Hong Kong to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Hong Kong to San Francisco, look for around $705, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $705 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 9 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

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• Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Hong Kong to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for HKG → SFO. Next departures: Fri Nov 6 · Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18 · Thu Nov 19. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
• Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $705 ($745 on United Airlines) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, nonstop out and one connection via Los Angeles back. Arrive home Feb 3. Jan 26–Feb 2, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $704.77 · See flights for these dates
• Good price: about $705 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $704.77 · See flights for these dates
• Nonstop: United flies nonstop. A nonstop was among the saved fares for Tue Dec 22; other dates may have one too.
• Flight time: Nonstop takes about 12½ hours to San Francisco and about 15½ hours back.
• Cheapest months: Dec 2026 (typical $705; lowest Axel-exclusive $705 ($745 on United Airlines)) and Jan 2027 (typical $705; lowest Axel-exclusive $705 ($745 on United Airlines)).
• Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 9 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $53 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · HKG–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $704.77 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 9 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Which airlines fly nonstop, and where do connections stop?

Yes, we found nonstop options in both directions. Nonstop takes about 12½ hours to San Francisco and about 15½ hours back. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

• United: Nonstop; via Los Angeles
• ANA: Via Tokyo
• Asiana: Via Seoul

What prices did we find for the coming months?

Week-long fares from $705. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

When is the lowest fare a poor tradeoff?

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Dec 22–29, paying about $147 more avoids the long return below.

• Dec 22–29: lowest fare Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $704.77 · See flights for these dates. Outbound HKG–SFO: 10:30pm–6:55pm, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return SFO–HKG: 10:35pm–7:15pm, about 28½ hours, one connection via Los Angeles. Arrive home Dec 31. Shorter option Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $851.44 · See flights for these dates. Outbound HKG–SFO: 10:30pm–6:55pm, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return SFO–HKG: 11:45am–7:20pm, about 15½ hours, nonstop. Arrive home Dec 30. About $147 more for the round trip.

What does flying nonstop buy me?

For about $147 more, fly nonstop both ways and save about 13 hours across the trip. On Dec 22–Dec 29, the cheaper option has a connection on the return. Its outbound is already nonstop. Both prices cover the complete round trip.

• Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $704.77 · See flights for these dates: Outbound HKG–SFO: 10:30pm–6:55pm, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return SFO–HKG: 10:35pm–7:15pm, about 28½ hours, one connection via Los Angeles. Arrive home Dec 31. Flight numbers: 878 out; 2179 / 152 back. $704.77 on Axel; $745 airline fare for the same flights and traveler, from Google Flights.
• Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $851.44 · See flights for these dates: Outbound HKG–SFO: 10:30pm–6:55pm, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return SFO–HKG: 11:45am–7:20pm, about 15½ hours, nonstop. Arrive home Dec 30. Flight numbers: 878 out; 869 back. $851.44 on Axel; $901 airline fare for the same flights and traveler, from Google Flights.

Is Axel cheaper than booking with the airline?

Yes. On all 9 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $53 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

• United Airlines, Jan 26–Feb 2: $745 on United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $705 ($40 less).

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Every trip we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,307.80 · Airline $1,381.00 · Save $73.20 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines (out HKG–SFO 722 / 212 13:45–14:30, back SFO–HKG 2113 / 745 15:40–22:40+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T18:50:26Z.
• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $3,725.57 · Airline $3,932.00 · Save $206.43 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / United Airlines (out HKG–SFO 722 / 212 13:45–14:30, back SFO–HKG 869 11:45–19:20+1; one connection via Seoul out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T18:50:26Z.
• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $3,839.13 · Airline $4,054.00 · Save $214.87 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / United Airlines (out HKG–SFO 722 / 212 13:45–14:30, back SFO–HKG 877 23:15–06:45+2; one connection via Seoul out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T18:50:26Z.
• 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $704.77 · Airline $745.00 · Save $40.23 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out HKG–SFO 878 22:30–18:55, back SFO–HKG 2179 / 152 22:35–19:15+2; nonstop out, one connection via Los Angeles back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T18:50:27Z.
• 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $851.44 · Airline $901.00 · Save $49.56 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out HKG–SFO 878 22:30–18:55, back SFO–HKG 869 11:45–19:20+1; nonstop out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T18:50:27Z.
• 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $933.24 · Airline $986.00 · Save $52.76 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out HKG–SFO 878 22:30–18:55, back SFO–HKG 877 23:15–06:45+2; nonstop out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T18:50:27Z.

January 2027

• 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $951.84 · Airline $1,003.00 · Save $51.16 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out HKG–SFO 821 / 2492 22:45–07:34+1, back SFO–HKG 877 23:15–06:45+2; one connection via Los Angeles out, nonstop back). Arrive Jan 13; 6 nights before the Jan 19 return. Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T18:50:27Z.
• 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,055.84 · Airline $1,112.00 · Save $56.16 · See flights for these dates United Airlines / All Nippon Airways (out HKG–SFO 821 / 2492 22:45–07:34+1, back SFO–HKG 107 / 859 00:20–12:55+1; one connection via Los Angeles out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive Jan 13; 6 nights before the Jan 19 return. Arrive home Jan 20. The return leaves just after midnight on Jan 19; go to the airport the previous evening. Checked 2026-11-04T18:50:27Z.
• 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $704.77 · Airline $745.00 · Save $40.23 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out HKG–SFO 878 22:30–18:55, back SFO–HKG 1457 / 152 08:51–19:15+1; nonstop out, one connection via Los Angeles back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T18:50:27Z.

