Shenzhen to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Shenzhen to San Francisco, look for around $920 with shorter journeys. The cheapest options had a median price of $995 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 12 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Shenzhen to San Francisco flight prices at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Shenzhen to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for SZX → 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 $920 ($969 on Korean Air) for Tuesday Dec 22–29, one connection via Seoul out and one connection via Seoul back. Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 31. Dec 22–29, Korean Air, Axel-exclusive $920.06 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $920 for a week-long round trip (shorter journeys). Dec 22–29, Korean Air, Axel-exclusive $920.06 · 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 $920; lowest Axel-exclusive $920 ($969 on Korean Air)) and Jan 2027 (typical $1,037; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,037 ($1,096 on Asiana Airlines)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 12 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 $73 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)	$920	$995	4
Shorter journeys (≤1 stop · ≤40h out / ≤40h back; overnight arrivals allowed)	$920	$1,035	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · SZX–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Dec 22–29, Korean Air, Axel-exclusive $920.06 · See flights for these dates; shorter journeys, Dec 22–29, Korean Air, Axel-exclusive $920.06 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 12 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Shenzhen 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.

ANA: Via Tokyo
Asiana: Via Seoul
Korean Air: Via Seoul
United: Via Tokyo

Shenzhen to San Francisco flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $920. 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 $920–$994, $969 on Korean Air for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $1,037–$1,182, $1,096 on Asiana Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

Shenzhen to San Francisco: when the lowest fare is a poor tradeoff

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Dec 8–15, paying about $3,558 more avoids the long return below.

Dec 8–15: lowest fare Dec 8–15, Asiana Airlines, Axel-exclusive $993.60 · See flights for these dates. Outbound SZX–SFO: 2:25am–2:30pm, about 28 hours, one connection via Seoul. Return SFO–SZX: 3:40pm–1:10am, about 41½ hours, one connection via Seoul. Arrive home Dec 18. 2:25am on Dec 8 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 7. Shorter option Dec 8–15, Asiana Airlines / All Nippon Airways, Axel-exclusive $4,552.06 · See flights for these dates. Outbound SZX–SFO: 2:25am–2:30pm, about 28 hours, one connection via Seoul. Return SFO–SZX: 11:05am–11:45pm, about 20½ hours, one connection via Tokyo. Arrive home Dec 16. 2:25am on Dec 8 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 7. About $3,558 more for the round trip.

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

Yes. On all 12 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 $73 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

Korean Air, Dec 22–29: $969 on Korean Air, Axel-exclusive $920 ($49 less).

