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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 59 connecting flights from Shanghai to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 13 airlines and multiple travel sites from $492, 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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Best Flights from Shanghai to San Francisco Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Shanghai to San Francisco with the lowest price of $492. The fastest direct flight takes 11h 30m and the fastest connecting – 14h 10m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $521 Find flight	12:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	08:40 San Francisco San Francisco	11h 30m	United Airlines	UA858
from $492 Find flight	16:00 Shanghai Pu Dong	19:45 San Francisco San Francisco	18h 45m layover 2h 5m - Manila	Philippine Airlines	PR337 PR104
from $492 Find flight	17:45 Shanghai Pu Dong	22:45 San Francisco San Francisco	20h 0m layover 4h 15m - Hong Kong	Cathay Pacific	CX369 CX872
from $522 Find flight	10:55 Shanghai Hongqiao	13:10 San Francisco San Francisco	17h 15m layover 3h 5m - Beijing	United Airlines	UA7440 UA889
from $542 Find flight	10:55 Shanghai Hongqiao	13:10 San Francisco San Francisco	17h 15m layover 3h 5m - Beijing	Air China Limited	CA1832 UA889
from $556 Find flight	20:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	22:45 San Francisco San Francisco	17h 35m layover 1h 55m - Hong Kong	Cathay Pacific	CX5897 CX872
from $556 Find flight	15:50 Shanghai Pu Dong	22:45 San Francisco San Francisco	21h 55m layover 6h 5m - Hong Kong	Cathay Pacific	CX5893 CX872
from $557 Find flight	19:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	22:45 San Francisco San Francisco	18h 35m layover 2h 50m - Hong Kong	Cathay Pacific	CX5891 CX872
from $643 Find flight	15:55 Shanghai Pu Dong	16:10 San Francisco San Francisco	15h 15m layover 1h 55m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC26 AC566
from $829 Find flight	07:55 Shanghai Hongqiao	13:10 San Francisco San Francisco	20h 15m layover 6h 10m - Beijing	United Airlines	UA7439 UA889
from $930 Find flight	19:50 Shanghai Pu Dong	20:40 San Francisco San Francisco	15h 50m layover 1h 45m - Taipei	China Airlines	CI504 CI4
from $944 Find flight	16:15 Shanghai Hongqiao	20:40 San Francisco San Francisco	19h 25m layover 5h 20m - Taipei	China Airlines	CI202 CI4

