There are 8 ways to get from Beijing to California by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PEK - SFO
14h 45m$503–767Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PEK - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
21h$342–1,078Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PEK - LAX
15h 35m$370–867Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PEK - SMF
17h 53m$505–1,608Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PKX - SFO
17h 15m$343–1,318Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PEK - FAT
19h 12m$414–1,505Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PEK - SAN
17h 47m$485–1,709Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PEK - BUR
18h 25m$349–1,214
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to California is to fly which costs $370 - $900 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to California is to fly which takes 14h 45m and costs $500 - $800.
The distance between Beijing and California is 5972 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 45m to get from Beijing to California, including transfers.
California is 16h behind Beijing. It is currently 8:02 AM in Beijing and 4:02 PM in California.
There are 3396+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and California, USA?
Air China, United Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–65
- Standard Rate
- $57–60
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