
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $916 (KAYAK) |
One-way from | $522 (Kiwi.com) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | January |
Average price | $1,127 |
Good round-trip deal | $1,079 or less |
Good one-way deal | $744 or less |
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San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PKX
SFOPKX
San Francisco
Thu 8/20
12:00 pm-12:05 am
1 stop21h 05m
Beijing Daxing Intl
Sun 9/13
7:45 pm-9:05 am
1 stop28h 20m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PKX
SFOPKX
San Francisco
Wed 7/29
9:20 am-3:10 pm
2 stops38h 50m
Beijing Daxing Intl
Wed 9/2
4:40 pm-3:50 pm
2 stops38h 10m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Mon 9/7
10:45 am-3:25 pm
Nonstop13h 40m
Beijing Capital
Mon 9/14
5:25 pm-2:05 pm
Nonstop11h 40m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Wed 9/30
10:35 am-3:25 pm
Nonstop13h 50m
Beijing Capital
Thu 10/15
12:00 pm-5:42 pm
1 stop20h 42m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Fri 8/28
10:45 am-3:25 pm
Nonstop13h 40m
Beijing Capital
Mon 9/14
5:25 pm-2:05 pm
Nonstop11h 40m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PKX
SFOPKX
San Francisco
Mon 8/24
12:00 pm-12:05 am
1 stop21h 05m
Beijing Daxing Intl
Fri 8/28
12:55 pm-9:05 am
1 stop35h 10m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Mon 10/19
10:35 am-3:25 pm
Nonstop13h 50m
Beijing Capital
Mon 11/2
7:20 pm-2:50 pm
Nonstop11h 30m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sun 8/16
10:45 am-3:25 pm
Nonstop13h 40m
Beijing Capital
Thu 8/27
12:00 pm-2:52 pm
1 stop17h 52m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sun 10/25
11:45 am-5:25 pm
Nonstop14h 40m
Beijing Capital
Mon 11/16
7:20 pm-2:50 pm
Nonstop11h 30m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PKX
SFOPKX
San Francisco
Mon 8/17
3:55 pm-3:00 pm
1 stop32h 05m
Beijing Daxing Intl
Fri 8/28
1:45 am-7:27 pm
2 stops32h 42m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
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| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*2 stars |
Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to Beijing (average of $447). Flying from San Francisco to Beijing in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,788). 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).
Hong Kong (HKG) – 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 2h 05m.
About 24% of weekly flights between San Francisco and Beijing have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 171 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the morning are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to experience delays more often.
Monday 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, United Airlines have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 23% of flights being delayed.
Booking 52 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.
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