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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 998 connecting flights from Shanghai to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 42 airlines and multiple travel sites from $450, 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 $450. The fastest direct flight takes 11h 15m and the fastest connecting – 14h 5m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $773 Find flight	12:30 Shanghai Pu Dong	09:05 San Francisco San Francisco	11h 35m	China Eastern	MU589
from $822 Find flight	12:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	08:25 San Francisco San Francisco	11h 15m	United Airlines	UA858
from $406 Find flight	02:15 Shanghai Pu Dong	15:20 San Francisco San Francisco	28h 5m layover 15h 10m - Tokyo	Go One Airways	GK36 ZG26
from $465 Find flight	19:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	15:20+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	35h 10m layover 22h 30m - Tokyo	Spring Airlines	9C8515 ZG26
from $448 Find flight	18:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	15:20+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	36h 10m layover 10h 5m - Osaka 12h 25m - Tokyo	Spring Airlines	9C6587 MM311 ZG26
from $455 Find flight	06:15 Shanghai Pu Dong	15:20+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	48h 5m layover 22h 0m - Osaka 12h 25m - Tokyo	Peach Aviation	MM80 MM311 ZG26

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 09, 2025

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
02:15 — 15:20	02:15 — 06:20 GK36 Go One Airways Shanghai — Tokyo 15h 10m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	28h 5m including layover	Find flight from$406
06:15 — 15:20 +1 day	06:15 — 09:35 MM80 Peach Aviation Shanghai — Osaka 22h stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 12h 25m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	48h 5m including layover	Find flight from$455
08:15 — 20:50	08:15 — 10:15 9C8951 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Taipei 6h 40m stop 16:55 — 19:25 PR897 Philippine Airlines Taipei — Manila 3h 20m stop 22:45 — 20:50 PR104 Philippine Airlines Manila — San Francisco	27h 35m including layover	Find flight from$450
10:40 — 15:20 +1 day	10:40 — 14:00 9C6577 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 17h 35m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 12h 25m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	43h 40m including layover	Find flight from$463
11:10 — 15:20 +1 day	11:10 — 14:30 9C6589 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 17h 5m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 12h 25m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	43h 10m including layover	Find flight from$463
12:10 — 08:25	12:10 — 08:25 UA858 United Airlines Shanghai — San Francisco	11h 15m	Find flight from$822
12:30 — 09:05	12:30 — 09:05 MU589 China Eastern Shanghai — San Francisco	11h 35m	Find flight from$773
12:40 — 15:20 +1 day	12:40 — 16:00 9C6573 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 15h 35m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 12h 25m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	41h 40m including layover	Find flight from$463
13:50 — 15:20 +1 day	13:50 — 17:00 9C6537 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Fukuoka 3h 20m stop 20:20 — 22:25 MM350 Peach Aviation Fukuoka — Tokyo 23h 5m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	40h 30m including layover	Find flight from$457
13:50 — 15:20 +1 day	13:50 — 17:00 9C6537 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Fukuoka 16h 50m stop 09:50 — 11:55 MM336 Peach Aviation Fukuoka — Tokyo 9h 35m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	40h 30m including layover	Find flight from$461
15:10 — 15:20 +1 day	15:10 — 18:30 9C6581 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 13h 5m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 12h 25m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	39h 10m including layover	Find flight from$463
17:10 — 15:20 +1 day	17:10 — 20:30 9C6585 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 11h 5m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 12h 25m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	37h 10m including layover	Find flight from$463
18:10 — 15:20 +1 day	18:10 — 21:30 9C6587 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 10h 5m stop 07:35 — 09:05 MM311 Peach Aviation Osaka — Tokyo 12h 25m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	36h 10m including layover	Find flight from$448
18:10 — 15:20 +1 day	18:10 — 21:30 9C6587 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Osaka 10h 10m stop 07:40 — 09:05 GK230 Go One Airways Osaka — Tokyo 12h 25m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	36h 10m including layover	Find flight from$456
19:10 — 15:20 +1 day	19:10 — 23:00 9C8515 Spring Airlines Shanghai — Tokyo 22h 30m stop 21:30 — 15:20 ZG26 Grozny Avia Tokyo — San Francisco	35h 10m including layover	Find flight from$465

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 9, 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 00:05 to 23:55 from 2 Shanghai airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:55 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 11h 25m.

The fastest flight 11h 15m
Average flight time 11h 25m
The earliest flight 00:05
The latest flight 23:55
Distance 6155 ml

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Shanghai — San Francisco is served by 42 regular airlines and 8 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 13 departures per week at the price of from $ 676 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by All Nippon Airways airline - from $ 6913.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA858 by United Airlines takes 11h 15m.

MU - China Eastern

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UA - United Airlines

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Connecting Flights

There are 998 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is OZ366 by Asiana Airlines takes 14h 5m.

PR - Philippine Airlines

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

from $676

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VZ - My Travel Airways Limited

from $573

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HO - Juneyao Airlines

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FM - Shanghai Airlines

from $593

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NX - Air Macau

from $618

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UA - United Airlines

from $827

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

from $1301

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BR - EVA Airways Corporation

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HX - Hong Kong Airlines

from $703

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SC - Shandong Airlines

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A3 - Aegean 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

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 42 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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