How long is the flight from San Antonio to Shanghai?

There are many flights that can get you from San Antonio to Shanghai in 19h 50m. Fly via American Airlines, Delta, or Japan Airlines to get the fastest option. San Antonio and Shanghai are separated by a distance of 7474 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.

What is the cheapest airline to fly from San Antonio to Shanghai round-trip?

Cheapflights users have booked flights from San Antonio to Shanghai round-trip from $1,069.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Shanghai ranges from 1.2 - 6.7 inches per month. June is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 6.7 in. December is typically the driest time to visit Shanghai when rainfall is around 1.2 in.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Shanghai, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 82.4 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 39.2 F).

What airport do you fly from for flights from San Antonio to Shanghai?

San Antonio (SAT) is the airport you will fly out of if you book a flight from San Antonio to Shanghai. You should not have trouble finding flights to Shanghai from San Antonio; the airport handles an average of 0 outbound flights to Shanghai per day. You should also have plenty of airline options to choose from since 1 airline has flights from the San Antonio airport to Shanghai. It is only a 7.6 mi journey to San Antonio (SAT) from San Antonio’s city center.

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Wed 12/243:00 pmSAT - PVG

1 stop35h 25mAmerican Airlines

Wed 12/316:25 pmPVG - SAT

1 stop16h 16mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/23

$1,723

Wed 12/243:00 pmSAT - PVG

1 stop35h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 12/3110:00 amPVG - SAT

2 stops24h 41mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/23

$1,937

Wed 12/245:59 pmSAT - PVG

2 stops34h 56mUnited Airlines

Wed 12/311:30 pmPVG - SAT

2 stops23h 18mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/23

$1,957

Wed 12/2412:56 pmSAT - SHA

2 stops36h 24mCathay Pacific

Wed 12/311:35 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops39h 13mCathay Pacific

Deal found 12/23

$2,476

Sun 12/217:34 pmSAT - PVG

2 stops50h 46mMultiple Airlines

Sat 1/312:00 pmPVG - SAT

2 stops47h 26mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/21

$4,381

Sun 12/218:19 pmSAT - SHA

2 stops29h 01mMultiple Airlines

Sat 1/31:10 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops23h 37mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/21

$12,224

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Tue 2/177:00 amSAT - PVG

1 stop19h 25mAmerican Airlines

Tue 3/246:25 pmPVG - SAT

1 stop17h 29mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/21

$950

Tue 2/171:40 pmSAT - PVG

2 stops31h 55mMultiple Airlines

Tue 3/248:30 amPVG - SAT

2 stops28h 26mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/21

$1,011

Wed 1/145:30 amSAT - PVG

1 stop19h 50mDelta

Wed 1/216:00 pmPVG - SAT

2 stops20h 41mDelta

Deal found 12/22

$1,128

Sat 1/178:16 amSAT - PVG

2 stops38h 04mJapan Airlines

Wed 1/216:40 pmPVG - SAT

2 stops42h 14mJapan Airlines

Deal found 12/20

$1,155

Fri 4/249:40 amSAT - SHA

2 stops37h 35mANA

Sun 5/31:35 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops39h 43mANA

Deal found 12/22

$1,533

Wed 1/146:14 amSAT - PVG

1 stop20h 11mAmerican Airlines

Wed 1/216:25 pmPVG - SAT

1 stop16h 25mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$950

Mon 4/63:41 pmSAT - PVG

2 stops31h 29mMultiple Airlines

Tue 4/287:20 amPVG - SAT

2 stops26h 36mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/21

$1,011

Wed 1/147:20 amSAT - PVG

2 stops26h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 1/217:10 amPVG - SAT

