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Cheap Flights from Shanghai to San Francisco by Air China Limited

Look at the list of plane tickets for the most connecting flights by Air China Limited, their prices start from $589. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 15h 35m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Time	Airline	Flight
from $707 Find flight	9:30 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	28h 20m layover 13h 20m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1510 CA985
from $707 Find flight	6:30 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	31h 20m layover 16h 5m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1522 CA985
from $707 Find flight	3:15 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	34h 35m layover 19h 35m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1558 CA985
from $707 Find flight	8:25 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	29h 25m layover 14h 25m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1550 CA985
from $707 Find flight	4:30 pm Shanghai Pu Dong	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	33h 20m layover 18h 0m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1884 CA985
from $707 Find flight	4:30 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	33h 20m layover 18h 10m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1534 CA985
from $707 Find flight	7:25 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	30h 25m layover 15h 20m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1516 CA985
from $707 Find flight	5:30 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	32h 20m layover 17h 5m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1518 CA985
from $707 Find flight	10:30 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	27h 20m layover 12h 20m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1566 CA985
from $896 Find flight	8:55 am Shanghai Hongqiao	9:50 am San Francisco San Francisco	16h 55m layover 1h 50m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1590 CA985
from $1685 Find flight	8:10 pm Shanghai Pu Dong	6:30 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	26h 20m layover 13h 20m - Taipei	Air China Limited	CA5521 BR8
from $589 Find flight	7:45 am Shanghai Hongqiao	12:00 pm San Francisco San Francisco	20h 15m layover 1h 30m - Beijing 4h 40m - Seoul	Air China Limited	CA1564 CA131 YP111
from $710 Find flight	4:40 pm Shanghai Pu Dong	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	33h 10m layover 1h 55m - Kunming 11h 15m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA8537 CA1448 CA985
from $710 Find flight	4:25 pm Shanghai Pu Dong	9:50 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	33h 25m layover 2h 5m - Chengdu 12h 20m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA8559 CA1426 CA985
from $1234 Find flight	2:25 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:44 pm San Francisco San Francisco	23h 19m layover 2h 10m - Beijing 5h 10m - Vancouver	Air China Limited	CA1532 AC30 AC5696
from $1339 Find flight	2:45 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:44 pm San Francisco San Francisco	22h 59m layover 2h 5m - Beijing 5h 10m - Vancouver	Air China Limited	CA1524 AC30 AC5696

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*Departure and arrival times are local. Prices are for one-way flights. Information refreshed on 01/15/2025

