Shanghai to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Shanghai to San Francisco, look for around $765, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $860 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 10 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Shanghai to San Francisco flight prices at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Shanghai to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for PVG → 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 $763 ($804 on Air Canada) for Tuesday Dec 22–29, one connection via Vancouver out and one connection via Vancouver back. Arrive home Dec 30. Dec 22–29, Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $763.39 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $765 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Dec 22–29, Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $763.39 · 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 $763; lowest Axel-exclusive $763 ($804 on Air Canada)) and Jan 2027 (typical $860; lowest Axel-exclusive $860 ($909 on Air Canada)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 10 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 $54 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)	$765	$860	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · PVG–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Dec 22–29, Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $763.39 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 10 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Shanghai 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
Cathay Pacific: Via Hong Kong
Korean Air: Via Seoul
United: Via Vancouver

Shanghai to San Francisco flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $763. 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 $763–$878, $804 on Air Canada for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $860–$934, $909 on Air Canada for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

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

Yes. On all 10 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 $54 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: $804 on Air Canada, Axel-exclusive $763 ($41 less).

Why book Shanghai to San Francisco flights with Axel

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Shanghai 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 PVG–SFO 364 / 212 13:10–14:30, back SFO–PVG 2113 / 363 15:40–11:55+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:25Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $763.39 · Airline $804.00 · Save $40.61 · See flights for these dates Air Canada (out PVG–SFO 26 / 566 17:35–16:06, back SFO–PVG 563 / 25 06:25–16:00+1; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Vancouver back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:26Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $848.46 · Airline $895.00 · Save $46.54 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / United Airlines (out PVG–SFO 26 / 566 17:35–16:06, back SFO–PVG 2429 / 25 18:50–16:00+2; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Vancouver back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:26Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $3,707.74 · Airline $3,907.00 · Save $199.26 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / Korean Air (out PVG–SFO 26 / 566 17:35–16:06, back SFO–PVG 24 / 891 11:45–20:25+1; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:26Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $934.15 · Airline $988.00 · Save $53.85 · See flights for these dates Air Canada (out PVG–SFO 26 / 566 17:35–16:06, back SFO–PVG 563 / 25 06:30–16:00+1; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Vancouver back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:26Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $934.15 · Airline $988.00 · Save $53.85 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / United Airlines (out PVG–SFO 26 / 566 17:35–16:06, back SFO–PVG 2429 / 25 18:50–16:00+2; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Vancouver back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:26Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $6,194.53 · Airline $6,524.00 · Save $329.47 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / Cathay Pacific (out PVG–SFO 26 / 566 17:35–16:06, back SFO–PVG 879 / 302 11:25–23:55+1; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Hong Kong back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:26Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $860.36 · Airline $909.00 · Save $48.64 · See flights for these dates Air Canada (out PVG–SFO 26 / 566 17:35–16:06, back SFO–PVG 563 / 25 06:30–16:00+1; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Vancouver back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:26Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,036.16 · Airline $1,093.00 · Save $56.84 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / United Airlines (out PVG–SFO 26 / 566 17:35–16:06, back SFO–PVG 2429 / 25 18:50–16:00+2; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Vancouver back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:26Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $6,194.53 · Airline $6,524.00 · Save $329.47 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / Cathay Pacific (out PVG–SFO 26 / 566 17:35–16:06, back SFO–PVG 879 / 302 11:25–23:55+1; one connection via Vancouver out, one connection via Hong Kong back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:26Z.

How we checked Shanghai to San Francisco prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from PVG 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 · ≤24h out / ≤24h 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: PVG → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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Flights by travel date

PVG–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 $763.39 · Air Canada 26 / 566 · 17:35–16:06 local · 1 stop (YVR) · 14h 31m. Airline fare: $804.
Axel-exclusive $1,004.88 · EVA Air 721 / 28 · 20:10–18:40 local · 1 stop (TPE) · 14h 30m. Airline fare: $1,060.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC

PVG–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 364 / 212 · 13:10–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 17h 20m. Airline fare: $924.
Axel-exclusive $881.19 · Asiana Airlines 366 / 212 · 16:25–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 14h 5m. Airline fare: $931.
Axel-exclusive $1,098.73 · Air Canada 26 / 566 · 17:35–16:06 local · 1 stop (YVR) · 14h 31m. Airline fare: $1,159.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC