Cheap flights from San Francisco to Beijing from $481

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Beijing. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $850. If you don’t want to visit Beijing in January, then you should wait until October to fly from San Francisco, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $864.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Beijing from San Francisco is on a Wednesday. momondo users have found tickets for Wednesday departures for as low as $1,015. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Sunday because tickets tend to average around $1,572. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Beijing.

At noon is the cheapest time of day to fly from San Francisco to Beijing when you can find flight prices for as low as $1,103. Flying to Beijing at noon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $1,174.

Fly from San Francisco to Beijing Capital for the best San Francisco - Beijing flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Beijing from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Beijing for around $1,078 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Beijing from San Francisco for as low as $794 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on San Francisco to Beijing flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between San Francisco to Beijing.

As of August 2026, prices for San Francisco to Beijing flights are approximately 31% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

China Southern and Air Canada are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Beijing

Cathay Pacific, Asiana Airlines and Air China are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Beijing from San Francisco according to our data. Cathay Pacific is the first choice among our users, with 31% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Beijing. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Beijing on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 24% of flights between San Francisco and Beijing have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 162 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 23% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Hong Kong (HKG) was the most common stop: 38% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Incheon (ICN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $801.

Flights connecting via Vancouver (YVR) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 17h 47m.

Shanghai (PVG) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 16m.

As of August 2026, 2 flights take off from San Francisco and land in Beijing each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 10:00AM, with 93% of daily flights taking off at noon.

14 flights are operational weekly from San Francisco to Beijing as of August 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.