How the cheapest fare moved
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Departure-day prices · April 2027 San Francisco → Shanghai
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Return-day prices · April 2027 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
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Feb Mar: ~17°C daytime, 9 rainy days
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Mar Apr: ~25°C daytime, 4 rainy days
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Apr May: ~27°C daytime, 9 rainy days
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May Jun: ~29°C daytime, 21 rainy days
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Jun Jul: ~33°C daytime, 16 rainy days
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Jul Aug: ~36°C daytime, 11 rainy days
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Aug Sep: ~32°C daytime, 21 rainy days
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Sep Oct: ~26°C daytime, 7 rainy days
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Oct Nov: ~18°C daytime, 6 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~14°C daytime, 2 rainy days
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Dec Best value: Nov — fares from €382 and ~18°C daytime.
Flights from San Francisco to Shanghai start around €382 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €382–464, based on 11 fares found by travellers.
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18h 25m duration
€382–464 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares San Francisco → Shanghai; typically 1 stop (e.g. PR). · Based on 11 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 25 – Dec 2
All Nippon Airways · 2 stops · 17h 20m
€457
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Nov 24 – Dec 8
United Airlines · 2 stops · 17h 30m
€743
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Feb 10 – Feb 17
United Airlines · 2 stops · 17h 24m
€794
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Nov 10 – Nov 15
Philippine Airlines · 1 stop · 18h 25m
€900
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Jun 15 – Jun 25
Philippine Airlines · 1 stop · 17h 45m
€965
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Dec 14 – Jan 11
Asiana Airlines · 1 stop · 15h 15m
€986
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Dec 17 – Dec 25
United Airlines · 2 stops · 17h 19m
€1051
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Dec 27 – Jan 16
Frontier Airlines · 2 stops · 19h 08m
€1069
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Weather in Shanghai
Fri
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19°
13°
💧0%
Sat
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19°
15°
💧18%
Sun
🌦️
19°
14°
💧100%
Mon
🌦️
17°
11°
💧48%
Tue
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15°
8°
💧4%
Wed
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18°
9°
💧2%
Thu
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21°
12°
💧6%
In Apr, Shanghai typically sees ~20°C daytime highs and 15 rainy days.
Where to stay in Shanghai 3★+ hotels from €56/night (38 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Modena by Fraser Putuo Shanghai
hotel · Shanghai
from €56/night ★ 4
Novotel Shanghai Hongqiao
hotel · Shanghai
from €66/night ★ 5
Hyatt Place Shanghai Hongqiao CBD
hotel · Shanghai
from €74/night ★ 4
Good to know Time difference +16h
Time in the air 15h 15m
Things to do in Shanghai Top-rated tours and tickets from €53 — 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
Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).
Popular from San Francisco Cheapest destinations travellers searched recently — refreshed daily.
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 2026-11-06. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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