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Cheap Flights from China to San Francisco

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from China to San Francisco 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from China to San Francisco

Sun, Sep 21 - Sun, Sep 28
Vietnam Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 6:40 pmPKX-SFO
25h 10m1 stop
Vietnam Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 6:30 amSFO-PKX
40h 40m1 stop
$560Vietnam Airlines
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Thu, Nov 6 - Thu, Nov 27
China Southern Logo
5:40 pm - 7:40 pmPKX-SFO
18h 00m1 stop
China Southern Logo
11:35 pm - 4:15 pmSFO-PKX
24h 40m2 stops
$596China Southern
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Sat, Dec 20 - Sat, Jan 3
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:15 pm - 9:00 pmCAN-SFO
14h 45m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:55 pm - 9:00 pmSFO-CAN
30h 05m1 stop
$605Cathay Pacific
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Wed, Nov 19 - Mon, Jan 12
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:15 am - 9:15 pmCAN-SFO
27h 00m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:35 pm - 9:00 pmSFO-CAN
29h 25m1 stop
$608Cathay Pacific
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Wed, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 29
Asiana Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 3:00 pmPEK-SFO
15h 25m1 stop
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11:30 pm - 2:00 pmSFO-PEK
22h 30m1 stop
$707Asiana Airlines
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Wed, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 22
Asiana Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 3:30 pmHRB-SFO
15h 50m1 stop
Asiana Airlines Logo
11:30 pm - 1:30 pmSFO-HRB
23h 00m1 stop
$707Asiana Airlines
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Tue, Dec 16 - Wed, Mar 11
Air China Logo
7:20 pm - 9:15 amWUH-SFO
29h 55m2 stops
Air China Logo
12:45 pm - 3:25 pmSFO-WUH
35h 40m1 stop
$954Air China
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Sat, Dec 20 - Sat, Mar 14
Air China Logo
7:50 am - 9:15 amWUH-SFO
17h 25m1 stop
Air China Logo
12:45 pm - 1:00 pmSFO-WUH
33h 15m2 stops
$1,010Air China
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Wed, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 22
United Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 2:05 pmSZX-SFO
18h 35m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:35 am - 9:35 pmSFO-SZX
20h 00m1 stop
$1,041United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 22
United Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 2:05 pmSZX-SFO
20h 10m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:00 pm - 9:35 pmSFO-SZX
55h 35m2 stops
$1,047United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to San Francisco

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

What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Francisco was found on the route from Guangzhou, at $560 return. The most popular connection is from Beijing to San Francisco and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $683 in the last 3 days.

How much is a flight to San Francisco?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to San Francisco from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to San Francisco costs $1,088 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $496 and departed from Wuhan. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Shanghai to San Francisco which costs $1,636 on average, and Beijing to San Francisco, which costs $1,249 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to San Francisco, 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 to San Francisco is February, where tickets cost $769 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and January, where the average cost of tickets from China is $1,588 and $1,584 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $769.

What is a good deal for flights to San Francisco?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to San Francisco, 25% of our users found tickets to San Francisco for the following prices or less: From Wuhan $847 round-trip, from Beijing Capital Airport $1,040 round-trip, from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport $1,292 round-trip.

How far in advance should I book a flight to San Francisco?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$362
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 35% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 23% increase in price.
Flight from Guangzhou to San Francisco

FAQs - booking San Francisco flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Francisco was found on the route from Guangzhou, at $560 return. The most popular connection is from Beijing to San Francisco and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $683 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is San Francisco Airport from central San Francisco?

    You’ll need to travel 12 miles to reach the San Francisco city center from San Francisco Airport.

  • What is the name of San Francisco’s airport?

    All flights to San Francisco land at San Francisco Airport. The airport code is SFO,and it can also be referred to as San Francisco or San Francisco Intl.

  • How much is a flight to San Francisco?

    On average, a flight to San Francisco costs $1,088. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $496 and departed from Wuhan Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,187. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $1,383 on average.

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

    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 to San Francisco.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to 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 to San Francisco?

