There are 8 ways to get from Hong Kong to California by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HKG - SFO
15h 5m$266–920Train to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CAN - LAX
18h 14m$240–778Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane HKG - LAX
15h 45m$412–619Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane HKG - SMF
17h 39m$377–1,410Fly Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane HKG - SAN
17h 23m$347–1,211Train to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CAN - SFO
17h 29m$254–779Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane HKG - FAT
18h 40m$346–1,207Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane HKG - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
21h 32m$419–1,375
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hong Kong to California is to train and fly which costs $240 - $800 and takes 18h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Hong Kong to California is to fly which takes 15h 5m and costs $260 - $950.
The distance between Hong Kong and California is 6996 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Hong Kong to California, including transfers.
California is 16h behind Hong Kong. It is currently 5:16 PM in Hong Kong and 1:16 AM in California.
There are 3420+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Hong Kong and California, USA?
United Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- 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
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- 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
- $350–2,300
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–2,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $12–14
- 1st Class Seat
- $19–22
- Business Class Seat
- $27–40
Train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $12–14
- 1st Class Seat
- $19–22
- Business Class Seat
- $27–40
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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