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$773 Find cheap flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Francisco to Shenzhen departing on 5/22. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Francisco to Shenzhen, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Shenzhen (SFO-SZX)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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1:15 am - 6:15 pmSFO-SZX
26h 00m1 stop
7:35 pm - 8:00 pmSZX-SFO
15h 25m1 stop
$1,199
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Sun, May 12 - Thu, Jun 13
12:50 am - 6:15 pmSFO-SZX
26h 25m1 stop
7:35 pm - 8:00 pmSZX-SFO
15h 25m1 stop
$1,228
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Tue, May 14 - Tue, Jun 11
1:05 am - 4:45 pmSFO-SZX
24h 40m1 stop
6:05 pm - 7:00 pmSZX-SFO
15h 55m1 stop
$1,327China Airlines
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Mon, May 13 - Wed, Jun 12
1:05 am - 4:45 pmSFO-SZX
24h 40m1 stop
6:05 pm - 7:55 pmSZX-SFO
16h 50m1 stop
$1,332China Airlines
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Mon, May 13 - Thu, Jun 13
12:00 pm - 12:10 amSFO-SZX
21h 10m1 stop
7:15 am - 9:05 amSZX-SFO
16h 50m1 stop
$1,402China Eastern
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Thu, May 16 - Thu, Jun 13
12:35 am - 4:10 pmSFO-SZX
24h 35m2 stops
4:05 pm - 8:15 pmSZX-SFO
19h 10m1 stop
$1,555China Southern
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Tue, May 14 - Thu, Jun 13
12:35 am - 9:00 pmSFO-SZX
29h 25m1 stop
11:30 pm - 8:40 pmSZX-SFO
36h 10m2 stops
$1,604China Southern
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Mon, May 27 - Fri, Jun 7
12:00 pm - 11:45 amSFO-SZX
32h 45m1 stop
7:00 pm - 9:05 amSZX-SFO
29h 05m1 stop
$1,722China Eastern
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Sat, May 18 - Wed, Jun 12
1:20 pm - 11:05 pmSFO-SZX
42h 45m2 stops
7:55 am - 10:50 amSZX-SFO
17h 55m1 stop
$2,118Air China
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Wed, Jun 19 - Sat, Jul 13
1:20 pm - 11:25 pmSFO-SZX
19h 05m1 stop
8:35 pm - 10:50 amSZX-SFO
29h 15m1 stop
$2,510Air China
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Sat, May 18 - Tue, Jun 11

Flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen is February, where tickets cost $1,115 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and May, where the average cost of tickets is $1,935 and $1,740 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, China Airlines offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $859. KAYAK users also found San Francisco to Shenzhen round-trip flights on China Airlines from $1,327 and on China Eastern from $1,402.

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April

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$773
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Shenzhen based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Shenzhen was $773 for a one-way ticket and $1,199 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Shenzhen?

    A passport is required to fly from San Francisco to Shenzhen.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

    San Francisco and Shenzhen are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave San Francisco from San Francisco and will be arriving at Shenzhen.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Francisco and Shenzhen, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen, China Airlines or China Southern?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen are China Airlines and China Southern. With an average price for the route of $1,422 and an overall rating of 8.2, China Airlines is the most popular choice. China Southern is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,205 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shenzhen from San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Shenzhen with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and SZX can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Shenzhen?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Shenzhen from San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from San Francisco to Shenzhen

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Shenzhen. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Shenzhen? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.3
Asiana AirlinesOverall score based on 578 reviews
8.2Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.2Food
8.5Boarding
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Asian Vegitarian food was test less No Salt or pepper served Need to improve with Chef who can caters for Peaple from India I am sure Chef knows different varieties of food Indian People like

8.0 ExcellentAnant, Apr 2024ICN - SEA
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Asian Vegitarian food was test less No Salt or pepper served Need to improve with Chef who can caters for Peaple from India I am sure Chef knows different varieties of food Indian People like

Flight attendants rude, they disappear for almost 3 hours not doing rounds to see what people needed. The laboratories were full of empty water cups, because they never come back to collect them.

The flight attendant, where kind of rude, there where hiding for almost 3 hours, without doing rounds to see if people needed water or pickup the water cups, the toilets were full of water cups, because they never come back to pick them up.

Flew on an Airbus 350-900. Excellent aircraft properly cleaned and serviced. Flight crew was excellent plane departed and arrived on time. The A350 has excellent air circulation far better than the 777. I would recommend Asiana to anyone looking to fly in a clean comfortable environment. This is my second round trip flight from New York to Bangkok via Asiana and I will book Asiana again!

Amazing service and fabulous syaff. Loved the jumbo jet too, comfortable.

