There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Harbin by plane, train, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane SFO - HRB
20h 11m¥1,786–5,230Fly San Francisco International Airport to Changchun Longjia International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ)plane SFO - CGQ
- Take the bus from Changchun Longjia Airport to Civil Aviation Hotelbus
- Take the train from Changchun West to Harbintrain
23h 29m¥1,591–4,720Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Harbin Taiping International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane SJC - HRB
23h 59m¥2,700–8,242Fly Oakland International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane OAK - HRB
25h 50m¥2,559–8,201Fly San Francisco International Airport to Daqing Sartu Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA)plane SFO - DQA
- Take the train from Daqing West to Harbintrain
23h 40m¥1,851–5,860Fly San Francisco International Airport to Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ)plane SFO - YNJ
- Take the train from Yanji West to Harbintrain
23h 54m¥2,173–6,551
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Harbin is to fly and bus and train which costs ¥1500 - ¥4800 and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Harbin is to fly which takes 20h 11m and costs ¥1700 - ¥5500.
The distance between San Francisco and Harbin is 8561 km.
It takes approximately 20h 11m to get from San Francisco to Harbin, including transfers.
Harbin is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 8:25 PM in San Francisco and 11:25 AM in Harbin.
There are 118+ hotels available in Harbin.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Harbin, China?
Air China, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Los Angeles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Changchun Longjia International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Changchun Longjia International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daqing Sartu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Los Angeles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Changchun Longjia International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Los Angeles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Changchun Longjia International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daqing Sartu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Los Angeles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥60–80
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- ¥60–80
Train from Changchun West to Harbin
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥105–120
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥170–200
- Business Class Seat
- ¥250–360
Train from Daqing West to Harbin
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–90
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- Business Class Seat
- ¥180–260
- Phone
- (86)12306
- Website
- China Railways D-Class
Train from Daqing West to Harbin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- Schedules at
- China Railways D-Class
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥95–140
Train from Yanji West to Harbin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥190–450
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥190–270
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥320–450
Bus operators
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