Cheap Flights from Shanghai to San Francisco, CA from $516

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 1 connecting flights from Shanghai to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $516, 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 $516. The fastest direct flight takes 11h 5m and the fastest connecting – 19h 30m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $546
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13:30
Shanghai
Pu Dong
 08:35
San Francisco
San Francisco
 11h 5m United Airlines
UA858
from $516
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17:30
Shanghai
Pu Dong
 21:00
San Francisco
San Francisco
 19h 30m
layover
4h 25m - Hong Kong
 Cathay Pacific
CX369
CX872
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 17, 2025
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 Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
13:30 — 08:35
13:30 — 08:35 UA858 United Airlines
Shanghai — San Francisco
11h 5m
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from$546
17:30 — 21:00
17:45 — 20:30 CX369 Cathay Pacific
Shanghai — Hong Kong
4h 25m stop
00:45 — 22:45 CX872 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — San Francisco
19h 30m
including layover
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from$516
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 17, 2025

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 13:30 to 17:30 from 2 Shanghai airports and arrive 13:30 to 17:30 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 11h 5m.

  • The fastest flight 11h 5m
  • Average flight time 11h 5m
  • The earliest flight 13:30
  • The latest flight 17:30
  • Distance 6155 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are april (from 516 $), november (from 550 $), december (from 562 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 1 176 $), december (from 562 $), november (from 550 $).

What is the lowest airfare Shanghai to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $516. This airfare is for economy class on one-way CX369 flight by Cathay Pacific for April 22, 2025 which leaves Pu Dong in Shanghai at 17:30 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 21:00.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Shanghai — San Francisco is served by 2 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Cathay Pacific - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 516 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 546.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA858 by United Airlines takes 11h 5m and the cheapest is CX369 by Cathay Pacific for $546.

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Connecting Flights

There are 1 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is CX369 by Cathay Pacific takes 19h 30m and the cheapest is CX369 by Cathay Pacific for $516.

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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

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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Airplanes

There are flights to San Francisco from Shanghai by 2 airlines that use 2 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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