Guangzhou to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Guangzhou to San Francisco, look for around $880 with shorter journeys. The cheapest options had a median price of $890 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 Guangzhou to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for CAN → 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 $878 ($924 on Asiana Airlines) for Tuesday Dec 8–15, one connection via Seoul out and one connection via Seoul back. Arrive home Dec 17. Dec 8–15, Asiana Airlines, Axel-exclusive $877.80 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $880 for a week-long round trip (shorter journeys). Dec 8–15, Asiana Airlines, Axel-exclusive $877.80 · 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 $878; lowest Axel-exclusive $878 ($924 on Asiana Airlines)) and Jan 2027 (typical $1,037; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,037 ($1,096 on Asiana 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 $61 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)	$880	$890	4
Shorter journeys (≤1 stop · ≤29h out / ≤29h back; overnight arrivals allowed)	$880	$1,035	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · CAN–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Dec 8–15, Asiana Airlines, Axel-exclusive $877.80 · See flights for these dates; shorter journeys, Dec 8–15, Asiana Airlines, Axel-exclusive $877.80 · 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?

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.

Asiana: Via Seoul
Korean Air: Via Seoul

What prices did we find for the coming months?

Week-long fares from $878. 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 $878–$890, $924 on Asiana Airlines 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

When is the lowest fare a poor tradeoff?

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Dec 22–29, paying about $186 more avoids the long return below.

Dec 22–29: lowest fare Dec 22–29, Asiana Airlines, Axel-exclusive $890.17 · See flights for these dates. Outbound CAN–SFO: 12:20pm–2:30pm, about 18 hours, one connection via Seoul. Return SFO–CAN: 11pm–12:05am, about 33 hours, one connection via Seoul. Arrive home Jan 1. Shorter option Dec 22–29, Asiana Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,076.35 · See flights for these dates. Outbound CAN–SFO: 12:20pm–2:30pm, about 18 hours, one connection via Seoul. Return SFO–CAN: 11pm–11:10am, about 20 hours, one connection via Seoul. Arrive home Dec 31. About $186 more for the round trip.

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 $61 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

Asiana Airlines, Dec 8–15: $924 on Asiana Airlines, Axel-exclusive $878 ($46 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 $877.80 · Airline $924.00 · Save $46.20 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines (out CAN–SFO 370 / 212 12:20–14:30, back SFO–CAN 2113 / 369 15:40–11:10+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:04:08Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $4,572.85 · Airline $4,839.00 · Save $266.15 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / United Airlines (out CAN–SFO 370 / 212 12:20–14:30, back SFO–CAN 1427 / 105 / 923 20:50–13:50+2; one connection via Seoul out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Tokyo back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:04:08Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $890.17 · Airline $939.00 · Save $48.83 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines (out CAN–SFO 370 / 212 12:20–14:30, back SFO–CAN 211 / 357 23:00–00:05+3; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Jan 1. Checked 2026-11-04T19:04:09Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,076.35 · Airline $1,133.00 · Save $56.65 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines (out CAN–SFO 370 / 212 12:20–14:30, back SFO–CAN 211 / 369 23:00–11:10+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:04:09Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,184.08 · Airline $1,253.00 · Save $68.92 · See flights for these dates Asiana Airlines / Korean Air (out CAN–SFO 370 / 212 12:20–14:30, back SFO–CAN 24 / 867 11:45–12:10+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:04:09Z.

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 CAN–SFO 370 / 212 12:20–14:30, back SFO–CAN 211 / 369 23:00–11:10+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:04:09Z.
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 CAN–SFO 370 / 212 12:20–14:30, back SFO–CAN 24 / 867 11:45–12:10+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:04:09Z.
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 CAN–SFO 370 / 212 12:20–14:30, back SFO–CAN 211 / 369 23:00–11:10+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T19:04:09Z.
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 CAN–SFO 370 / 212 12:20–14:30, back SFO–CAN 24 / 867 11:45–12:10+2; one connection via Seoul out, one connection via Seoul back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T19:04:09Z.

How we checked

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from CAN 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 · ≤29h out / ≤29h 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: CAN → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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CAN–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 370 / 212 · 12:20–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 18h 10m. Airline fare: $924.
Axel-exclusive $1,370.30 · China Airlines 522 / 4 · 17:30–18:45 local · 1 stop (TPE) · 17h 15m. Airline fare: $1,447.
Axel-exclusive $1,454.35 · All Nippon Airways 924 / 108 · 15:05–15:30 local · 1 stop (HND) · 16h 25m. Airline fare: $1,539.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:04 PM UTC

CAN–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 $890.17 · Asiana Airlines 370 / 212 · 12:20–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 18h 10m. Airline fare: $939.
Axel-exclusive $962.28 · Korean Air 868 / 23 · 13:20–09:35 (December 23, 2026) local · 1 stop (ICN) · 36h 15m. Airline fare: $1,014.
Axel-exclusive $1,308.57 · Cathay Pacific 989 / 872 · 22:15–21:15 local · 1 stop (HKG) · 15h 0m. Airline fare: $1,384.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:04 PM UTC

CAN–SFO · 2027-01-07 · 1 adult

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

Axel-exclusive $1,035.76 · Turkish Airlines 319 / 79 · 09:20–16:30 (January 8, 2027) local · 1 stop (IST) · 47h 10m. Airline fare: $1,092. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $1,171.39 · Gulf Air 123 / 91 / 15 · 19:00–21:14 (January 8, 2027) local · 2 stops (BAH, JFK) · 42h 14m. Airline fare: $1,235. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $2,140.98 · Hainan Airlines 7981 / 8 · 07:55–06:40 local · 1 stop (TPE) · 14h 45m. Airline fare: $2,262. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 07:20 AM UTC

CAN–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 370 / 212 · 12:20–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 18h 10m. Airline fare: $1,246.
Axel-exclusive $1,391.35 · Turkish Airlines 319 / 79 · 09:20–16:30 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (IST) · 47h 10m. Airline fare: $1,470.
Axel-exclusive $2,131.45 · China Southern Airlines 657 · 23:25–19:40 local · Nonstop · 12h 15m. Airline fare: $2,246.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:04 PM UTC

CAN–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 370 / 212 · 12:20–14:30 local · 1 stop (ICN) · 18h 10m. Airline fare: $1,096.
Axel-exclusive $1,048.16 · Cathay Pacific 989 / 872 · 22:15–21:15 local · 1 stop (HKG) · 15h 0m. Airline fare: $1,108.
Axel-exclusive $1,086.80 · Korean Air 868 / 23 · 13:20–09:35 (January 27, 2027) local · 1 stop (ICN) · 36h 15m. Airline fare: $1,144.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:04 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 · Cathay Pacific 5.9/10 · Turkish Airlines 5.3/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · China Airlines 5.8/10. Every airline rated.

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