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$826 Find cheap flights from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

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Cheap flight deals from San Diego to Hongqiao Intl (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 Hongqiao Intl 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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2:38 pm - 3:30 pmSAN-SHA
33h 52m3 stops
9:55 pm - 6:09 pmSHA-SAN
35h 14m3 stops
$1,377
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Tue, May 28 - Tue, Jun 11
6:15 am - 12:15 pmSAN-SHA
39h 00m2 stops
1:35 pm - 11:59 pmSHA-SAN
25h 24m2 stops
$1,882
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Tue, May 28 - Tue, Jun 11
8:35 pm - 10:00 amSAN-SHA
22h 25m2 stops
5:30 pm - 11:52 pmSHA-SAN
21h 22m2 stops
$1,905Air China
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Fri, May 24 - Fri, May 31
8:39 pm - 12:15 pmSAN-SHA
24h 36m2 stops
1:35 pm - 11:54 pmSHA-SAN
25h 19m2 stops
$2,145ANA
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Wed, Jul 10 - Wed, Jul 24
8:35 pm - 12:15 pmSAN-SHA
48h 40m2 stops
1:35 pm - 11:52 pmSHA-SAN
25h 17m2 stops
$2,167ANA
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Tue, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 13
8:35 pm - 12:15 pmSAN-SHA
48h 40m2 stops
1:35 pm - 11:54 pmSHA-SAN
25h 19m2 stops
$2,272ANA
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Mon, Jun 17 - Wed, Jul 31
8:35 pm - 12:15 pmSAN-SHA
24h 40m2 stops
1:35 pm - 11:54 pmSHA-SAN
25h 19m2 stops
$2,368ANA
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Thu, Jun 20 - Thu, Aug 1
8:35 pm - 12:15 pmSAN-SHA
24h 40m2 stops
1:35 pm - 11:54 pmSHA-SAN
25h 19m2 stops
$2,393ANA
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Thu, Jun 20 - Sat, Aug 3
6:15 am - 10:40 pmSAN-SHA
25h 25m2 stops
4:35 pm - 11:54 pmSHA-SAN
22h 19m2 stops
$2,524Air China
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Sun, Jun 16 - Thu, Aug 1
1:05 pm - 11:25 amSAN-SHA
31h 20m1 stop
12:50 pm - 11:56 amSHA-SAN
38h 06m2 stops
$3,498Japan Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 13

Flights from San Diego to Hongqiao Intl - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

The average price of all flights from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl back to San Diego, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Thursday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, 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 Hongqiao Intl Airport is April, where tickets cost $1,314 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of tickets is $2,369 and $2,040 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 72 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on ANA ($1,059) and Japan Airlines ($2,207). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Air China ($1,905) and ANA ($2,145).

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

April

Cheapest flight

$826
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 27% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

When to book flights from San Diego to Hongqiao Intl

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FAQs for booking San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport was $826 for a one-way ticket and $1,377 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    When flying out of San Diego you will be using San Diego. You will be landing at Shanghai Hongqiao Intl, also known as Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

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

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

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

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

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

    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 Hongqiao Intl.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl 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 Hongqiao Intl?

    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 Hongqiao Intl with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and SHA 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 Diego to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

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

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Top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to Hongqiao Intl

 
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.
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8.4
ANAOverall score based on 928 reviews
8.0Entertainment
8.6Boarding
8.8Crew
8.3Comfort
7.8Food
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Staff and crew are wonderful, professional and courteous. Meal is delicious and snacks can be improved. Entertainment needs improvement, pls update selections of movies. I appreciate that our flight was on time

8.0 ExcellentTheresa, Apr 2024NRT - HNL
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Staff and crew are wonderful, professional and courteous. Meal is delicious and snacks can be improved. Entertainment needs improvement, pls update selections of movies. I appreciate that our flight was on time

The staff, ground and air, at ANA was very helpful and friendly during check in, boarding and during the flight. This is the reason why I always fly ANA whenever I go to Manila. The food was not the best but the flight crew more than makes up for the shortfall.

First I will say this was really NOT an ANA flight. ANA used a UNITED jet to perform this flight. I specifically booked with ANA because I did NOT WANT TO FLY UNITED FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS. So to spend $1800.00 and then discover after booking that it was going to be handled by United was very disappointing. I will be more careful next time when I book. The interior was very cramped in economy class; the dinner meal was terrible and also had extremely small portions for an international flight - the bread roll was ice cold and stale - that salad was very wilted; I’ve never had a “snack” that was so salty that it was difficult to eat; the breakfast “waffle” was practically unrecognizable. Really horrible meals for a very expensive international flight. Bathroom floor was also pretty dirty. I’m hoping my return flight is a real ANA airplane that is cleaned and serviced by ANA personnel with ANA meals. I will never book with ANA again if they continue to use UNITED airline jets. Yuck!!!🤢

Ground and flight crew were all courteous, extremely helpful and professional. Overall, process is really organized, from boarding to disembarkation.