    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 San Francisco with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $1,172 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,422.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco

  • Looking for cheap airfare to San Francisco? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to San Francisco for the following prices or less: From Wuhan $675, from Guangzhou $2,521
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest San Francisco flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from China to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from China to San Francisco. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to San Francisco? 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.
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Asiana AirlinesOverall score based on 479 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.1Comfort
8.4Boarding
8.6Crew
8.1Food
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Better screens, it would have been nice to have more comfortable seats.

8.0 ExcellentYony, Aug 2025JFK - MNL
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Better screens, it would have been nice to have more comfortable seats.

2nd major delay due to maintenance issues. 1st delay missed my connecting flight.

It was great, but my bag was not loaded onto the connecting flight. I'm currently getting it resolved. If this isn't a problem, everything else was excellent.

The aircraft was massive (A-380) and became crowded with 400+ passengers on board.

The plane hasnt left im stuck in seatle still my flight has been grounded for almost 5 hours

My luggage didn’t arrive with my flight. Flight was delayed by nearly 2 hours while we sat on the plane and I almost missed my connecting flight and subsequently missed the last train from the airport so it took me another 2 hours to get to my destination after arriving, Crew skipped me several times when offering beverages, and I couldn’t get their attention at times because they wouldn’t even make eye contact with me. They didn’t give me a form for disembarking so I had to go to the back of the line after waiting an eternity for immigration. Paid for on flight wi- fi that didn’t work for most of the flight.

Love flying Asiana. Been using it for over a decade now.

Coming back to America was a peaceful flight everyone and everything was perfect

The staff was courteous and the flight was very smooth. It was so nice to see the captain greeting the passengers at the end of the flights.

Flight was too cold. I wore a regular cotton tee and it wasn’t enough. It was a night time flight so I would have thought a blanket would be provided to passengers. A 4 hour flight and no options for a meal? I flew Asiana the next day from Seoul to Manilla. Same duration, 4 hours. They give everyone a pillow and blanket and serve a meal. Why is United so cheap and holding back meals and amenities? Also, they promote too much gay stuff and DEI in their advertisements. Please be mindful of other beliefs and don’t shove your gay ideology down my throat.

There was a flight attendant named Angela who took care of me because I injured my foot badly right before the flight. Because of the service she provided I will always fly Cathay.

Just want to do a little more clean up so does not smell like urine.

Check in process at the kiosk, crew in flight and overall comfort was good. Food selection could have been better. Flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles did not have any vegetarian main course option, it was either sea food or chicken. Being a vegetarian I could only eat yogurt and fruit. Most international flights have one vegetarian main course dish which I found missing in Cathay Pacific menu.

Entertainment for kids was good. Good was terrible, needs lots of work.

The only problem I had was not being able to download my boarding passes prior to arriving at the airport. Everything else was perfect.

They ran out of food and were offering random food to passengers.

The food and service was great. You have to pay a lot for in flight Internet though which is lame.

Special request meals are really below average. Vegetarian options are very limited if you didn't prebook.

I've stomach problems after 2 hours of flight, Iris, the flight purser not only did her best to make me feel comfortable, she went above and beyond providing pain relievers medicines and ointment. She look and found a doctor passenger on the flight to provide advise. She even report on ground staffs about my condition and provide wheelchair upon arrival. Kudos to her and Cathay Pacific!

Crew was great. But a bit understaffed. The business class seat, etc were dated. But comfortable. Some legs had entertainment system from a decade ago. Selections were rather poor. Food was mediocre at best. Actually poor for business class standards. I liked the lounge in Hong Kong. Showers were great. Food was nice.

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

I really enjoyed flying with United airlines amazing experience , good customer service and great food

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

It's terrible that we can't do online check in because we didn't buy the tickets directly from Air china. It was not explained until I contacted Chatdeal and we could not sit together.

Communication between the captain/crew and the passengers needs to be improved.

Food and service are good. Bathroom was lack of lotions and cleaning. That should be improved.

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

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