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Sep 6: €369
€369
Aug 31
Sep 6
low €368 · high €467
Departure-day prices · September 2026 San Francisco → Shanghai
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Return-day prices · September 2026 Shanghai → San Francisco
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Best time to visit Shanghai — climate Jan: ~11°C daytime, 2 rainy days
11°
Jan Feb: ~10°C daytime, 4 rainy days
10°
Feb Mar: ~17°C daytime, 9 rainy days
17°
Mar Apr: ~25°C daytime, 4 rainy days
25°
Apr May: ~27°C daytime, 9 rainy days
27°
May Jun: ~29°C daytime, 21 rainy days
29°
Jun Jul: ~33°C daytime, 17 rainy days
33°
Jul Aug: ~36°C daytime, 11 rainy days
36°
Aug Sep: ~32°C daytime, 21 rainy days
32°
Sep Oct: ~26°C daytime, 7 rainy days
26°
Oct Nov: ~18°C daytime, 6 rainy days
18°
Nov Dec: ~14°C daytime, 2 rainy days
14°
Dec Best value: Sep — fares from €368 and ~32°C daytime.
Flights from San Francisco to Shanghai start around €368 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €368–416, based on 9 fares found by travellers.
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16h 20m duration
€368–416 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares San Francisco → Shanghai; typically 1 stop (e.g. PR). · Based on 9 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Shanghai Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Nov 5 – Nov 19
All Nippon Airways · 1 stop · 14h 45m
€398
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Mar 1 – Mar 20
All Nippon Airways · 1 stop · 14h 45m
€416
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Nov 9 – Dec 21
Cathay Pacific · 1 stop · 18h 05m
€497
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Nov 8 – Dec 20
Asiana Airlines · 1 stop · 15h 10m
€503
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Oct 22 – Oct 27
Vietnam Airlines · 1 stop · 20h 00m
€672
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Oct 22 – Oct 31
Vietnam Airlines · 1 stop · 20h 00m
€696
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Sep 16 – Oct 16
Air China · 1 stop · 16h 20m
€718
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Dec 1 – Dec 15
Alaska Airlines · 2 stops · 19h 12m
€732
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Weather in Shanghai
Sun
🌦️
29°
24°
💧71%
Mon
🌦️
31°
23°
💧61%
Tue
🌦️
30°
23°
💧37%
Wed
🌦️
29°
23°
💧61%
Thu
🌦️
31°
21°
💧44%
Fri
☁️
31°
24°
💧25%
Sat
🌦️
31°
23°
💧29%
In Sep, Shanghai typically sees ~32°C daytime highs and 21 rainy days.
Where to stay in Shanghai 3★+ hotels from €50/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Modena by Fraser Putuo Shanghai
hotel · Shanghai
from €50/night ★ 4
Campanile Shanghai Bund Hotel
hotel · Shanghai
from €56/night ★ 3
Novotel Shanghai Atlantis
hotel · Shanghai
from €60/night ★ 4
Good to know Time difference +15h
Time in the air 14h 45m
Things to do in Shanghai Top-rated tours and tickets from €52 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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About Shanghai
Shanghai (上海; Zånhae in Shanghainese, Shànghǎi in Mandarin) is the most developed city in China, the country's main center for finance and fashion, and one of the world's most populous and important cities. Shanghai is a fascinating mix of East and West. It has historic shikumen (石库门) houses that blend the styles of Chinese houses with European design flair, and it has one of the richest collections of Art Deco buildings in the world.
Read the full Shanghai guide
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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-06. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.