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$466+ Cheap flights from San Jose, CA (SJC) to Shanghai, China

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a Cheapflights user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight departing on 10/23. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
SJC — SHA
Jul 5 — Jul 121
Sun 7/5
Sun 7/12
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Cheap flight deals from San Jose to Shanghai

Cheapest flights from San Jose to Shanghai
Explore the most affordable flight options available from San Jose to Shanghai. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on June 5, 2026.

This Korean Air deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/3. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Korean Air is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 8/187:21 am
SJC
-
PVG
2 stops21h 49m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 9/1511:10 am
PVG
-
SJC
2 stops20h 52m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/3$1,020
This Ovago deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/2. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Ovago is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 9/228:00 am
SJC
-
PVG
2 stops23h 10m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 10/69:35 am
PVG
-
SJC
2 stops21h 17m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/2$1,103
This Korean Air deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/1. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Korean Air is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sat 8/297:21 am
SJC
-
PVG
2 stops21h 49m
Multiple Airlines
Fri 9/41:40 pm
PVG
-
SJC
2 stops21h 33m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/1$1,121
This Korean Air deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/31. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Korean Air is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 8/28:25 pm
SJC
-
SHA
2 stops29h 40m
Korean Air
Fri 8/146:25 pm
SHA
-
SJC
2 stops34h 11m
Korean Air
Deal found 5/31$1,141
This Qatar Airways deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/3. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Qatar Airways is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 10/16:17 am
SJC
-
PVG
2 stops43h 03m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 10/1412:35 am
PVG
-
SJC
2 stops32h 25m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/3$1,143
This Korean Air deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/31. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Korean Air is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sat 8/18:25 pm
SJC
-
SHA
2 stops53h 40m
Korean Air
Fri 8/146:25 pm
SHA
-
SJC
2 stops34h 11m
Korean Air
Deal found 5/31$1,147
This oojo deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/5. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure oojo is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 8/169:38 pm
SJC
-
PVG
2 stops32h 17m
Multiple Airlines
Sat 10/31:10 pm
PVG
-
SJC
2 stops21h 50m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/5$1,164
This Cathay Pacific deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/2. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Cathay Pacific is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 9/2212:02 pm
SJC
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SHA
2 stops33h 03m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 10/64:50 pm
SHA
-
SJC
2 stops38h 02m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/2$1,197
This KAYAK deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/3. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure KAYAK is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 10/258:00 am
SJC
-
PVG
2 stops22h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Sun 11/11:10 pm
PVG
-
SJC
2 stops36h 35m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/3$1,256
This American Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/3. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure American Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 8/1812:42 pm
SJC
-
PVG
2 stops35h 38m
American Airlines
Tue 9/155:20 pm
PVG
-
SJC
1 stop19h 41m
American Airlines
Deal found 6/3$1,300
This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/4. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Fri 8/149:34 am
SJC
-
PVG
1 stop16h 41m
Multiple Airlines
Sat 8/221:05 am
PVG
-
SJC
2 stops25h 57m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/4$1,314
This Qatar Airways deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/1. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Qatar Airways is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Mon 11/210:39 am
SJC
-
PVG
2 stops36h 01m
Qatar Airways
Fri 11/611:35 pm
PVG
-
SJC
2 stops37h 08m
Qatar Airways
Deal found 6/1$1,319

Find flight deals from San Jose to Shanghai

Discover tips and strategies to find the most affordable flight options for your journey from San Jose (SJC) to Shanghai (CN2). Learn about various techniques such as flexible date searches, comparing prices across and setting up price alerts. Use these methods to find the cheapest flights available for your travel needs. Data last updated June 5, 2026.

Round-trip from

$1,020
(Korean Air)

One-way from

$466
(oojo)
From San Jose to Shanghai
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Customize your flight search to find flights from San Jose to Shanghai that fit within your specific budget. Explore options based on user searches and filter the results based on your desired price range. Find flights that match your budget for a cost-effective journey. Over the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made 2,558,603 searches. Data last updated June 5, 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights from San Jose to Shanghai that are best for you.

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Price

Cheapest round-trip

San JoseShanghai

SJC - PVG

SJCPVG

San Jose

Sat 8/29

7:21 am-8:10 pm

2 stops21h 49m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 9/4

1:40 pm-8:13 pm

2 stops21h 33m

$1,121

San JoseShanghai

SJC - SHA

SJCSHA

San Jose

Sun 8/2

8:25 pm-5:05 pm

2 stops29h 40m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Fri 8/14

6:25 pm-1:36 pm

2 stops34h 11m

$1,141

San JoseShanghai

SJC - SHA

SJCSHA

San Jose

Sat 8/1

8:25 pm-5:05 pm

2 stops53h 40m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Fri 8/14

6:25 pm-1:36 pm

2 stops34h 11m

$1,147

San JoseShanghai

SJC - SHA

SJCSHA

San Jose

Tue 9/22

12:02 pm-12:05 pm

2 stops33h 03m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 10/6

4:50 pm-3:52 pm

2 stops38h 02m

$1,197

San JoseShanghai

SJC - PVG

SJCPVG

San Jose

Sat 8/29

11:37 am-7:50 pm

1 stop17h 13m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 9/4

5:30 pm-8:13 pm

1 stop17h 43m

$1,394

San JoseShanghai

SJC - PVG

SJCPVG

San Jose

Sun 8/16

5:47 pm-7:50 pm

1 stop35h 03m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 10/3

6:25 pm-7:35 pm

1 stop16h 10m

$1,415
Quickest round-trip

San JoseShanghai

SJC - PVG

SJCPVG

San Jose

Thu 10/1

9:48 am-7:50 pm

2 stops19h 02m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 10/15

6:25 pm-6:48 pm

1 stop15h 23m

$1,438

San JoseShanghai

SJC - PVG

SJCPVG

San Jose

Sat 8/1

11:35 am-7:50 pm

1 stop17h 15m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 8/14

5:30 pm-10:50 pm

1 stop20h 20m

$1,442

San JoseShanghai

SJC - PVG

SJCPVG

San Jose

Sun 7/12

8:25 pm-7:50 pm

2 stops32h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 7/16

5:30 pm-10:48 pm

1 stop20h 18m

$1,446

San JoseShanghai

SJC - PVG

SJCPVG

San Jose

Fri 7/17

6:12 pm-7:50 pm

2 stops34h 38m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 7/24

5:30 pm-8:57 am

2 stops30h 27m

$1,446

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

    For a flight from San Jose to Shanghai, you will be flying from San Jose. San Jose (SJC) is just 2.9 mi from the center of the city. San Jose is the only San Jose airport and it handles 0 outbound flights to Shanghai per day. 0 airlines have flights to Shanghai from San Jose on a regular basis.

  • How long is the flight from San Jose, California to Shanghai?

    Departing from San Jose, California to Shanghai will take you 17h 13m. San Jose, California and Shanghai are separated by a distance of 6163 mi. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both nonstop flights and flights with stops.

  • Can I find deals for flights from San Jose to Shanghai that include hotel bookings?

    Yes. In addition to deals on San Jose to Shanghai flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

  • How can I find direct flights from San Jose to Shanghai?

    After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from San Jose to Shanghai.

  • Can I find deals for business class flights from San Jose to Shanghai?

    Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from San Jose 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.

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