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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 3 direct and 836 connecting flights from Shanghai to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 44 airlines and multiple travel sites from $411, 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 $411. The fastest direct flight takes 11h 5m and the fastest connecting – 13h 35m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $846 Find flight	13:30 Shanghai Pu Dong	08:35 San Francisco San Francisco	11h 5m	United Airlines	UA858
from $862 Find flight	13:50 Shanghai Pu Dong	09:00 San Francisco San Francisco	11h 10m	China Eastern	MU589
from $9221 Find flight	13:30 Shanghai Pu Dong	08:35 San Francisco San Francisco	11h 5m	Air China Limited	CA7209
from $411 Find flight	16:50 Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	35h 10m layover 23h 0m - Seoul	China Southern Airlines	CZ369 YP111
from $417 Find flight	17:35 Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	34h 25m layover 22h 10m - Seoul	Shanghai Airlines	FM3069 YP111
from $432 Find flight	17:00 Shanghai Hongqiao	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	35h 0m layover 23h 5m - Seoul	Shanghai Airlines	FM823 YP111
from $448 Find flight	18:25 Shanghai Hongqiao	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	33h 35m layover 21h 25m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE2210 YP111
from $416 Find flight	20:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	31h 50m layover 11h 15m - Qingdao 7h 35m - Seoul	Shandong Airlines	SC4608 SC4609 YP111
from $418 Find flight	23:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00+2 дня San Francisco San Francisco	52h 50m layover 17h 40m - Yantai 22h 10m - Seoul	Shandong Airlines	SC7928 SC7683 YP111
from $436 Find flight	21:00 Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	31h 0m layover 8h 40m - Tianjin 8h 10m - Seoul	Tianjin Airlines	GS7874 GS7993 YP111
from $442 Find flight	22:30 Shanghai Hongqiao	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	29h 30m layover 9h 10m - Beijing 5h 50m - Seoul	Air China Limited	CA1566 CA137 YP111
from $445 Find flight	19:05 Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	32h 55m layover 10h 20m - Jeju 9h 50m - Seoul	Juneyao Airlines	HO1373 TW702 YP111
from $449 Find flight	19:05 Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	32h 55m layover 10h 5m - Jeju 10h 5m - Seoul	Juneyao Airlines	HO1373 7C102 YP111
from $452 Find flight	22:30 Shanghai Hongqiao	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	29h 30m layover 10h 40m - Beijing 4h 40m - Seoul	Air China Limited	CA1566 CA131 YP111
from $453 Find flight	23:05 Shanghai Pu Dong	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	28h 55m layover 9h 10m - Qingdao 6h 35m - Seoul	Blue Wings	QW9778 7C8402 YP111
from $453 Find flight	21:45 Shanghai Hongqiao	12:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	30h 15m layover 8h 40m - Xiamen 6h 35m - Seoul	Xiamen Airlines	MF8546 MF871 YP111