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Shenzhen 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 $993.60 · Airline $1,047.00 · Save $53.40 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines (out SZX–SFO 372 / 212 02:25–14:30, back SFO–SZX 2113 / 371 15:40–01:10+3; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Dec 18. 2:25am on Dec 8 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 7. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $4,552.06 · Airline $4,817.00 · Save $264.94 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / All Nippon Airways (out SZX–SFO 372 / 212 02:25–14:30, back SFO–SZX 7 / 652 11:05–23:45+1; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive home Dec 16. 2:25am on Dec 8 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 7. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $4,552.06 · Airline $4,817.00 · Save $264.94 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / United Airlines (out SZX–SFO 372 / 212 02:25–14:30, back SFO–SZX 837 / 652 10:45–23:45+1; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive home Dec 16. 2:25am on Dec 8 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 7. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $920.06 · Airline $969.00 · Save $48.94 · See flights for these dates Korean Air (out SZX–SFO 836 / 23 12:40–09:35+1, back SFO–SZX 24 / 835 11:45–11:25+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,766.15 · Airline $1,865.00 · Save $98.85 · See flights for these dates Korean Air / Delta Air Lines (out SZX–SFO 836 / 23 12:40–09:35+1, back SFO–SZX 2267 / 12 / 835 17:20–11:25+2; one connection via Seoul out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Seoul back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $4,310.55 · Airline $4,547.00 · Save $236.45 · See flights for these dates Korean Air / All Nippon Airways (out SZX–SFO 836 / 23 12:40–09:35+1, back SFO–SZX 107 / 965 00:20–15:30+1; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 30. The return leaves just after midnight on Dec 29; go to the airport the previous evening. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,181.83 · Airline $1,246.00 · Save $64.17 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines (out SZX–SFO 372 / 212 02:25–14:30, back SFO–SZX 211 / 371 23:00–01:10+3; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Jan 22. 2:25am on Jan 12 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 11. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,277.10 · Airline $1,350.00 · Save $72.90 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / Korean Air (out SZX–SFO 372 / 212 02:25–14:30, back SFO–SZX 24 / 835 11:45–11:25+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Jan 21. 2:25am on Jan 12 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 11. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $4,513.36 · Airline $4,771.00 · Save $257.64 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / All Nippon Airways (out SZX–SFO 372 / 212 02:25–14:30, back SFO–SZX 7 / 652 11:05–23:45+1; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive home Jan 20. 2:25am on Jan 12 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 11. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
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 SZX–SFO 372 / 212 02:25–14:30, back SFO–SZX 211 / 371 23:00–01:10+3; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Feb 5. 2:25am on Jan 26 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 25. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
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 SZX–SFO 372 / 212 02:25–14:30, back SFO–SZX 24 / 835 11:45–11:25+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Feb 4. 2:25am on Jan 26 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 25. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $4,513.36 · Airline $4,771.00 · Save $257.64 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / All Nippon Airways (out SZX–SFO 372 / 212 02:25–14:30, back SFO–SZX 7 / 652 11:05–23:45+1; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive home Feb 3. 2:25am on Jan 26 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 25. Checked 2026-11-04T19:10:44Z.

How we checked Shenzhen to San Francisco prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from SZX 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 · ≤40h out / ≤40h 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: SZX → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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SZX–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 $920.06 · Korean Air 836 / 23 · 12:40–09:35 (December 23, 2026) local · 1 stop (ICN) · 36h 55m. Airline fare: $969.
Axel-exclusive $1,016.54 · Asiana Airlines 372 / 212 · 02:25–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 28h 5m. Airline fare: $1,074.
Axel-exclusive $1,422.78 · ZH 9511 / 858 · 08:35–08:25 local · 1 stop (PVG) · 15h 50m. Airline fare: $1,504.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC

SZX–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 $1,202.69 · Asiana Airlines 372 / 212 · 02:25–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 28h 5m. Airline fare: $1,268.
Axel-exclusive $1,912.29 · Korean Air 836 / 23 · 12:40–09:35 (December 9, 2026) local · 1 stop (ICN) · 36h 55m. Airline fare: $2,014.
Axel-exclusive $2,225.62 · ZH 9511 / 858 · 08:35–08:25 local · 1 stop (PVG) · 15h 50m. Airline fare: $2,344.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC

SZX–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 372 / 212 · 02:25–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 28h 5m. Airline fare: $1,096.
Axel-exclusive $1,086.80 · Korean Air 836 / 23 · 12:40–09:35 (January 27, 2027) local · 1 stop (ICN) · 36h 55m. Airline fare: $1,144.
Axel-exclusive $1,786.98 · ZH 9511 / 858 · 08:35–08:25 local · 1 stop (PVG) · 15h 50m. Airline fare: $1,887.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC

SZX–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 $1,181.83 · Asiana Airlines 372 / 212 · 02:25–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 28h 5m. Airline fare: $1,246.
Axel-exclusive $1,776.50 · Korean Air 836 / 47 / 3699 · 12:40–09:41 (January 13, 2027) local · 2 stops (ICN, SEA) · 37h 1m. Airline fare: $1,870.
Axel-exclusive $2,351.25 · Air China 1368 / 889 · 14:00–14:50 local · 1 stop (PEK) · 16h 50m. Airline fare: $2,475.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:10 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 · Korean Air 6.8/10 · ANA (All Nippon Airways) 6.1/10 · Delta Air Lines 7.5/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10. Every airline rated.

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