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Cheap Flights from Shanghai to San Francisco by Korean Air

Look at the list of plane tickets for the most connecting flights by Korean Air, their prices start from $467. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 14h.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Time	Airline	Flight
from $467 Find flight	11:20 am Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00 pm San Francisco San Francisco	16h 40m layover 4h 30m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE894 YP111
from $472 Find flight	2:00 pm Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00 pm San Francisco San Francisco	14h 0m layover 1h 50m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE898 YP111
from $490 Find flight	8:50 am Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00 pm San Francisco San Francisco	19h 10m layover 6h 55m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE896 YP111
from $567 Find flight	5:00 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:30 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	32h 30m layover 20h 10m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE5900 KE23
from $651 Find flight	8:50 am Shanghai Pu Dong	9:30 am San Francisco San Francisco	16h 40m layover 4h 0m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE896 KE23
from $651 Find flight	2:00 pm Shanghai Pu Dong	9:30 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	35h 30m layover 22h 55m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE898 KE23
from $662 Find flight	6:25 pm Shanghai Hongqiao	9:30 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	31h 5m layover 18h 30m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE2210 KE23
from $872 Find flight	2:00 pm Shanghai Pu Dong	2:00 pm San Francisco San Francisco	16h 0m layover 3h 45m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE898 OZ212
from $4804 Find flight	9:05 am Shanghai Pu Dong	9:30 am San Francisco San Francisco	16h 25m layover 4h 5m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE5858 KE23
from $4804 Find flight	10:20 am Shanghai Pu Dong	9:30 am San Francisco San Francisco	15h 10m layover 2h 30m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE5864 KE23
from $619 Find flight	7:10 am Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00 pm San Francisco San Francisco	20h 50m layover 3h 55m - Jeju 4h 25m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE5058 KE1218 YP111
from $628 Find flight	2:00 pm Shanghai Pu Dong	6:50 pm San Francisco San Francisco	20h 50m layover 3h 10m - Seoul 1h 40m - Taipei	Korean Air	KE898 CI163 CI4
from $687 Find flight	8:50 am Shanghai Pu Dong	3:35 pm San Francisco San Francisco	22h 45m layover 4h 55m - Seoul 3h 15m - Vancouver	Korean Air	KE896 AC64 AC566
from $687 Find flight	8:50 am Shanghai Pu Dong	1:56 pm San Francisco San Francisco	21h 6m layover 4h 55m - Seoul 1h 35m - Vancouver	Korean Air	KE896 AC64 AC562
from $755 Find flight	10:55 am Shanghai Pu Dong	1:40 pm San Francisco San Francisco	18h 45m layover 2h 40m - Busan 2h 55m - Tokyo	Korean Air	KE2230 KE2131 ZG26
from $755 Find flight	8:50 am Shanghai Pu Dong	1:40 pm San Francisco San Francisco	20h 50m layover 1h 35m - Seoul 5h 30m - Tokyo	Korean Air	KE896 KE711 ZG26

