There are 8 ways to get from California to Guangzhou by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane SFO - CAN
18h 33m¥4,282–9,102Fly San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane SFO - SZX
- Take the train from Humen to Guangzhou South stationtrain
22h 14m¥2,424–6,653Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane LAX - CAN
18h 52m¥2,758–7,097Fly San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane SFO - HKG
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South stationtrain
19h 3m¥3,125–6,427Fly San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Macau International Airport (MFM)plane SFO - MFM
- Take the train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South stationtrain
21h 22m¥3,954–9,732Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane LAX - HKG
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South stationtrain
19h 17m¥3,401–6,422Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Macau International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Macau International Airport (MFM)plane LAX - MFM
- Take the train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South stationtrain
21h 46m¥3,330–9,227Fly Tijuana International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, train
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane TIJ - SZX
- Take the train from Humen to Guangzhou South stationtrain
23h 11m¥2,975–8,718
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Guangzhou is to fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥7500 and takes 18h 52m.
The fastest way to get from California to Guangzhou is to fly which takes 18h 33m and costs ¥4200 - ¥9500.
The distance between California and Guangzhou is 11151 km.
It takes approximately 18h 33m to get from California to Guangzhou, including transfers.
Guangzhou is 15h ahead of California. It is currently 3:08 PM in California and 6:08 AM in Guangzhou.
There are 1150+ hotels available in Guangzhou.
What companies run services between California, USA and Guangzhou, China?
China Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Macau International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–22,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–22,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–26,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Macau International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–25,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–25,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–22,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–26,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Macau International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–13,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Macau International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Macau International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥49–54
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥49–54
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- Business Class Seat
- ¥100–160
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥49–54
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥49–54
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- Business Class Seat
- ¥100–160
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Humen to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥26–29
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥26–29
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥40–44
- Business Class Seat
- ¥50–75
Train from Humen to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥26–29
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥26–29
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥40–44
- Business Class Seat
- ¥50–75
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥65–90
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥60–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥65–90
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥60–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Adult - second class
- ¥40–65
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Adult - second class
- ¥40–65
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