There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Shantou by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane SFO - SWA
20h 53m¥1,886–5,100Fly San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane SFO - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to Chaoshan Stationtrain
23h 12m¥1,829–4,816Fly San Francisco International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane SFO - XMN
- Take the train from Xiamen North to Chaoshantrain
24h 38m¥1,992–5,100Fly San Francisco International Airport to Meixian Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Meixian Airport (MXZ)plane SFO - MXZ
- Take the train from Meizhou West to Chaoshan Stationtrain
34h 26m¥3,168–8,248Fly 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 Chaoshan Stationtrain
22h 4m¥2,895–7,058Fly San Francisco International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN)plane SFO - JJN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Chaoshantrain
25h 51m¥1,934–5,868Fly Oakland International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane OAK - SWA
25h 37m¥2,459–6,571
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Shantou is to fly and train which costs ¥1800 - ¥4900 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Shantou is to fly which takes 20h 53m and costs ¥1800 - ¥5500.
The distance between San Francisco and Shantou is 10868 km.
It takes approximately 20h 53m to get from San Francisco to Shantou, including transfers.
Shantou is 16h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 6:48 AM in San Francisco and 10:48 PM in Shantou.
There are 78+ hotels available in Shantou.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Shantou, China?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Meixian Airport via Hong Kong International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Los Angeles, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Meixian Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Meixian Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–17,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Portland, Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Meixian Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–17,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Los Angeles, Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Train operators
Train from Xiamen North to Chaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- highspeed.mtr.com.hk
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–170
Train from Meizhou West to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–110
Train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Jinjiang to Chaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥95–200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥95–140
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥140–200
Train from Guangzhou East to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–310
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥140–200
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥220–310
Train from Xiamen North to Chaoshan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥220–310
Train from Meizhou West to Chaoshan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥57–63
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–450
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