This is a very long flight and the first time I have flown on a Japanese airline. I was very impressed with the staff. They worked hard and offered food and drink regularly. Plane was very well cared for. The let room was good . Food was ok but better than other airlines.

Food was high quality. Crew was extremely professional, polite, attentive. Flights were on time. Plane had good media tech.

It was ok I thought because my flight was 1pm i was expecting to have lunch but it didn’t and after 7 hr finally dinner time was only chicken sandwich and next breakfast was an hour before plane land in Tokyo. so I should bring some food with me. Japanese flight attend was nice but the other was chewing gum and how she ask and respond to customers was not professional I felt. Maybe because Japan flight attendant is highly train and everyone looked very dress and professional so I was kind disappointed. I like that the bathroom was very clean .

Seat was roomy enough . The Asian selection for a meal was good . The tortellini was not very good. Service was excellent. O

It was very good. Lots of room with superior food and service. I will not hesitate to fly ANA in the future!

Lovely airport at Haneda. Great food selection. Spacious and private boarding area with dedicated bathroom for each gate.

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.

Free Wi-Fi could have been better in the Airport.

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

Baggage made it successfully to destination despite short layover. Appreciate that.

Staff were good and nice. There should me 3 meals instead of only 2 and snacks.

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.

Food - while flying in Japanese style was edible, returning options were not edible to me

I’m really impressed with air China…first time -and I will book again without hesitation! :)

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Cheapest option from Gatwick £400 cheaper than Emirates and Qatar. Entertainment no where near as good as Emirates and Qatar, but saved £400 so all good.

Great staff and food. Seats pretty uncomfortable but plenty of legroom. Entertainment system outdated.

Gatwick London-Shanghai -Bangkok.. Would have liked entertainment screens, but I know these planes are not that new. Cheap flights at the time of booking, Emirates wanted double so you get what you paid for. I would fly again with them, but if Emirates was the same price I would go with them.

We were cutting it close on our connecting flight and notified all staff at departing gate and flight attendants. From the start, we were told to check in with the international transfer desk by everyone, except for one lady who wanted to argue the time difference that was already taken into account. We also asked if we could try to exit the plane first (our family of 4 and 8 others on the same connecting flight). They just told us to check in with international transfers. We landed and had very little time to make our next flight. We were not offered any assistance or communication to the receiving gate. We ran all the way to the international transfers gate only to be turned away. I think we could have made it if we were allowed to exit and a call was made to other check in counter. After that we spent 6 grueling hours with our kids trying to rebook a flight. No food of any type of compensation was offered besides a dirty hotel room. The ladies with China Eastern at the Shanghai International counter were rude an unhelpful. We were directed to 3 different counters and waited before they said they forgot about a hotel. It was a long, miserable day. I believe this could have all been avoided.

The landings were smooth . Being unable to check-in online was terribly stressful and the queue at Haneda exemely long. We paid extra for window seats and did not get them.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

Again, I was presented with birthday pastries two times as a celebrated my birthday on both legs of my trip. I will keep flying to China using China Eastern airlines. As they made this trip a special one thank you.

Couldn’t fly since they wouldn’t issue a boarding ticket. Something to do with not taking the departing flight since it was cancelled due to weather. No notice or anything about the trip being invalid. The app made it seem like I was all good for it. Never trusting travel agency

Multiple delays, with no explanation. Caused us to almost miss our connector. The airline made no effort when we arrived in Shanghai to help us make it to our next flight with the same airline.

I will never fly through China again. Maybe it was the mandatory retinal scan just to transfer to another flight or the complete set of fingerprints they require. There are many better and inexpensive flights to Asia if you look.

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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 Diego to Shanghai found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/8Wed
3 stops
55h 07mSAN-SHA
$826
5/8Wed
2 stops
35h 40mSAN-SHA
$985
6/3Mon
2 stopsANA
48h 40mSAN-SHA
$1,059
6/2Sun
2 stopsANA
24h 40mSAN-SHA
$1,214
6/2Sun
1 stopJapan Airlines
31h 20mSAN-SHA
$2,207

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San Diego - Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Flights

Departure:

San Diego (SAN)United States

Destination:

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl (SHA)China

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Shanghai Hongqiao Intl - San Diego

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