The entertainment screens are dated and needs to be changed to new screens. Then when we got home, I found out 2 of our luggage’s were damaged (huge) and some items stolen.

I could not choose my seat prior to check in

I had the most wonderful experience from CEB bag drop through deplaning. The staff, the aircraft, food, and cabin crew were all amazing. I want to give a kudos to Marky from Mactan Cebu's Asiana airport staff for his exceptional customer service and assistance.

JetBlue's check-in was great, but there was an in-flight attendant who was very rude and unkind. I didn't realize that the bathrooms were already locked 30 mins prior to landing and needed to use the restroom. Instead of politely asking me to return, she rudely told me, 'NO, bathrooms are locked! Go back to your seat!' The JetBlue flight was more than an hour delay, which made me almost miss my connecting flight with Asiana. I understand the reasoning, but the action they took to get a hold of maintenance was time consuming. It took them more than 30 mins to get a hold of maintenance and for maintenance to get started. The Asiana flight and crew were wonderful, in general. They waited for us who were delayed from the previous flight before they took off and were very kind to take my checked baggage's info. Seats were a little uncomfortable for such long flight, but service and flight attendants were great! However, my 3 checked baggages are missing! They're lost somewhere in the transition. I'm writing this review 3 days after my arrival to the Philippines, and my 3 checked baggages, where my wedding dress is, are all still missing! I and the CEB airport crew have sent multiple emails to both JetBlue and Asiana, and neither has responded to any of our emails. Although, I was able to get in contact with JetBlue's Interline Department who confirmed that the bags were turned over to Asiana without confirmation details.

The full flat bed was not that comfortable, hard and lumpy., too much space wasted with those bulky walls and divisions instead of making the bed 3-4 inches wider. The compartment where you put your feet is like a shoebox, poor design. Toilets of A350 are just too small, sink is too small

Very good , the weather was terrible, but i admired the professionality and politeness and care from the crew, and the excellent contition of the plane

Comfort was left wanting due to such a long flight, made the wife and I wish we could upgrade the seats to Business class or First Class, but did not have that option. Food was good but had very limited options and I have a dietary restriction which was difficult for the staff to accommodate since everything provided came with cheese on it. (Cheese could potentially kill me) Did not have an option to inform the staff until we were already in the air about the restriction and was not provided another option before flight departed.

The plane was uncomfortable. I paid extra for more legroom but the seat was still uncomfortable. Other seats on the same exact row didn’t have to pay extra but still have extra legroom. I didn’t understand why I needed to pay $170 for. It was Iike China airline just wants to make money off their passengers. It was unfair.

Staff is friendly, great variety of entertainment, check in a little messy but due to people not listening. Overall a pleasant experience. Would use again in the future.

Ask flight attendant for water during flight and she was a little rude get the water.

Flight was delay almost 2 hours from Hong Kong to Taipei. Last minute gate change from 24 to 66. Long way walk. We need to run in the Taipei airport to catch our next flight from Taipei to Vancouver. That is so suck!

Excellent staff made the boarding process fast and easy. Friendly crews on both flights from Saigon to Taipei and Taipei to Los Angeles. Will fly China Airlines again.

For a long-haul flight, the crew did a very good job of keeping the lavatories clean and the aisles clear.

The plane was an older model and the entertainment was hard to enjoy on those small screens. I struggled to see clear anything I wanted to watch. The seats where a bit uncomfortable but for a 3 hours flight it was pretty ok. The rest of services were excellent. Highly recommend China Airlines to others.

The check-in crew at SF did not put on breakable glass stickers on check-in baggages which caused my antique whisky bottle to break during transportation.

We bought the business class tickets. The check-in staff and onboard crew were excellent, providing commendable service throughout. However, it was disappointing to find that China Southern Airlines does not have a lounge at SFO. Instead, passengers were provided with a $35 per person food voucher, which fell short of expectations. Furthermore, the quality of the onboard food left much to be desired, marking a significant decline compared to our previous flight experience in 2019, prior to the pandemic.

Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

1. I got very poor check in experience with the counter lady . This is the first airline I ever experienced that no combine check in weight allow . Even we have 4 of us but weight counter by piece . So we wasted lot of time argue and repack . This is super crazy 2. Next I left my Samsung tablet on the plane . And I started to escalate and finally spoke to southern airline lost and found in Malaysia and the amazing answer she give is : system nothing found and please try to call southern airline in china 🧐 . I have been flying many other airlines but this is my first encounterment with such irresponsible airline response and no empathy given to customer . My feeling is nobody bother whether how customer like me feel and I’m just too small for the management to take note .

