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Cheap flights from San Francisco to Shanghai

One-way from $394, found by travellers in the last 7 days. Aviasales checks the live price.

Departure
Return
Prices for nearby dates
Mon, Oct 19Any priceTue, Oct 20$424Wed, Oct 21Any priceThu, Oct 22$394Fri, Oct 23Any priceSat, Oct 24Any priceSun, Oct 25Any priceMon, Oct 26Any price

Cheapest one-way tickets

Recent finds on different dates, for 1 adult. Baggage and fare rules are shown on Aviasales, where the price is checked live.

Cheapest
$394
Air India, flight AI 184Found 2 days ago, 1 adult
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6:45pmSan FranciscoThu, Oct 22
Travel time 27h, 1 stopSFOPVG
12:45pmShanghaiSat, Oct 24
$424
Air India, flight AI 4174Found 2 days ago, 1 adult
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10:55amSan FranciscoTue, Oct 20
Travel time 27h 20m, 1 stopSFOPVG
5:15amShanghaiThu, Oct 22
$428
Air India, flight AI 174Found 7 days ago, 1 adult
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10:30amSan FranciscoSun, Mar 28
Travel time 27h 10m, 1 stopSFOPVG
4:40amShanghaiTue, Mar 30
$440
Philippine Airlines, flight PR 105Found 2 days ago, 1 adult
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12:30amSan FranciscoTue, Oct 13
Travel time 17h 40m, 1 stopSFOPVG
9:10amShanghaiWed, Oct 14
$440
Philippine Airlines, flight PR 105Found 6 days ago, 1 adult
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10:40pmSan FranciscoMon, Feb 15
Travel time 18h 25m, 1 stopSFOPVG
9:05amShanghaiWed, Feb 17

Round trips

The cheapest return tickets found recently, price for the whole trip.

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Price calendar

The lowest one-way fare found for each day over the next 60 days. A dash means no recent fare; you can still pick that day.

October 2026

MoTuWeThFrSaSu1234$4705–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13$44014$62215$49116–17–18–19–20$42421–22$39423–24–25–26–27–28–29–30$47931–

November 2026

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December 2026

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$440 or lessGreen: the cheapest fifth of fares on this route. Lowest in these 60 days: Oct 22, $394.

Lowest fares by month

In the fares found this week, October has the lowest: from $394 one-way, against $750 in September 2027. Pick a month to see its cheapest date.

$0$250$500$750$394OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
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MonthCheapest one-wayDateStops
October$394Thu, Oct 221 stop
November$441Wed, Nov 111 stop
December$518Tue, Dec 12 stops
January 2027$571Fri, Jan 12 stops
February 2027$440Mon, Feb 151 stop
March 2027$428Sun, Mar 281 stop
April 2027$466Thu, Apr 11 stop
May 2027$510Sat, May 11 stop
June 2027$638Tue, Jun 12 stops
July 2027$636Fri, Jul 22 stops
August 2027$466Sun, Aug 11 stop
September 2027$750Tue, Sep 281 stop

Questions travellers ask

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

In the fares found this week, October has the lowest: from $394 one-way, against $750 in September 2027.

Are there direct flights from San Francisco to Shanghai?

None of the fares found recently are nonstop. The cheapest options have at least one stop.

Which day of the week is cheapest to fly?

In the fares we have, Tuesday departures are the cheapest, with a typical lowest fare of $440. Wednesday is the priciest at about $532.

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