Cheap flights from San Francisco to Guangzhou from $444

In general, August is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Guangzhou. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $887. If you don’t want to visit Guangzhou in August, then you should wait until January to fly from San Francisco, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $888.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Guangzhou is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $988. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to depart from San Francisco because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travelers. As a result, prices tend to be around $1,259.

Fly from San Francisco to Guangzhou Baiyun for the best San Francisco - Guangzhou Baiyun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Guangzhou from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Guangzhou for around $1,069 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Guangzhou from San Francisco for as low as $877 on momondo.

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

As of October 2026, prices for San Francisco to Guangzhou flights are approximately 28% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Cathay Pacific and Korean Air are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Guangzhou Baiyun

China Southern, Cathay Pacific and Asiana Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Guangzhou from San Francisco according to our data. China Southern is the first choice among our users, with 52% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Guangzhou. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Guangzhou on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 6% of flights between San Francisco and Guangzhou have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 80 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

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

According to our data, China Southern have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Hong Kong (HKG) was the most common stop: 64% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Shanghai (PVG) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $777.

Flights connecting via Hong Kong (HKG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 17h 27m.

Hong Kong (HKG) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 57m.