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on November 23, 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
13:30 — 08:35	13:30 — 08:35 UA858 United Airlines Shanghai — San Francisco	11h 5m	Find flight from$846
13:30 — 08:35	13:30 — 08:35 CA7209 Air China Limited Shanghai — San Francisco	11h 5m	Find flight from$9221
13:50 — 09:00	13:50 — 09:00 MU589 China Eastern Shanghai — San Francisco	11h 10m	Find flight from$862
08:00 — 12:00	08:00 — 11:00 MU511 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 7h 55m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	20h including layover	Find flight from$499
09:05 — 12:00	09:05 — 11:55 MU5041 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 7h stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	18h 55m including layover	Find flight from$483
10:20 — 12:00	10:20 — 13:30 MU5061 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 5h 25m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	17h 40m including layover	Find flight from$457
11:20 — 12:00	11:20 — 14:25 KE894 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 4h 30m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	16h 40m including layover	Find flight from$492
12:05 — 13:30	12:05 — 15:50 MU8633 China Eastern Shanghai — Tokyo 5h 35m stop 21:25 — 13:30 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	17h 25m including layover	Find flight from$497
12:20 — 12:00	12:20 — 15:20 MU5033 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 3h 35m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	15h 40m including layover	Find flight from$457
13:50 — 12:00	13:50 — 16:40 9C8559 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Seoul 2h 15m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	14h 10m including layover	Find flight from$454
14:20 — 12:00	14:20 — 17:25 MU8603 China Eastern Shanghai — Seoul 1h 30m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	13h 40m including layover	Find flight from$462
14:50 — 13:30	14:50 — 18:30 HO1399 Juneyao Airlines Shanghai — Tokyo 2h 55m stop 21:25 — 13:30 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	14h 40m including layover	Find flight from$474
15:00 — 13:30	15:00 — 18:40 9C6217 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Tokyo 2h 45m stop 21:25 — 13:30 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	14h 30m including layover	Find flight from$454
15:55 — 13:30	15:55 — 19:30 HO1381 Juneyao Airlines Shanghai — Tokyo 1h 55m stop 21:25 — 13:30 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	13h 35m including layover	Find flight from$476
16:50 — 12:00 +1 day	16:50 — 19:55 CZ369 China Southern Airlines Shanghai — Seoul 23h stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	35h 10m including layover	Find flight from$411
17:00 — 12:00 +1 day	17:00 — 19:50 FM823 Shanghai Airlines Shanghai — Seoul 23h 5m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	35h including layover	Find flight from$432
17:35 — 12:00 +1 day	17:35 — 20:45 FM3069 Shanghai Airlines Shanghai — Seoul 22h 10m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	34h 25m including layover	Find flight from$417
18:25 — 12:00 +1 day	18:25 — 21:30 KE2210 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 21h 25m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	33h 35m including layover	Find flight from$448
07:00 — 13:30	07:00 — 10:20 9C6239 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 4h 35m stop 14:55 — 16:20 GK224 Go One Airways Osaka — Tokyo 5h 5m stop 21:25 — 13:30 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	22h 30m including layover	Find flight from$505
07:10 — 12:00	07:10 — 09:25 LJ820 Jin Air Shanghai — Jeju 2h 35m stop 12:00 — 13:15 ZE210 Lineas Aereas Azteca Jeju — Seoul 5h 40m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	20h 50m including layover	Find flight from$497
08:05 — 13:30	08:05 — 11:20 9C8589 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 3h 35m stop 14:55 — 16:20 GK224 Go One Airways Osaka — Tokyo 5h 5m stop 21:25 — 13:30 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	21h 25m including layover	Find flight from$505
09:35 — 19:15 +1 day	09:35 — 11:35 HO1309 Juneyao Airlines Shanghai — Taipei 10h 15m stop 21:50 — 00:10 PR895 Philippine Airlines Taipei — Manila 22h 55m stop 23:05 — 19:15 PR104 Philippine Airlines Manila — San Francisco	49h 40m including layover	Find flight from$465
10:35 — 13:30	10:35 — 14:00 9C6977 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Okinawa 3h 5m stop 17:05 — 19:35 MM506 Peach Aviation Okinawa — Tokyo 1h 50m stop 21:25 — 13:30 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	18h 55m including layover	Find flight from$504
16:30 — 11:34 +1 day	16:30 — 19:55 3U6982 Sichuan Airlines Shanghai — Chengdu 2h 35m stop 22:30 — 19:30 3U3837 Sichuan Airlines Chengdu — Los Angeles 14h 40m stop 10:10 — 11:34 AS2150 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	35h 4m including layover	Find flight from$470
18:20 — 12:00 +1 day	18:20 — 20:00 SC4660 Shandong Airlines Shanghai — Qingdao 14h 30m stop 10:30 — 12:50 SC4611 Shandong Airlines Qingdao — Seoul 6h 5m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	33h 40m including layover	Find flight from$454
19:05 — 12:00 +1 day	19:05 — 21:35 HO1373 Juneyao Airlines Shanghai — Jeju 10h 20m stop 07:55 — 09:05 TW702 T'way Airlines Jeju — Seoul 9h 50m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	32h 55m including layover	Find flight from$445
19:05 — 12:00 +1 day	19:05 — 21:35 HO1373 Juneyao Airlines Shanghai — Jeju 10h 5m stop 07:40 — 08:50 7C102 Jeju Air Jeju — Seoul 10h 5m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	32h 55m including layover	Find flight from$449
20:10 — 12:00 +1 day	20:10 — 21:40 SC4608 Shandong Airlines Shanghai — Qingdao 11h 15m stop 08:55 — 11:20 SC4609 Shandong Airlines Qingdao — Seoul 7h 35m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	31h 50m including layover	Find flight from$416
20:10 — 12:00 +1 day	20:10 — 21:40 SC4608 Shandong Airlines Shanghai — Qingdao 12h 50m stop 10:30 — 12:50 SC4611 Shandong Airlines Qingdao — Seoul 6h 5m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	31h 50m including layover	Find flight from$447
21:00 — 12:00 +1 day	21:00 — 23:15 GS7874 Tianjin Airlines Shanghai — Tianjin 8h 40m stop 07:55 — 10:45 GS7993 Tianjin Airlines Tianjin — Seoul 8h 10m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	31h including layover	Find flight from$436
21:45 — 12:00 +1 day	21:45 — 23:50 MF8546 Xiamen Airlines Shanghai — Xiamen 8h 40m stop 08:30 — 12:20 MF871 Xiamen Airlines Xiamen — Seoul 6h 35m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	30h 15m including layover	Find flight from$453
22:30 — 12:00 +1 day	22:30 — 00:45 CA1566 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 9h 10m stop 09:55 — 13:05 CA137 Air China Limited Beijing — Seoul 5h 50m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	29h 30m including layover	Find flight from$442
22:30 — 12:00 +1 day	22:30 — 00:45 CA1566 Air China Limited Shanghai — Beijing 10h 40m stop 11:25 — 14:15 CA131 Air China Limited Beijing — Seoul 4h 40m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	29h 30m including layover	Find flight from$452
23:05 — 12:00 +1 day	23:05 — 00:40 QW9778 Blue Wings Shanghai — Qingdao 9h 10m stop 09:50 — 12:20 7C8402 Jeju Air Qingdao — Seoul 6h 35m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	28h 55m including layover	Find flight from$453
23:10 — 12:00 +2 days	23:10 — 00:45 SC7928 Shandong Airlines Shanghai — Yantai 17h 40m stop 18:25 — 20:45 SC7683 Shandong Airlines Yantai — Seoul 22h 10m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	52h 50m including layover	Find flight from$418