Air China Limited Flight Schedule Shanghai to San Francisco

Below is a detailed 2025 flight schedule for today, tomorrow and all other days. It may vary depending on season and a day of the week of your desired trip. We recommend booking your itinerary at least 2 weeks prior your travel to get the best price and availability by the airline.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Time	Price
10:30 pm — 9:50 am +1 day	10:30 pm — 0:45 am CA1566 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 12h 20m stop 1:05 pm — 9:50 am CA985 Air China Limited Beijing — San Francisco	27h 20m including layover	Find flight from$707
3:15 pm — 9:50 am +1 day	3:15 pm — 5:30 pm CA1558 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 19h 35m stop 1:05 pm — 9:50 am CA985 Air China Limited Beijing — San Francisco	34h 35m including layover	Find flight from$707
4:30 pm — 9:50 am +1 day	4:30 pm — 7:15 pm CA1884 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 18h stop 1:05 pm — 9:50 am CA985 Air China Limited Beijing — San Francisco	33h 20m including layover	Find flight from$707
4:30 pm — 9:50 am +1 day	4:30 pm — 6:55 pm CA1534 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 18h 10m stop 1:05 pm — 9:50 am CA985 Air China Limited Beijing — San Francisco	33h 20m including layover	Find flight from$707
5:30 pm — 9:50 am +1 day	5:30 pm — 7:55 pm CA1518 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 17h 5m stop 1:05 pm — 9:50 am CA985 Air China Limited Beijing — San Francisco	32h 20m including layover	Find flight from$707
5:50 pm — 8:11 pm	5:50 pm — 12:10 pm CA7455 Air China Limited Shanghai — Vancouver 5h 35m stop 5:45 pm — 8:11 pm AC8846 Air Canada Vancouver — San Francisco	18h 21m including layover	Find flight from$3572
6:30 pm — 9:50 am +1 day	6:30 pm — 8:55 pm CA1522 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 16h 5m stop 1:05 pm — 9:50 am CA985 Air China Limited Beijing — San Francisco	31h 20m including layover	Find flight from$707
8:25 pm — 9:50 am +1 day	8:25 pm — 10:45 pm CA1550 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 14h 25m stop 1:05 pm — 9:50 am CA985 Air China Limited Beijing — San Francisco	29h 25m including layover	Find flight from$707
9:30 pm — 9:50 am +1 day	9:30 pm — 11:45 pm CA1510 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 13h 20m stop 1:05 pm — 9:50 am CA985 Air China Limited Beijing — San Francisco	28h 20m including layover	Find flight from$707
9:40 am — 9:15 am	9:40 am — 1:40 pm CA929 Air China Limited Shanghai — Tokyo 3h 20m stop 5:00 pm — 9:15 am NH8 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — San Francisco	15h 35m including layover	Find flight from$4538
11:05 pm — 4:05 pm +1 day	11:05 pm — 1:45 am CA4538 Air China Limited Shanghai — Guangzhou 8h 30m stop 10:15 am — 11:45 am CX983 Cathay Pacific Guangzhou — Hong Kong 8h 15m stop 8:00 pm — 4:20 pm CX892 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — San Francisco	33h including layover	Find flight from$2321
11:15 pm — 11:40 am +1 day	11:15 pm — 0:50 am CA4712 Air China Limited Shanghai — Qingdao 11h 10m stop 12:00 pm — 2:25 pm SC4613 Shandong Airlines Qingdao — Seoul 3h 35m stop 6:00 pm — 11:40 am OZ6614 Asiana Airlines Seoul — San Francisco	28h 25m including layover	Find flight from$1617
2:25 pm — 9:44 pm	2:25 pm — 4:45 pm CA1532 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 2h 10m stop 6:55 pm — 2:05 pm AC30 Air Canada Beijing — Vancouver 5h 10m stop 7:15 pm — 9:44 pm AC5696 Air Canada Vancouver — San Francisco	23h 19m including layover	Find flight from$1234
2:45 pm — 9:44 pm	2:45 pm — 4:50 pm CA1524 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 2h 5m stop 6:55 pm — 2:05 pm AC30 Air Canada Beijing — Vancouver 5h 10m stop 7:15 pm — 9:44 pm AC5696 Air Canada Vancouver — San Francisco	22h 59m including layover	Find flight from$1339
7:45 am — 12:00 pm	7:45 am — 9:55 am CA1564 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 1h 30m stop 11:25 am — 2:15 pm CA131 Air China Limited Beijing — Seoul 4h 40m stop 6:55 pm — 12:00 pm YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	20h 15m including layover	Find flight from$589
7:45 am — 12:00 pm	7:45 am — 9:50 am CA1564 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 3h 45m stop 1:40 pm — 4:35 pm CA125 Air China Limited Beijing — Seoul 2h 20m stop 6:55 pm — 12:00 pm YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	20h 15m including layover	Find flight from$610
8:55 am — 12:00 pm	8:55 am — 11:15 am CA1590 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 2h 25m stop 1:40 pm — 4:35 pm CA125 Air China Limited Beijing — Seoul 2h 20m stop 6:55 pm — 12:00 pm YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	19h 5m including layover	Find flight from$610

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*Departure and arrival times are local. Last updated on 01/15/2025

Flight Information

There are 29 flights by Air China Limited from Shanghai to San Francisco every week with departures from Hongqiao and Pu Dong. All flights arrive at San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport.

Departures start from 10:30 pm to 9:40 am. Nonstop flight is 15h 35m. The time difference between Shanghai and San Francisco is 4h.

The fastest flight 15h 35m
Average flight time 27h 50m
The earliest flight 10:30 pm
The latest flight 9:40 am
Distance 6155 ml

The cheapest months for traveling to San Francisco are november (from 447 $), december (from 498 $), february (from 589 $).

The most expensive and popular months are january (from 896 $), february (from 589 $), december (from 498 $).

The cheapest flight by Air China Limited that our users were able to find is $589. This airfare is economy class on one-way CA1564 flight for February 21, 2025 leaving Hongqiao in Shanghai at 7:45 am, it includes all taxes and additional fees.

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Air China Limited Airplanes on the Route

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Other Popular Airlines on the Route

Besides Air China Limited there are other 40 airline carriers between Shanghai and San Francisco. Please review schedules and prices from the most popular airlines to find the best airfare deals from Shanghai to San Francisco.

Nonstop flights

There are 2 direct flights every day from Shanghai. Airlines and fares are below:

MU - China Eastern

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UA - United Airlines

from $468

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Connecting Flights

List of flights with layovers (1 and more stops):

FM - Shanghai Airlines

from $676

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KE - Korean Air

from $467

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MU - China Eastern

from $434

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CX - Cathay Pacific

from $725

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CZ - China Southern Airlines

from $651

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NH - All Nippon Airways

from $724

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3U - Sichuan Airlines

from $446

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PR - Philippine Airlines

from $626

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

from $874

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VZ - My Travel Airways Limited

from $806

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HO - Juneyao Airlines

from $632

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