2 stops29h 44mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$1,011

Mon 4/65:10 amSAT - PVG

1 stop21h 10mDelta

Tue 4/2810:00 amPVG - SAT

1 stop26h 08mDelta

Deal found 12/23

$1,192

Fri 4/247:35 amSAT - PVG

1 stop19h 30mDelta

Sun 5/310:00 amPVG - SAT

1 stop18h 52mDelta

Deal found 12/22

$1,192

Mon 4/63:41 pmSAT - SHA

2 stops31h 24mMultiple Airlines

Tue 4/284:50 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops34h 43mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/21

$1,086

Mon 4/67:20 amSAT - SHA

2 stops39h 05mJapan Airlines

Tue 4/2812:50 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops22h 58mJapan Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$1,440

Wed 1/142:35 pmSAT - SHA

2 stops31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Wed 1/211:35 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops38h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$1,170

Thu 2/57:00 amSAT - SHA

2 stops39h 25mANA

Thu 2/121:40 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops35h 07mANA

Deal found 12/22

$1,637

Sat 1/172:35 pmSAT - SHA

2 stops31h 10mJapan Airlines

Wed 1/211:10 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops23h 44mJapan Airlines

Deal found 12/20

$6,005

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Wed 12/243:00 pmSAT - PVG

1 stop35h 25mAmerican Airlines

Wed 12/316:25 pmPVG - SAT

1 stop16h 16mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/23

$1,723

Wed 12/243:00 pmSAT - PVG

1 stop35h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 12/3110:00 amPVG - SAT

2 stops24h 41mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/23

$1,937

Wed 12/2412:56 pmSAT - SHA

2 stops36h 24mCathay Pacific

Wed 12/311:35 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops39h 13mCathay Pacific

Deal found 12/23

$2,476

Thu 1/17:08 amSAT - PVG

2 stops22h 22mJapan Airlines

Mon 1/121:25 pmPVG - SAT

2 stops23h 29mJapan Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$1,147

Thu 1/15:20 amSAT - PVG

1 stop20h 00mDelta

Mon 1/126:00 pmPVG - SAT

2 stops34h 43mDelta

Deal found 12/22

$1,197

Thu 1/111:30 amSAT - PVG

3 stops32h 15mMultiple Airlines

Mon 1/125:35 pmPVG - SAT

2 stops30h 36mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$1,926

Wed 1/146:14 amSAT - PVG

1 stop20h 11mAmerican Airlines

Wed 1/216:25 pmPVG - SAT

1 stop16h 25mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$950

Wed 1/147:20 amSAT - PVG

2 stops26h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 1/217:10 amPVG - SAT

2 stops29h 44mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$1,011

Wed 1/145:30 amSAT - PVG

1 stop19h 50mDelta

Wed 1/216:00 pmPVG - SAT

2 stops20h 41mDelta

Deal found 12/22

$1,128

Wed 1/142:35 pmSAT - SHA

2 stops31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Wed 1/211:35 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops38h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$1,170