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

Korean Air 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
10:20 am — 9:30 am	10:20 am — 1:30 pm KE5864 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 2h 30m stop 4:00 pm — 9:30 am KE23 Korean Air Seoul — San Francisco	15h 10m including layover	Find flight from$4804
11:20 am — 12:00 pm	11:20 am — 2:25 pm KE894 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 4h 30m stop 6:55 pm — 12:00 pm YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	16h 40m including layover	Find flight from$467
2:00 pm — 12:00 pm	2:00 pm — 5:05 pm KE898 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 1h 50m stop 6:55 pm — 12:00 pm YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	14h including layover	Find flight from$472
5:00 pm — 9:30 am +1 day	4:05 pm — 6:50 pm KE5900 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 20h 10m stop 4:00 pm — 10:40 am KE23 Korean Air Seoul — San Francisco	32h 30m including layover	Find flight from$567
5:35 pm — 9:30 am +1 day	5:35 pm — 8:45 pm KE5880 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 19h 15m stop 4:00 pm — 9:30 am KE23 Korean Air Seoul — San Francisco	31h 55m including layover	Find flight from$4804
6:25 pm — 12:00 pm +1 day	6:25 pm — 9:30 pm KE2210 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 21h 25m stop 6:55 pm — 12:00 pm YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	33h 35m including layover	Find flight from$500
8:50 am — 12:00 pm	8:50 am — 12:00 pm KE896 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 6h 55m stop 6:55 pm — 12:00 pm YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	19h 10m including layover	Find flight from$490
8:50 am — 9:30 am	8:50 am — 12:00 pm KE896 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 4h stop 4:00 pm — 9:30 am KE23 Korean Air Seoul — San Francisco	16h 40m including layover	Find flight from$651
9:05 am — 9:30 am	9:05 am — 11:55 am KE5858 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 4h 5m stop 4:00 pm — 9:30 am KE23 Korean Air Seoul — San Francisco	16h 25m including layover	Find flight from$4804
10:55 am — 1:40 pm	10:55 am — 1:40 pm KE2230 Korean Air Shanghai — Busan 2h 40m stop 4:20 pm — 6:30 pm KE2131 Korean Air Busan — Tokyo 2h 55m stop 9:25 pm — 1:40 pm ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	18h 45m including layover	Find flight from$755
11:20 am — 1:40 pm +1 day	11:20 am — 2:25 pm KE894 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 24h 40m stop 3:05 pm — 5:50 pm BX166 Air Busan Seoul — Tokyo 3h 35m stop 9:25 pm — 1:40 pm ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	42h 20m including layover	Find flight from$622
2:00 pm — 6:50 pm	2:00 pm — 5:05 pm KE898 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 3h 10m stop 8:15 pm — 10:05 pm CI163 China Airlines Seoul — Taipei 1h 40m stop 11:45 pm — 6:50 pm CI4 China Airlines Taipei — San Francisco	20h 50m including layover	Find flight from$628
6:25 pm — 1:40 pm +1 day	6:25 pm — 9:30 pm KE2210 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 17h 35m stop 3:05 pm — 5:50 pm BX166 Air Busan Seoul — Tokyo 3h 35m stop 9:25 pm — 1:40 pm ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	35h 15m including layover	Find flight from$636
7:10 am — 12:00 pm	7:10 am — 9:25 am KE5058 Korean Air Shanghai — Jeju 3h 55m stop 1:20 pm — 2:30 pm KE1218 Korean Air Jeju — Seoul 4h 25m stop 6:55 pm — 12:00 pm YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	20h 50m including layover	Find flight from$619
7:10 am — 9:30 am	7:10 am — 9:25 am KE5058 Korean Air Shanghai — Jeju 2h 35m stop 12:00 pm — 1:10 pm KE1198 Korean Air Jeju — Seoul 2h 50m stop 4:00 pm — 9:30 am KE23 Korean Air Seoul — San Francisco	18h 20m including layover	Find flight from$13599

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

Flight Information

There are 30 flights by Korean Air 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 10:20 am to 9:05 am. Nonstop flight is 14h. The time difference between Shanghai and San Francisco is 4h.

The fastest flight 14h
Average flight time 20h 50m
The earliest flight 10:20 am
The latest flight 9:05 am
Distance 6155 ml

The cheapest months for traveling to San Francisco are november (from 401 $), december (from 426 $), february (from 467 $).

The most expensive and popular months are january (from 567 $), february (from 467 $), december (from 426 $).

The cheapest flight by Korean Air that our users were able to find is $467. This airfare is economy class on one-way KE894 flight for February 21, 2025 leaving Pu Dong in Shanghai at 11:20 am, it includes all taxes and additional fees.

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Korean Air Airplanes on the Route

List of the most popular Korean Air airplanes flying from Shanghai to San Francisco:

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Other Popular Airlines on the Route

Besides Korean Air 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

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Connecting Flights

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

FM - Shanghai Airlines

from $676

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CA - Air China Limited

from $589

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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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