Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Shanghai from $566

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 connecting flights from San Francisco to Shanghai. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $566, 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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Best Flights from San Francisco to Shanghai Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Shanghai with the lowest price of $566. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from San Francisco to Shanghai from $566. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 29h 9m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $566
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18:51
San Francisco
San Francisco
 16:00+2 дня
Shanghai
Pu Dong
 29h 9m
layover
13h 57m - Vancouver
 Air Canada
AC5109
AC25
from $643
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12:55
San Francisco
San Francisco
 11:45+2 дня
Shanghai
Hongqiao
 30h 50m
layover
15h 50m - Tokyo
 Japan Airlines - JAL
JL1
JL81
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 09, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to Shanghai. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
12:55 — 11:45
+2 days
11:50 — 15:00 JL1 Japan Airlines - JAL
San Francisco — Tokyo
15h 50m stop
09:20 — 11:25 JL81 Japan Airlines - JAL
Tokyo — Shanghai
30h 50m
including layover
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from$643
18:51 — 16:00
+2 days
16:04 — 18:21 AC5109 Air Canada
San Francisco — Vancouver
13h 57m stop
11:50 — 16:00 AC25 Air Canada
Vancouver — Shanghai
29h 9m
including layover
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from$566
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 9, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Francisco to Shanghai depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and Shanghai is 9905 miles. Time difference between the cities is 4h. Airplanes depart 12:55 to 18:51 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 12:55 to 18:51 to 2 Shanghai airports. Average flight time is 30h.

  • The fastest flight 29h 9m
  • Average flight time 30h
  • The earliest flight 12:55
  • The latest flight 18:51
  • Distance 6155 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Shanghai are may (from 566 $), january (from 854 $), november (from 857 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 890 $), december (from 867 $), november (from 857 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Shanghai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $566. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AC5109 flight by Air Canada for May 12, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 18:51 am and arrives at Shanghai Pu Dong at 16:00.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Shanghai is served by 2 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 643 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Japan Airlines - JAL airline - from $ 643.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 2 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AC5109 by Air Canada takes 29h 9m and the cheapest is AC5109 by Air Canada for $566.

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  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Shanghai from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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Shanghai airports

  • Pu Dong-PVG
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  • Hongqiao-SHA
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Airplanes

There are flights to Shanghai from San Francisco by 2 airlines that use 2 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

  • Embraer 175 (winglets)
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  • Boeing 777-300ER
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