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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 3 direct and 895 connecting flights from San Francisco to Shanghai. You can compare airfare deals from 25 airlines and multiple travel sites from $316, 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 $316. The fastest direct flight takes 12h 50m and the fastest connecting – 15h 55m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $559 Find flight	12:00 San Francisco San Francisco	17:00+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	14h 0m	China Eastern	MU590
from $684 Find flight	13:55 San Francisco San Francisco	17:45+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	12h 50m	United Airlines	UA857
from $6613 Find flight	13:15 San Francisco San Francisco	17:45+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	13h 30m	Air China Limited	CA7210
from $316 Find flight	22:50 San Francisco San Francisco	12:40+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	22h 50m layover 3h 0m - Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam Airlines	VN99 VN524
from $357 Find flight	00:35 San Francisco San Francisco	10:20+1 день Shanghai Hongqiao	18h 45m layover 1h 45m - Guangzhou	China Southern Airlines	CZ658 CZ3523
from $358 Find flight	17:20 San Francisco San Francisco	01:25+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	17h 5m layover 2h 45m - Tokyo	Grozny Avia	ZG25 IJ1
from $373 Find flight	23:30 San Francisco San Francisco	10:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	19h 35m layover 4h 30m - Seoul	Asiana Airlines	OZ211 OZ361
from $373 Find flight	23:30 San Francisco San Francisco	11:45+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	21h 15m layover 6h 15m - Seoul	Asiana Airlines	OZ211 OZ363
from $373 Find flight	23:30 San Francisco San Francisco	15:00+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	24h 30m layover 9h 30m - Seoul	Asiana Airlines	OZ211 OZ365
from $373 Find flight	23:30 San Francisco San Francisco	20:55+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	30h 25m layover 15h 30m - Seoul	Asiana Airlines	OZ211 OZ367
from $381 Find flight	23:30 San Francisco San Francisco	17:00+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	26h 30m layover 11h 20m - Seoul	Asiana Airlines	OZ211 OZ3615
from $393 Find flight	13:10 San Francisco San Francisco	20:10+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	16h 0m layover 1h 35m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE24 KE895
from $393 Find flight	00:35 San Francisco San Francisco	09:25+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	17h 50m layover 1h 40m - Wuhan	China Southern Airlines	CZ660 CZ3823
from $393 Find flight	00:35 San Francisco San Francisco	16:10+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	24h 35m layover 8h 20m - Wuhan	China Southern Airlines	CZ660 CZ3579
from $360 Find flight	15:30 San Francisco San Francisco	09:30+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	27h 0m layover 2h 25m - Seoul 8h 5m - Dalian	YP	YP112 CZ676 CZ6521
from $362 Find flight	17:20 San Francisco San Francisco	00:05+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	39h 45m layover 16h 50m - Tokyo 3h 10m - Manila	Grozny Avia	ZG25 5J5055 5J678