During flight, some passengers perform stomping leg exercises which disturb the comfort (I.e. sleep) of other passengers.

No good but was short flight. Both of our China Southern flights were on time. No surprises.

The flight was okay it was the kayak customer service that was poor, I have been trying to change my name on my flight ticket 3 days before my flight and nothing got done about it even tho I messaged so many times and phoned, all I got in return was that is was being processed and still to this day nothing has been done about it, I think it’s disgusting and un needed stress to the trip.

The food was perfect. The boarding process is a bit long. Given the late boarding time, I felt very tired by the time I was seated.

Quality flight from start to finish. Customer service is evidently very important to this company. The staff really exceeded expectations.

Traveling with the Chinese airlines , their service superior to the US Airlines , they are much more friendly and the seats are comfortable , In the past I flew with United , now ,United Airline will become history for me .

Pros: "Yes, seats were very comfortable and crew members were extremely helpful"
Cons: "Everything was excellent."

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Pros: "Friendly crew and helpful staff"
Cons: "Missed connection from PEK to XIY due to delayed arrival and early departure. From XIY to PEK, booked and confirmed 11 departure, changed to 12:30 without notification or explaination. Rushed connections at PEK, pretty much ran from the minute left plan to another terminal, through custom, through all the health check points, security check. Just keep the fights on time and keep the original schedules, not arbitrarily change them."
Pros: "The crew was accommodating during the flight but spoke very little English and could not help with information on connecting flight."
Cons: "We missed our connecting flight due to a delay and the airline would not let us through because we could have made our second flight...."
Cons: "Connecting though Beijing from Taipei to LAX is not recommended if you can avoid it!"
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room poor, and food service is minimal."
Pros: "The seats on business were comfy, the service excellent, the movie selection was fair to poor, the food was also fair to good largely because they served a heavy lunch rather than a light breakfast."
Cons: "The food and movie selection."
Pros: "The crew was okay. The seating was great on all except for one leg."
Cons: "On one leg, it must have been an older plane, because the business class seats barely reclined."
Cons: "More TV show choices and more Hollywood movies although I understand it's a Chinese airline not American."
Pros: "Crew was great and was happy to get gluten free food i could eat"
Cons: "Not lose my bags :("

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Francisco to Shenzhen found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/22Wed
2 stops
47h 15mSFO-SZX
$773
5/22Wed
3 stops
30h 25mSFO-SZX
$789
5/20Mon
1 stopChina Airlines
24h 40mSFO-SZX
$859
5/22Wed
1 stopChina Airlines
25h 35mSFO-SZX
$901
5/13Mon
1 stopChina Southern
26h 20mSFO-SZX
$1,013
5/19Sun
1 stopANA
22h 25mSFO-SZX
$1,061
5/14Tue
2 stopsANA
28h 17mSFO-SZX
$1,066
6/24Mon
1 stopChina Eastern
34h 30mSFO-SZX
$1,073
5/13Mon
3 stopsChina Southern
31h 35mSFO-SZX
$1,184
5/14Tue
2 stopsChina Eastern
24h 50mSFO-SZX
$1,266

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Last minute flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Francisco to Shenzhen that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/12Sun
multi-stop
26h 00mSFO-SZX
6/13Thu
multi-stop
15h 25mSZX-SFO
$1,199
5/14Tue
multi-stop
26h 25mSFO-SZX
6/11Tue
multi-stop
15h 25mSZX-SFO
$1,228
5/13Mon
multi-stopChina Airlines
24h 40mSFO-SZX
6/12Wed
multi-stopChina Airlines
15h 55mSZX-SFO
$1,327
5/13Mon
multi-stopChina Airlines
24h 40mSFO-SZX
6/13Thu
multi-stopChina Airlines
16h 50mSZX-SFO
$1,332
5/14Tue
multi-stopChina Southern
24h 35mSFO-SZX
6/13Thu
multi-stopChina Southern
19h 10mSZX-SFO
$1,555
5/14Tue
multi-stopChina Southern
24h 35mSFO-SZX
6/13Thu
multi-stopChina Southern
20h 15mSZX-SFO
$1,741
5/13Mon
multi-stopANA
33h 55mSFO-SZX
6/11Tue
multi-stopANA
22h 51mSZX-SFO
$1,864
5/13Mon
multi-stopANA
31h 40mSFO-SZX
6/12Wed
multi-stopANA
22h 51mSZX-SFO
$1,865
5/12Sun
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
23h 50mSFO-SZX
6/8Sat
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
55h 50mSZX-SFO
$2,358
5/13Mon
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
23h 50mSFO-SZX
6/8Sat
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
55h 50mSZX-SFO
$3,077

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