
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $736 (FlightHub) |
One-way from | $404 (Kiwi.com) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | October |
Average price | $966 |
Good round-trip deal | $1,005 or less |
Good one-way deal | $564 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
Price
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sun 4/12
12:40 pm-9:40 am
1 stop30h 00m
Beijing Capital
Mon 5/4
1:30 am-10:40 am
1 stop24h 10m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Mon 4/13
11:50 pm-2:00 pm
1 stop23h 10m
Beijing Capital
Mon 4/27
10:40 am-3:20 pm
1 stop19h 40m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sun 3/15
12:40 pm-9:25 am
1 stop29h 45m
Beijing Capital
Wed 8/19
1:30 am-11:00 am
1 stop24h 30m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PKX
SFOPKX
San Francisco
Mon 4/6
1:00 pm-9:20 pm
1 stop41h 20m
Beijing Daxing Intl
Mon 4/20
1:10 pm-10:40 pm
1 stop24h 30m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Fri 4/17
11:50 pm-9:30 am
1 stop18h 40m
Beijing Capital
Wed 5/6
10:40 am-3:20 pm
1 stop19h 40m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Fri 4/17
12:40 pm-9:30 pm
1 stop17h 50m
Beijing Capital
Sat 5/9
6:30 pm-10:40 am
1 stop31h 10m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sun 3/15
12:40 pm-9:25 am
1 stop29h 45m
Beijing Capital
Thu 4/9
1:30 am-10:40 am
1 stop24h 10m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sun 3/15
12:40 pm-9:25 am
1 stop29h 45m
Beijing Capital
Mon 6/29
1:30 am-10:40 am
1 stop24h 10m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sun 3/15
12:40 pm-9:25 am
1 stop29h 45m
Beijing Capital
Sat 7/25
1:30 am-11:00 am
1 stop24h 30m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sun 3/15
12:40 pm-9:25 am
1 stop29h 45m
Beijing Capital
Mon 7/20
1:30 am-11:00 am
1 stop24h 30m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
|---|---|---|
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*2 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*2 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars |
Booking 79 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights from San Francisco to Beijing. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.
Currently, December is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to Beijing (average of $608). Flying from San Francisco to Beijing in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,012). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from San Francisco to Beijing as you normally would.
The most flights from SFO to BJS are scheduled on a Wednesday (3 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (2 on average).
Vancouver (YVR) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 50% of 1-stop itineraries from San Francisco to Beijing on Cheapflights.
Incheon (ICN) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $879.
Flights via Vancouver (YVR) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 18h 00m.
Flights via Hong Kong (HKG) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 15m.
About 23% of weekly flights between San Francisco and Beijing have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 188 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the early afternoon are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving at night tend to experience delays more often.
Tuesday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Friday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, Air China have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 23% of flights being delayed.
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