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 20, 2024

Flight Schedule Shanghai to San Francisco (California)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Shanghai to San Francisco. 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
12:10 — 08:40	12:10 — 08:40 UA858 United Airlines Shanghai — San Francisco	11h 30m	Find flight from$521
07:55 — 13:10	07:55 — 10:15 UA7439 United Airlines Shanghai — Beijing 6h 10m stop 16:25 — 13:10 UA889 United Airlines Beijing — San Francisco	20h 15m including layover	Find flight from$829
10:55 — 13:10	10:55 — 13:20 UA7440 United Airlines Shanghai — Beijing 3h 5m stop 16:25 — 13:10 UA889 United Airlines Beijing — San Francisco	17h 15m including layover	Find flight from$522
10:55 — 13:10	10:55 — 13:20 CA1832 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 3h 5m stop 16:25 — 13:10 UA889 United Airlines Beijing — San Francisco	17h 15m including layover	Find flight from$542
15:50 — 22:45	15:50 — 18:40 CX5893 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 6h 5m stop 00:45 — 22:45 CX872 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — San Francisco	21h 55m including layover	Find flight from$556
15:55 — 16:10	15:55 — 11:40 AC26 Air Canada Shanghai — Vancouver 1h 55m stop 13:35 — 16:10 AC566 Air Canada Vancouver — San Francisco	15h 15m including layover	Find flight from$643
16:00 — 19:45	16:00 — 19:50 PR337 Philippine Airlines Shanghai — Manila 2h 5m stop 21:55 — 19:45 PR104 Philippine Airlines Manila — San Francisco	18h 45m including layover	Find flight from$492
16:45 — 15:00 +1 day	16:45 — 20:05 KE5810 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 23h 55m stop 20:00 — 15:00 KE25 Korean Air Seoul — San Francisco	37h 15m including layover	Find flight from$544
17:15 — 10:33 +1 day	17:15 — 19:10 AC28 Air Canada Shanghai — Toronto 12h 50m stop 08:00 — 10:33 AC737 Air Canada Toronto — San Francisco	32h 18m including layover	Find flight from$666
17:45 — 22:45	17:45 — 20:30 CX369 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 4h 15m stop 00:45 — 22:45 CX872 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — San Francisco	20h including layover	Find flight from$492
18:20 — 19:08 +1 day	18:20 — 19:50 AA128 American Airlines Shanghai — Dallas 21h 25m stop 17:15 — 19:08 AA1430 American Airlines Dallas — San Francisco	40h 48m including layover	Find flight from$1041
19:10 — 22:45	19:10 — 21:55 CX5891 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 2h 50m stop 00:45 — 22:45 CX872 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — San Francisco	18h 35m including layover	Find flight from$557
19:50 — 20:40	19:50 — 21:50 CI504 China Airlines Shanghai — Taipei 1h 45m stop 23:35 — 20:40 CI4 China Airlines Taipei — San Francisco	15h 50m including layover	Find flight from$930
20:05 — 20:25	20:05 — 22:00 BR721 EVA Airways Corporation Shanghai — Taipei 1h 30m stop 23:30 — 20:25 BR28 EVA Airways Corporation Taipei — San Francisco	15h 20m including layover	Find flight from$994
20:10 — 22:45	20:10 — 22:50 CX5897 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 1h 55m stop 00:45 — 22:45 CX872 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — San Francisco	17h 35m including layover	Find flight from$556
21:45 — 13:10 +1 day	21:45 — 06:00 AF193 Air France Shanghai — Paris 4h 25m stop 10:25 — 13:10 AF86 Air France Paris — San Francisco	31h 25m including layover	Find flight from$1443
22:25 — 16:30 +1 day	22:25 — 05:10 TK27 Turkish Airlines Shanghai — Istanbul 8h stop 13:10 — 16:30 TK79 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	33h 5m including layover	Find flight from$751
18:20 — 12:36 +1 day	18:20 — 19:50 AA128 American Airlines Shanghai — Dallas 10h 10m stop 06:00 — 07:38 AA474 American Airlines Dallas — Phoenix 3h 43m stop 11:21 — 12:36 AA1210 American Airlines Phoenix — San Francisco	34h 16m including layover	Find flight from$1049
23:15 — 11:20 +1 day	23:15 — 01:20 SC4944 Shandong Airlines Shanghai — Xiamen 7h 30m stop 08:50 — 12:35 MF871 Xiamen Airlines Xiamen — Seoul 5h 25m stop 18:00 — 11:20 UA892 United Airlines Seoul — San Francisco	28h 5m including layover	Find flight from$1352

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 20, 2024

Flight Information

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

Distance between Shanghai and San Francisco is 9905 miles. Time difference between the cities is 4h. Airplanes depart 07:55 to 23:15 from 2 Shanghai airports and arrive 07:55 to 23:15 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 11h 30m.

The fastest flight 11h 30m
Average flight time 11h 30m
The earliest flight 07:55
The latest flight 23:15
Distance 6155 ml

What is the lowest airfare Shanghai to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $492. This airfare is for economy class on one-way PR337 flight by Philippine Airlines for July 1, 2020 which leaves Pu Dong in Shanghai at 16:00 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 19:45.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Shanghai — San Francisco is served by 13 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by American Airlines - 38 departures per week at the price of from $ 1041 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by American Airlines airline - from $ 1519.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA858 by United Airlines takes 11h 30m and the cheapest is PR337 by Philippine Airlines for $521.

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Connecting Flights

There are 59 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is OZ366 by Asiana Airlines takes 14h 10m and the cheapest is PR337 by Philippine Airlines for $492.

AA - American Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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CX - Cathay Pacific

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KE - Korean Air

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CA - Air China Limited

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PR - Philippine Airlines

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AC - Air Canada

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AF - Air France

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CI - China Airlines

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OZ - Asiana Airlines

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BR - EVA Airways Corporation

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SC - Shandong Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Shanghai to San Francisco from 2 airports (Pu Dong, Hongqiao).

Shanghai airports

Pu Dong-PVG

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Hongqiao-SHA

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San Francisco airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to San Francisco from Shanghai by 13 airlines that use 7 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Airbus A330-300

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Boeing 787-9

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Airbus A350-900

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Airbus A321

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Airbus A320

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Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

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Boeing 777-300ER

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Top International Destinations from Shanghai

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Shanghai — New York

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