
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $1,015 (Cheapflightsfares) |
One-way from | $610 (FlightHub) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | September |
Average price | $1,184 |
Good round-trip deal | $1,388 or less |
Good one-way deal | $678 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sat 7/18
11:20 pm-3:50 pm
1 stop25h 30m
Beijing Capital
Tue 8/11
3:30 pm-4:00 pm
1 stop15h 30m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Tue 9/15
7:49 pm-4:40 am
1 stop17h 51m
Beijing Capital
Tue 10/27
7:20 pm-3:50 pm
Nonstop11h 30m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sun 8/2
11:20 pm-2:00 pm
1 stop23h 40m
Beijing Capital
Tue 8/18
10:40 am-4:00 pm
1 stop20h 20m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Wed 7/1
11:20 pm-2:00 pm
1 stop23h 40m
Beijing Capital
Fri 7/10
3:30 pm-4:00 pm
1 stop15h 30m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sat 11/7
10:45 am-5:25 pm
Nonstop14h 40m
Beijing Capital
Sat 11/28
11:40 am-2:52 pm
1 stop19h 12m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Thu 8/27
10:45 am-3:25 pm
Nonstop13h 40m
Beijing Capital
Fri 9/4
5:25 pm-2:20 pm
Nonstop11h 55m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PEK
SFOPEK
San Francisco
Sat 8/29
10:45 am-3:25 pm
Nonstop13h 40m
Beijing Capital
Sun 9/6
5:25 pm-2:20 pm
Nonstop11h 55m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PKX
SFOPKX
San Francisco
Sat 8/1
3:55 pm-3:00 pm
1 stop32h 05m
Beijing Daxing Intl
Mon 8/17
1:45 am-1:35 pm
1 stop26h 50m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PKX
SFOPKX
San Francisco
Sat 8/29
4:31 pm-3:00 pm
2 stops55h 29m
Beijing Daxing Intl
Tue 9/8
1:45 am-7:16 pm
2 stops56h 31m
San FranciscoBeijing
SFO - PKX
SFOPKX
San Francisco
Sun 7/26
8:30 am-3:00 pm
2 stops39h 30m
Beijing Daxing Intl
Sun 8/16
1:45 am-1:35 pm
1 stop26h 50m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*2 stars |
Booking 87 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, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to Beijing (average of $456). Flying from San Francisco to Beijing in May is currently the most expensive (average of $2,013). 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.
Vancouver (YVR) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 43% 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 25% of weekly flights between San Francisco and Beijing have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 184 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the morning 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 Wednesday 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 25% of flights being delayed.
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