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A flight to San Francisco costs $1,094 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $520 and departed from Guangzhou. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Shanghai to San Francisco which costs $1,219 on average, and Beijing to San Francisco, which costs $1,535 on average.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,192. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $1,535 on average.

The cheapest month for flights to San Francisco is November, where tickets cost $795 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and April, where the average cost of tickets from China is $1,401 and $1,265 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is December with an average price of $479.

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $1,288 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 $1,410.

The most popular airline among KAYAK users flying to San Francisco is Asiana Airlines, followed by China Southern and United Airlines.

Of the 4 airlines that fly to San Francisco, United Airlines offers the most flights, with around 14 per week, followed by China Southern with 4 flights per week.

The duration of your flight to San Francisco depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously, any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to San Francisco on KAYAK are from Shanghai, which takes 10h 55m, Beijing, which takes 11h 30m, Guangzhou, which takes 16h 00m, and Qingdao, which takes 22h 25m.

There are around 2,358 direct flights from within China to San Francisco every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 44% of flights departing in the morning.

Each week there are around 16,502 direct flights from within China to San Francisco. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to San Francisco. Instead, there are 57 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Shanghai.