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on November 23, 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 00:10 to 23:45 from 2 Shanghai airports and arrive 00:10 to 23:45 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 11h 5m.

The fastest flight 11h 5m
Average flight time 11h 5m
The earliest flight 00:10
The latest flight 23:45
Distance 6155 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are december (from 411 $), november (from 413 $), february (from 454 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 655 $), february (from 454 $), november (from 413 $).

What is the lowest airfare Shanghai to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $411. This airfare is for economy class on one-way CZ369 flight by China Southern Airlines for December 14, 2024 which leaves Pu Dong in Shanghai at 16:50 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 12:00.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Shanghai — San Francisco is served by 44 regular airlines and 7 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Shanghai Airlines - 23 departures per week at the price of from $ 417 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Cathay Pacific airline - from $ 10253.

Direct flights

There are 3 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA858 by United Airlines takes 11h 5m and the cheapest is CZ369 by China Southern Airlines for $846.

MU - China Eastern

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CA - Air China Limited

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Connecting Flights

There are 836 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is HO1381 by Juneyao Airlines takes 13h 35m and the cheapest is CZ369 by China Southern Airlines for $411.

FM - Shanghai Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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KE - Korean Air

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CA - Air China Limited

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MU - China Eastern

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CX - Cathay Pacific

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CZ - China Southern Airlines

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NH - All Nippon Airways

from $651

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3U - Sichuan Airlines

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PR - Philippine Airlines

from $580

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

from $731

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VZ - My Travel Airways Limited

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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 44 airlines that use 4 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Airbus A330-300

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Airbus A321

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Boeing 777-300ER

from $707

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Boeing 787-9

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Top International Destinations from Shanghai

Our state-of-the art metasearch will definitely provide you with the best airfare on international flights. We’re proud to partner with many reliable travel suppliers located outside the US what gives us an opportunity to offer the most competitive prices on far destinations.

Shanghai — New York

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Shanghai — San Francisco

from $62

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Shanghai — Los Angeles

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Shanghai — San Jose

from $69

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Shanghai — Seattle

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Shanghai — Chicago

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Shanghai — Dallas

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Shanghai — San Jose

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Shanghai — Denver

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Shanghai — Boston

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