
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Flight Schedule Shanghai to San Francisco 2025
The current flight schedule for the route from Shanghai to San Francisco 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 11hours 5min. Local departure and arrival times are indicated.
*Schedule is indicated only for direct scheduled flights and low-cost airlines.
Flight Information
Flying to San Francisco from Shanghai takes 13:45 minutes (excluding transfers). The distance between Shanghai and San Francisco is 6125 miles (9861 kilometers). Planes depart from Shanghai between 07:10 and 19:30. The fastest flight from the company United Airlines with flight number UA 858. Flies for just 11:00 minutes with departure from Shanghai Pudong and arrival in San Francisco.
Average flight time
13:45 min
Distance
6125 mi
The earliest flight
07:10
The latest flight
19:30
The fastest flight
11:00
Airlines
Direct flight
There are 2 airlines that fly directly from Shanghai to San Francisco. The most popular company carrying out non-stop flights is United Airlines.
- United Airlines: UA 890, UA 858
- China Eastern Airlines: MU 589
*Flight number
Flights with Transfers
Flights with transfers from Shanghai to San Francisco can be bought from 10 airlines:
- All Nippon Airways: Tokyo
- China Eastern Airlines: Abbotsford, Tokyo
- Spring Airlines: Guangzhou
- Eva Air: Taipei
- Japan Airlines: Osaka
- American Airlines: Long Beach
- Air Canada: Abbotsford
- Singapore Airlines: Singapore
- China Airlines: Taipei
- China Southern Airlines: Seoul
*Transit cities
Airports
Airports serving the air communication between Shanghai and San Francisco. You can fly to San Francisco from 1 Shanghai airports. Planes arrive at 1 airport in San Francisco.
Shanghai airports:
Shanghai Pudong ~ 34 km* from $ 277San Francisco airports:
San Francisco ~ 17 km* from $ 552*Distance from the airport to the city center
Aircraft
You can fly from Shanghai to San Francisco 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 San Francisco from Shanghai. The best options are to fly through: Tokyo, Abbotsford, Guangzhou, Taipei, Osaka, Long Beach, Singapore, Seoul.
Cheap airline tickets from Shanghai to United States
Here is a list of flights from Shanghai to United States 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.
Shanghai - New York UA 87
United Airlines Boeing 777
10:45
Shanghai Pudong
in a way 14 hours 20 min
Direct
01:05
Newark Liberty
Flights
from $577 22 March 2025
from $577 22 March 2025
Shanghai - Los Angeles UA 199
United Airlines Boeing 787-900
15:25
Shanghai Pudong
in a way 11 hours 20 min
Direct
02:45
Los Angeles
Flights
from $394 17 March 2025
from $394 17 March 2025
Shanghai - Miami DL 186
Delta Air Lines Boeing 777-200LR
04:20
Shanghai Pudong
in a way 17 hours 47 min
1 Stopover
22:07
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
Flights
from $1 178 22 March 2025
from $1 178 22 March 2025
Shanghai - Chicago UA 836
United Airlines Boeing 777
12:00
Shanghai Pudong
in a way 13 hours 25 min
Direct
01:25
O'Hare
Flights
from $1 236 22 March 2025
from $1 236 22 March 2025
Shanghai - San Francisco UA 858
United Airlines Boeing 787-900
08:30
Shanghai Pudong
in a way 11 hours 0 min
Direct
19:30
San Francisco
Flights
from $485 16 March 2025
from $485 16 March 2025
Flights from China to San Francisco
Here are the cheapest flight bookings from China to San Francisco made by users of our website. If you didn’t find your flight destination, use the search bar at the top of the page.
Beijing - San Francisco CA 985
Air China Boeing 747
11:00
Beijing Capital
in a way 11 hours 20 min
Direct
22:20
San Francisco
Flights
from $465 16 March 2025
from $465 16 March 2025
Shanghai - San Francisco UA 858
United Airlines Boeing 787-900
08:30
Shanghai Pudong
in a way 11 hours 0 min
Direct
19:30
San Francisco
Flights
from $485 16 March 2025
from $485 16 March 2025
Guangzhou - San Francisco CZ 657
China Southern Airlines Boeing 777-300ER
17:00
Guangzhou Baiyun
in a way 12 hours 10 min
Direct
05:10
San Francisco
Flights
from $477 17 March 2025
from $477 17 March 2025
Shenzhen - San Francisco B7 188
Uni Air Boeing 777-300ER
11:45
Shenzhen Bao'an
in a way 14 hours 45 min
1 Stopover
02:30
San Francisco
Flights
from $555 22 March 2025
from $555 22 March 2025
Sanya - San Francisco CZ 6753
China Southern Airlines Airbus A330
00:10
Sanya Phoenix
in a way 16 hours 20 min
1 Stopover
16:30
San Francisco
Flights
from $584 22 March 2025
from $584 22 March 2025
Tips for buying a ticket
Shanghai – San Francisco – Shanghai round-trip route are always cheaper than tickets purchased there and back separately.
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