$472 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Shanghai

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Diego to Shanghai, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$918
Typical prices: $1,093-$1,281
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Wed 9/2Tue 9/29
SAN - PVG • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$472
Multiple Airlines
Fri 10/30
SAN - PVG • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $959 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Shanghai (SAN-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego to Shanghai 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 San Diego to Shanghai

Wed, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 29
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7:15 am - 10:05 am
SAN
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PVG
35h 50m
2 stops
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1:05 am - 11:35 pm
PVG
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SAN
37h 30m
2 stops
$918Multiple Airlines
Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Nov 18
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5:00 pm - 2:05 pm
SAN
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PVG
30h 05m
1 stop
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5:35 pm - 5:59 pm
PVG
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SAN
16h 24m
1 stop
$959Air Canada
Tue, Aug 25 - Thu, Nov 19
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12:35 pm - 2:05 pm
SAN
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PVG
34h 30m
1 stop
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5:35 pm - 1:04 pm
PVG
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SAN
35h 29m
1 stop
$969Air Canada
Fri, Sep 18 - Sun, Oct 4
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7:15 am - 10:05 am
SAN
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PVG
35h 50m
2 stops
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1:10 pm - 11:59 pm
PVG
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SAN
25h 49m
2 stops
$971Multiple Airlines
Thu, Nov 19 - Sun, Nov 29
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6:30 pm - 4:00 pm
SAN
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PVG
29h 30m
2 stops
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5:35 pm - 1:29 pm
PVG
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SAN
35h 54m
1 stop
$973Air Canada
Thu, Aug 27 - Wed, Nov 18
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12:35 pm - 2:05 pm
SAN
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PVG
34h 30m
1 stop
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5:35 pm - 1:04 pm
PVG
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SAN
35h 29m
1 stop
$976Air Canada
Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Nov 18
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12:35 pm - 2:05 pm
SAN
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PVG
34h 30m
1 stop
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5:35 pm - 8:45 pm
PVG
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SAN
19h 10m
2 stops
$979Air Canada
Thu, Sep 3 - Thu, Sep 17
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3:51 pm - 5:05 pm
SAN
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SHA
34h 14m
2 stops
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6:25 pm - 3:05 pm
SHA
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SAN
35h 40m
2 stops
$991Korean Air
Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Nov 18
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2:24 pm - 12:15 pm
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SHA
30h 51m
2 stops
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1:40 pm - 5:29 pm
SHA
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SAN
19h 49m
2 stops
$1,061ANA
Mon, Aug 31 - Tue, Sep 29
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2:24 pm - 12:15 pm
SAN
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SHA
30h 51m
2 stops
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1:35 pm - 8:08 pm
SHA
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SAN
21h 33m
2 stops
$1,066ANA
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Shanghai flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Shanghai, 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 Diego to Shanghai is September, where tickets cost $790 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,959 and $1,533 respectively.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$472
Flight from San Diego to Shanghai Pudong Airport

When to book flights from San Diego to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Shanghai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Shanghai

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Shanghai?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Shanghai was $529 for a one-way ticket and $918 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and Shanghai?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Shanghai from San Diego.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Diego to Shanghai?

    San Diego is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Shanghai. You will leave San Diego from San Diego and you will be arriving in Shanghai at one of these airports: Shanghai Pu Dong or Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Shanghai?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Shanghai?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to Shanghai?

    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 Diego to Shanghai.

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

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

    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 Shanghai with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline.

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

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

Reviews of the top airlines flying from San Diego to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Shanghai. 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 Diego to Shanghai? 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.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8419 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.8Comfort
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Be on time? When not on time a circling for over an hour offer more than 1 bag of chips to the passengers? It was a 7 hour flight by the time we got done.

4.0 OkayAndrew, Jun 2026
LAX - JFK
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Be on time? When not on time a circling for over an hour offer more than 1 bag of chips to the passengers? It was a 7 hour flight by the time we got done.

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

Checkin was good, fllight ws good. Onlly complaint is lack of foot on 6 hour flight from Seattle to Boston. Snacks were flimsy - chips and cookies. could have offered something more substantial for such a long flight. I know you can buy food in airport but for the price you pay for a ticket, they should step up for the passengers.

Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

I was promised by United Airline (operated by ANA) that I will be seated together with my kids as I am the only adult flying with two minors. We did not get seats together in our 11 hours flight from LA to Tokyo. When asked at the gate, ANA representative said United Airline should have informed them that there is a parent flying with two minors. He said they can’t do anything in the system as the flight is full. He ask me to ask passengers next to me and the kids if they are willing to change seats. This is ridiculous! However, I went in the flight and asked other passages but no one willing to change seats. 11 hours and we were seating separately. I was very disappointed with this. It made things super inconvenient for me.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

It was perfect! United Airlines staff was extremely caring, super friendly and professional

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Over 2.5 hour maintenance delay on first morning flight with no acknowledgement, compensation or even gesture of good will. Aircraft had overnighted at airport so issue should have been addressed prior to boarding. Over 3.5 hours before first slow and deliberate beverage service.

United has maintenance issues and can then never recover. No operations ability and simple issues always turn into multiple hours long cascading delays. Worst airline on earth.

I paid for a confirmed upgraded aisle seat and was moved to a center seat in the back of the plane at the last minute.

Horrifying Almost 2 million miles. Bring your own food and drink. One coffee or drink every three hours. Have to order meals on app more than 24 hours ahead Tiny and dirty bathrooms

Flight was delayed but more than 90 minutes. This caused me to miss my available windows for pick-up by a friend. I had to pay $125 for an uber back home from the airport which was an added expense that I had not budgeted for my trip. Staff was friendly.

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

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