How we checked

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from HKG to SFO for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤22h out / ≤22h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: HKG → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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Flights by travel date

HKG–SFO · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $704.77 · United Airlines 878 · 22:30–18:55 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $745.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:50 PM UTC

HKG–SFO · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $1,307.80 · Asiana Airlines 722 / 212 · 13:45–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 16h 45m. Airline fare: $1,381.

• Axel-exclusive $1,338.33 · United Airlines 878 · 22:30–18:55 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $1,411.

• Axel-exclusive $1,360.12 · Philippine Airlines 307 / 104 · 19:05–19:45 local · 1 stop (MNL) · 16h 40m. Airline fare: $1,437.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:50 PM UTC

HKG–SFO · 2027-01-07 · 2 adults

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 2 adults.

• Axel-exclusive $2,151.96 · Cathay Pacific 418 / 120 / 1386 · 14:00–19:59 local · 2 stops (ICN, SEA) · 21h 59m. Airline fare: $2,270. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $2,715.55 · United Airlines 878 · 22:30–18:55 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $2,863. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $3,791.25 · Cathay Pacific 870 · 13:30–09:45 local · Nonstop · 12h 15m. Airline fare: $3,995. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 07:22 AM UTC

HKG–SFO · 2027-01-04 · 3 adults · 1 child

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 3 adults · 1 child.

• Axel-exclusive $5,416.76 · Japan Airlines 736 / 124 / 1893 · 10:20–20:33 local · 2 stops (NRT, SEA) · 26h 13m. Airline fare: $5,729. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $7,832.88 · United Airlines 862 · 10:35–07:05 local · Nonstop · 12h 30m. Airline fare: $8,280. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $8,772.43 · United Airlines 878 · 22:30–18:55 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $9,283. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 05:45 AM UTC

HKG–SFO · 2027-01-07 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

• Axel-exclusive $1,077.11 · Cathay Pacific 418 / 120 / 1386 · 14:00–19:59 local · 2 stops (ICN, SEA) · 21h 59m. Airline fare: $1,135. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $1,358.96 · United Airlines 878 · 22:30–18:55 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $1,432. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $1,891.10 · Cathay Pacific 870 · 13:30–09:45 local · Nonstop · 12h 15m. Airline fare: $1,998. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 07:20 AM UTC

HKG–SFO · 2027-01-04 · 4 adults

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 4 adults.

• Axel-exclusive $5,645.58 · Japan Airlines 736 / 62 / 6239 · 10:20–15:32 local · 2 stops (NRT, LAX) · 21h 12m. Airline fare: $5,971. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $8,311.55 · United Airlines 862 · 10:35–07:05 local · Nonstop · 12h 30m. Airline fare: $8,786. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $9,359.22 · United Airlines 878 · 22:30–18:55 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $9,857. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 05:44 AM UTC

HKG–SFO · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $951.84 · United Airlines 821 / 2492 · 22:45–07:34 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (LAX) · 24h 49m. Airline fare: $1,003.

• Axel-exclusive $1,066.28 · United Airlines 862 · 10:35–07:05 local · Nonstop · 12h 30m. Airline fare: $1,123.

• Axel-exclusive $1,067.83 · United Airlines 878 · 22:30–18:55 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $1,127.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:50 PM UTC

HKG–SFO · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $704.77 · United Airlines 878 · 22:30–18:55 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $745.

• Axel-exclusive $784.82 · China Airlines 916 / 4 · 17:35–18:45 local · 1 stop (TPE) · 17h 10m. Airline fare: $827.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:50 PM UTC

HKG–SFO · 2027-01-04 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

• Axel-exclusive $1,442.10 · Japan Airlines 736 / 124 / 1893 · 10:20–20:33 local · 2 stops (NRT, SEA) · 26h 13m. Airline fare: $1,518. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $2,078.36 · United Airlines 862 · 10:35–07:05 local · Nonstop · 12h 30m. Airline fare: $2,197. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $2,340.51 · United Airlines 878 · 22:30–18:55 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $2,465. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 05:44 AM UTC

HKG–SFO · 2027-05-25 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

• Axel-exclusive $450.06 · Philippine Airlines 307 / 104 · 18:00–21:10 local · 1 stop (MNL) · 18h 10m. Airline fare: $474. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $473.05 · China Airlines 920 / 4 · 20:10–19:55 local · 1 stop (TPE) · 14h 45m. Airline fare: $499. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $621.52 · Cathay Pacific 872 · 01:10–22:40 (May 24, 2027) local · Nonstop · 12h 30m. Airline fare: $657. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 09:16 AM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: United Airlines 6.4/10 · Asiana Airlines 6.4/10 · Cathay Pacific 5.9/10 · Japan Airlines 6.8/10 · Philippine Airlines 6.3/10 · China Airlines 5.8/10. Every airline rated.

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