There are 7 ways to get from Guangzhou to California by plane or train
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Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CAN - SFO
16h 4m$243–766Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CAN - LAX
16h 49m$239–765Train to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen Northtrain
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HKG - SFO
17h 6m$424–964Train to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen Northtrain
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane HKG - LAX
17h 46m$440–813Train to Hong Kong International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen Northtrain
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane HKG - SMF
18h 40m$435–1,554Train to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Futian Stationtrain
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SZX - SFO
22h 25m$311–976Fly Foshan Shadi Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FUO - SFO
22h 48m$319–982
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Guangzhou to California is to fly which costs $240 - $800 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Guangzhou to California is to fly which takes 16h 4m and costs $240 - $800.
The distance between Guangzhou and California is 6969 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from Guangzhou to California, including transfers.
California is 15h behind Guangzhou. It is currently 3:05 AM in Guangzhou and 12:05 PM in California.
There are 3002+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Guangzhou, China and California, USA?
China Southern Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chongqing, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–2,300
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–2,300
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tianfu International, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fuzhou, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $7–8
- 1st Class Seat
- $11–13
- Business Class Seat
- $16–23
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $7–8
- 1st Class Seat
- $11–13
- Business Class Seat
- $16–23
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $7–8
- 1st Class Seat
- $11–13
- Business Class Seat
- $16–23
Train from Guangzhou South station to Futian Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–9
- 1st Class Seat
- $12–14
- Business Class Seat
- $17–25
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $8–12
- Adult - 1st Class
- $9–14
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $8–12
- Adult - 1st Class
- $9–14
Train from Guangzhou South station to Shenzhen North
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $8–12
- Adult - 1st Class
- $9–14
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