Flights from San Francisco to Shanghai
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Prices by day: San Francisco to Shanghai
Lowest one-way price in dollars from recent searches, cheap days in green. Press a day to see flights and exact prices.
Best fares from San Francisco to Shanghai
Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date
San Francisco to Shanghai at a glance
- flight time, from 12h 55m to 13h 50m
- 13h 35m
- straight-line distance
- 6,139 mi (9,879 km)
- flights a week
- 10
- flight today
- 1
- first and last departure
- 12:00 - 12:55
- lowest price, with a connection, 13 June
- $657
- lowest nonstop price
- $760
- airlines
- 2
San Francisco to Shanghai ticket prices by month
Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches
Cheapest month: February 2027, tickets from $435. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.
The most expensive month is December 2026: from $708. The average across months is $545.
San Francisco to Shanghai flight schedule
10 flights a week, 1 today, 3 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.
Seasonal and one-off flights
Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 14 March.
Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. Shanghai is 16 hours ahead of San Francisco. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.
Airlines flying San Francisco to Shanghai
Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches
United Airlines
China Eastern
United Airlines: 1 flight, departs at 12:55, tickets from $760 on 13 November
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United Airlines San Francisco to Shanghai
China Eastern: 1 flight, departs at 12:00, tickets from $1,055 on 13 February
MTWTFSS
China Eastern San Francisco to Shanghai
Airports
Where flights from San Francisco to Shanghai depart and land
Departure from San Francisco
10 flights a week, terminal I, 11 mi (18 km) from the city centre
Arrival in Shanghai
10 flights a week, terminals 1, 2, 20 mi (32 km) from the city centre
When to visit Shanghai
Weather by month
Best time to visit: April, May, October and November, +18° to +25° by day. In November it is +18° by day and +10° at night, with 7 rainy days.
Daytime and night temperatures in °C, rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.