There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Shenzhen by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane SFO - SZX
19h 55m¥2,372–6,090Fly San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane SFO - HKG
17h 56m¥3,063–6,321Fly San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane SFO - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to Shenzhen Stationtrain
19h 46m¥4,024–9,168Fly San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Macau International Airport (MFM)plane SFO - MFM
- Take the bus from MGM Cotai to China Hong Kong Citybus
21h 21m¥3,868–9,841Fly San Francisco International Airport to Huizhou Pingtan Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Huizhou Pingtan Airport (HUZ)plane SFO - HUZ
- Take the train from Huizhou South to Shenzhen Northtrain
22h 19m¥2,417–6,806Fly Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane OAK - HKG
21h¥3,736–9,292Fly San Francisco International Airport to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH)plane SFO - ZUH
- Take the bus from Zhuhai Golden Bay International Airport to Jiuzhougangbus
- Take the ferry from Zhuhai Jiuzhou Port to Shekou Portferry
24h 33m¥2,836–7,823
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Shenzhen is to fly which costs ¥3000 - ¥6500 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Shenzhen is to fly which takes 17h 56m and costs ¥3000 - ¥6500.
The distance between San Francisco and Shenzhen is 11164 km.
It takes approximately 19h 55m to get from San Francisco to Shenzhen, including transfers.
Shenzhen is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 9:56 PM in San Francisco and 12:56 PM in Shenzhen.
There are 635+ hotels available in Shenzhen.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Shenzhen, China?
United Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
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 San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Los Angeles, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Huizhou Pingtan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Huizhou Pingtan Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
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 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 Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–24,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–24,000
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 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–21,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
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
- ¥2,300–6,000
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 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 San Francisco International Airport to Huizhou Pingtan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
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 Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
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
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- 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
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–11,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–11,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
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
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- 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
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Macau International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
- 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
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Huizhou Pingtan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Train operators
Train from Huizhou South to Shenzhen North
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥40–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥40–60
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥40–60
Train from Huizhou South to Shenzhen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥28–31
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥44–49
- Business Class Seat
- ¥55–85
Bus operators
- Phone
- (852) 2979 8778
- Website
- tilchinalink.com
Bus from MGM Cotai to China Hong Kong City
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–138
- Schedules at
- tilchinalink.com
- Book at
- tilchinalink.com
- Adult
- ¥85–130
- Website
- zhairport.com
Bus from Zhuhai Golden Bay International Airport to Jiuzhougang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25–35
- Schedules at
- zhairport.com
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 400-883-1872
- Website
- sz.gov.cn
Ferry from Zhuhai Jiuzhou Port to Shekou Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–200
- Schedules at
- trip.com
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