Sat 1/178:16 amSAT - PVG

2 stops45h 14mJapan Airlines

Wed 1/216:40 pmPVG - SAT

2 stops42h 14mJapan Airlines

Deal found 12/22

$1,144

Sat 1/172:35 pmSAT - SHA

2 stops31h 10mJapan Airlines

Wed 1/211:10 pmSHA - SAT

2 stops23h 44mJapan Airlines

Deal found 12/21

$6,005

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San AntonioShanghai

SAT - PVG

SATPVG

San Antonio

Tue 2/17

7:00 am-4:25 pm

1 stop19h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 3/24

6:25 pm-10:54 pm

1 stop17h 29m

$950

San AntonioShanghai

SAT - PVG

SATPVG

San Antonio

Wed 1/14

6:14 am-4:25 pm

1 stop20h 11m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 1/21

6:25 pm-8:50 pm

1 stop16h 25m

$950

San AntonioShanghai

SAT - PVG

SATPVG

San Antonio

Tue 2/17

1:40 pm-11:35 am

2 stops31h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 3/24

8:30 am-11:56 pm

2 stops28h 26m

$1,011

San AntonioShanghai

SAT - PVG

SATPVG

San Antonio

Mon 4/6

3:41 pm-12:10 pm

2 stops31h 29m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 4/28

7:20 am-8:56 pm

2 stops26h 36m

$1,011

San AntonioShanghai

SAT - PVG

SATPVG

San Antonio

Wed 1/14

7:20 am-11:55 pm

2 stops26h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 1/21

7:10 am-10:54 pm

2 stops29h 44m

$1,011

San AntonioShanghai

SAT - SHA

SATSHA

San Antonio

Mon 4/6

3:41 pm-12:05 pm

2 stops31h 24m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 4/28

4:50 pm-2:33 pm

2 stops34h 43m

$1,086

San AntonioShanghai

SAT - PVG

SATPVG

San Antonio

Wed 1/14

5:30 am-3:20 pm

1 stop19h 50m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 1/21

6:00 pm-12:41 am

2 stops20h 41m

$1,128

San AntonioShanghai

SAT - PVG

SATPVG

San Antonio

Sat 1/17

8:16 am-12:20 pm

2 stops38h 04m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 1/21

6:40 pm-10:54 pm

2 stops42h 14m

$1,155

San AntonioShanghai

SAT - SHA

SATSHA

San Antonio

Wed 1/14

2:35 pm-12:20 pm

2 stops31h 45m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 1/21

1:35 pm-2:05 pm

2 stops38h 30m

$1,170

San AntonioShanghai

SAT - PVG

SATPVG

San Antonio

Mon 4/6

5:10 am-3:20 pm

1 stop21h 10m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 4/28

10:00 am-11:08 pm

1 stop26h 08m

$1,192

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from San Antonio to Shanghai?

Currently, March is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Antonio to Shanghai (average of $558). Flying from San Antonio to Shanghai in July is currently the most expensive (average of $1,300). 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.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SAT to SHA?

It’s optimal to fly from San Antonio to Shanghai at noon. By choosing this option you can save up to 39% on the cost of your flight, compared to a flight in the evening.

Reviews of airlines servicing Shanghai

Peruse reviews from past customers who have flown with American Airlines from San Antonio to Shanghai to help guide your decision. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

American Airlines

7.2

Good

11,054 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

sheila,Mar 2025

DFW - MSP

We were delayed for 3 hours with no real reason or offer for compensation

American Airlines

7.2

Good

11,054 reviews

American Airlines

7.2

Good

11,054 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

sheila,Mar 2025

DFW - MSP

We were delayed for 3 hours with no real reason or offer for compensation

Related info for your journey

What airport do you fly from for flights from San Antonio to Shanghai?
San Antonio (SAT) is the airport you will fly out of if you book a flight from San Antonio to Shanghai. You should not have trouble finding flights to Shanghai from San Antonio; the airport handles an average of 0 outbound flights to Shanghai per day. You should also have plenty of airline options to choose from since 1 airline has flights from the San Antonio airport to Shanghai. It is only a 7.6 mi journey to San Antonio (SAT) from San Antonio’s city center.
How long is the flight from San Antonio to Shanghai?
There are many flights that can get you from San Antonio to Shanghai in 19h 50m. Fly via American Airlines, Delta, or Japan Airlines to get the fastest option. San Antonio and Shanghai are separated by a distance of 7474 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.
What is the cheapest airline to fly from San Antonio to Shanghai round-trip?
Cheapflights users have booked flights from San Antonio to Shanghai round-trip from $1,069.
Can I find deals for flights from San Antonio to Shanghai that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on San Antonio to Shanghai flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from San Antonio to Shanghai?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from San Antonio to Shanghai.
Can I find deals for business class flights from San Antonio to Shanghai?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from San Antonio to Shanghai by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from San Antonio to Shanghai?
Currently, March is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Antonio to Shanghai (average of $558). Flying from San Antonio to Shanghai in July is currently the most expensive (average of $1,300). 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.

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American Airlines	Cheapest$1,069	Average$1,229	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%

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