Beijing to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Beijing to San Francisco, look for around $785, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $880 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 8 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Beijing to San Francisco flight prices at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Beijing to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for PEK → SFO. Next departures: 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 · Fri Nov 20. 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 $784 ($826 on Air Canada) for Tuesday Dec 22–29, one connection via Vancouver out and one connection via Vancouver back. Arrive home Dec 31. Dec 22–29, Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $784.28 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $785 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Dec 22–29, Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $784.28 · See flights for these dates
Nonstop: No nonstop among the fares we saved; the airline schedule may still have one.
Cheapest months: Dec 2026 (typical $784; lowest Axel-exclusive $784 ($826 on Air Canada)) and Jan 2027 (typical $933; lowest Axel-exclusive $933 ($985 on Air Canada)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 8 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.4% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $52 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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Trip	Price target	Midpoint	Date pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)	$785	$880	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · PEK–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Dec 22–29, Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $784.28 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 8 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Beijing to San Francisco nonstop flights, airlines and connections

We haven’t found a nonstop in these saved flights. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

Air Canada: Via Vancouver
Asiana: Via Seoul
Korean Air: Via Seoul
United: Via Tokyo or Vancouver

Beijing to San Francisco flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $784. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

Month	Week-long fares found	Nonstop from
Dec 2026	Axel-exclusive $784–$878, $826 on Air Canada for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $933–$1,037, $985 on Air Canada for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

Beijing to San Francisco flights: Axel price vs the airline fare

Yes. On all 8 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.4% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $52 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

Air Canada, Dec 22–29: $826 on Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $784 ($42 less).

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Beijing to San Francisco fares 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 $877.80 · Airline $924.00 · Save $46.20 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines (out PEK–SFO 334 / 212 15:35–14:30, back SFO–PEK 2113 / 333 15:40–14:10+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:07Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $784.28 · Airline $826.00 · Save $41.72 · See flights for these dates Air Canada (out PEK–SFO 30 / 572 20:05–23:01, back SFO–PEK 571 / 29 16:55–18:20+2; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Vancouver back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:08Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $838.03 · Airline $884.00 · Save $45.97 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / United Airlines (out PEK–SFO 30 / 572 20:05–23:01, back SFO–PEK 343 / 8651 / 29 22:57–18:20+2; one connection via Vancouver out, 2 connections via Portland and Vancouver back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:08Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $932.79 · Airline $985.00 · Save $52.21 · See flights for these dates Air Canada (out PEK–SFO 30 / 572 20:05–23:01, back SFO–PEK 563 / 29 06:30–18:20+1; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Vancouver back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:08Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $932.79 · Airline $985.00 · Save $52.21 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / United Airlines (out PEK–SFO 30 / 572 20:05–23:01, back SFO–PEK 2429 / 29 18:50–18:20+2; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Vancouver back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:08Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,037.36 · Airline $1,096.00 · Save $58.64 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines (out PEK–SFO 334 / 212 15:35–14:30, back SFO–PEK 211 / 331 23:00–09:45+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:08Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,139.74 · Airline $1,201.00 · Save $61.26 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / Korean Air (out PEK–SFO 334 / 212 15:35–14:30, back SFO–PEK 24 / 863 11:45–22:15+1; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:08Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $4,727.67 · Airline $4,987.00 · Save $259.33 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / United Airlines (out PEK–SFO 334 / 212 15:35–14:30, back SFO–PEK 875 / 963 10:20–20:45+1; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:08Z.

How we checked Beijing to San Francisco prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from PEK 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 · ≤26h out / ≤26h 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: PEK → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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PEK–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 $784.28 · Air Canada 30 / 572 · 20:05–23:01 local · 1 stop (YVR) · 18h 56m. Airline fare: $826.
Axel-exclusive $890.17 · Asiana Airlines 334 / 212 · 15:35–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 14h 55m. Airline fare: $939.
Axel-exclusive $971.85 · United Airlines 889 · 19:20–14:50 local · Nonstop · 11h 30m. Airline fare: $1,023.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

PEK–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 $877.80 · Asiana Airlines 334 / 212 · 15:35–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 14h 55m. Airline fare: $924.
Axel-exclusive $1,184.08 · Korean Air 852 / 23 · 10:40–09:35 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 14h 55m. Airline fare: $1,253.
Axel-exclusive $1,547.52 · Cathay Pacific 337 / 872 · 19:30–20:55 local · 1 stop (HKG) · 17h 25m. Airline fare: $1,635.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

PEK–SFO · 2027-01-07 · 1 adult

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

Axel-exclusive $1,150.53 · Korean Air 852 / 120 / 1386 · 10:40–19:59 local · 2 stops (ICN, SEA) · 25h 19m. Airline fare: $1,213. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $1,256 · Hainan Airlines 439 / 124 / 655 · 07:35–13:37 local · 2 stops (NRT, SEA) · 22h 2m. Airline fare: $1,327. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $1,693.39 · United Airlines 889 · 19:20–14:50 local · Nonstop · 11h 30m. Airline fare: $1,791. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 07:20 AM UTC

PEK–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 $1,037.36 · Asiana Airlines 334 / 212 · 15:35–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 14h 55m. Airline fare: $1,096.
Axel-exclusive $1,086.80 · Korean Air 852 / 23 · 10:40–09:35 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 14h 55m. Airline fare: $1,144.
Axel-exclusive $1,142.50 · Cathay Pacific 345 / 870 · 07:30–09:45 local · 1 stop (HKG) · 18h 15m. Airline fare: $1,209.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

PEK–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 $932.79 · Air Canada 30 / 572 · 20:05–23:01 local · 1 stop (YVR) · 18h 56m. Airline fare: $985.
Axel-exclusive $1,181.83 · Asiana Airlines 334 / 212 · 15:35–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 14h 55m. Airline fare: $1,246.
Axel-exclusive $1,193.85 · Japan Airlines 20 / 2 · 08:30–10:30 local · 1 stop (HND) · 18h 0m. Airline fare: $1,262.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

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

Airline ratings: Asiana Airlines 6.4/10 · Air Canada 5.4/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · Korean Air 6.8/10 · Cathay Pacific 5.9/10 · Japan Airlines 6.8/10. Every airline rated.

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