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 23, 2025

Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Shanghai

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	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
12:00 — 17:00 +1 day	12:00 — 17:00 MU590 China Eastern San Francisco — Shanghai	14h	Find flight from$559
13:15 — 17:45 +1 day	13:15 — 17:45 CA7210 Air China Limited San Francisco — Shanghai	13h 30m	Find flight from$6613
13:55 — 17:45 +1 day	13:55 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	12h 50m	Find flight from$684
00:35 — 10:20 +1 day	00:35 — 06:15 CZ658 China Southern Airlines San Francisco — Guangzhou 1h 45m stop 08:00 — 10:20 CZ3523 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	18h 45m including layover	Find flight from$357
00:35 — 11:20 +1 day	00:35 — 06:15 CZ658 China Southern Airlines San Francisco — Guangzhou 2h 45m stop 09:00 — 11:20 CZ3529 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	19h 45m including layover	Find flight from$357
13:10 — 20:10 +1 day	11:40 — 17:40 KE24 Korean Air San Francisco — Seoul 1h 35m stop 19:05 — 20:25 KE895 Korean Air Seoul — Shanghai	16h including layover	Find flight from$393
13:10 — 09:40 +2 days	11:40 — 17:40 KE24 Korean Air San Francisco — Seoul 15h 5m stop 08:25 — 09:45 KE893 Korean Air Seoul — Shanghai	29h 30m including layover	Find flight from$393
17:20 — 01:25 +2 days	17:20 — 20:00 ZG25 Grozny Avia San Francisco — Tokyo 2h 45m stop 22:45 — 01:25 IJ1 Spring Airlines Japan Tokyo — Shanghai	17h 5m including layover	Find flight from$358
22:50 — 12:40 +2 days	22:50 — 04:30 VN99 Vietnam Airlines San Francisco — Ho Chi Minh City 3h stop 07:30 — 12:40 VN524 Vietnam Airlines Ho Chi Minh City — Shanghai	22h 50m including layover	Find flight from$316
23:30 — 10:05 +2 days	23:30 — 04:30 OZ211 Asiana Airlines San Francisco — Seoul 4h 30m stop 09:00 — 10:05 OZ361 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	19h 35m including layover	Find flight from$373
23:30 — 11:45 +2 days	23:30 — 04:30 OZ211 Asiana Airlines San Francisco — Seoul 6h 15m stop 10:45 — 11:45 OZ363 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	21h 15m including layover	Find flight from$373
15:30 — 09:30 +2 days	15:30 — 20:30 YP112 YP San Francisco — Seoul 2h 25m stop 22:55 — 23:15 CZ676 China Southern Airlines Seoul — Dalian 8h 5m stop 07:20 — 09:30 CZ6521 China Southern Airlines Dalian — Shanghai	27h including layover	Find flight from$360
15:30 — 13:35 +2 days	15:30 — 20:30 YP112 YP San Francisco — Seoul 2h 25m stop 22:55 — 23:15 CZ676 China Southern Airlines Seoul — Dalian 12h 10m stop 11:25 — 13:35 CZ6447 China Southern Airlines Dalian — Shanghai	31h 5m including layover	Find flight from$365
17:20 — 00:05 +3 days	17:20 — 20:00 ZG25 Grozny Avia San Francisco — Tokyo 16h 50m stop 12:50 — 17:05 5J5055 CEBU Pacific Air Tokyo — Manila 3h 10m stop 20:15 — 00:05 5J678 CEBU Pacific Air Manila — Shanghai	39h 45m including layover	Find flight from$362

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 23, 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 00:05 to 23:55 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:55 to 2 Shanghai airports. Average flight time is 13h 30m.

The fastest flight 12h 50m
Average flight time 13h 30m
The earliest flight 00:05
The latest flight 23:55
Distance 6155 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Shanghai are august (from 422 $), september (from 454 $), july (from 474 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 778 $), february (from 777 $), november (from 772 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Shanghai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $316. This airfare is for economy class on one-way VN99 flight by Vietnam Airlines for August 28, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 22:50 am and arrives at Shanghai Pu Dong at 12:40.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Shanghai is served by 25 regular airlines and 5 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 6 departures per week at the price of from $ 545 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air China Limited airline - from $ 6613.

Direct flights

There are 3 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA857 by United Airlines takes 12h 50m and the cheapest is VN99 by Vietnam Airlines for $559.

MU - China Eastern

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UA - United Airlines

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CA - Air China Limited

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Connecting Flights

There are 895 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AC8841 by Air Canada takes 15h 55m and the cheapest is VN99 by Vietnam Airlines for $316.

AC - Air Canada

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PR - Philippine Airlines

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

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VY - Vueling

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CI - China Airlines

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OZ - Asiana Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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ZG - Grozny Avia

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JX - Jambojet

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BR - EVA Airways Corporation

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F8 - Freedom Airlines

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AS - Alaska Airlines

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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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Shanghai airports

Pu Dong-PVG

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Airplanes

There are flights to Shanghai from San Francisco by 25 airlines that use 1 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Embraer 175 (winglets)

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