There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to California by plane
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PVG - SFO
14h 31m$428–1,422Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SHA - SFO
16h 29m$241–764Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PVG - LAX
15h 37m$349–773Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PVG - SMF
17h 33m$430–1,213Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SHA - LAX
18h 45m$262–815Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PVG - SAN
16h 44m$400–1,114Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PVG - FAT
17h 55m$379–1,110Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane PVG - BUR
17h 40m$294–819
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to California is to fly which costs $340 - $800 and takes 15h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to California is to fly which takes 14h 31m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Shanghai and California is 6220 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 31m to get from Shanghai to California, including transfers.
California is 16h behind Shanghai. It is currently 8:52 PM in Shanghai and 4:52 AM in California.
There are 3395+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and California, USA?
China Eastern Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–2,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
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