Wayfli › Guangzhou (CAN) › To San Francisco (SFO)

Guangzhou (CAN) to San Francisco (SFO) flights

There are direct flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, sold by one airline: China Southern Airlines. The distance is 11,080 km, about 14h in the air. There are also 12 one-stop options, via airports such as Beijing, Shanghai and Los Angeles.

Live fares for CAN → SFOSee all routes on the map
11,080 kmdistance
~14hdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
12one-stop options

Direct flights from Guangzhou to San Francisco

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
CAN → SFOChina Southern Airlines11,080 km~14h

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
PEK BeijingAir China and China Southern Airlines then Air China and United Airlines11,375 km~16h 30m
PVG Shanghai9 Air and Air China then Air China and China Eastern11,081 km~16h 10m
LAX Los AngelesChina Southern Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines12,161 km~17h 30m
ICN SeoulChina Southern Airlines and Korean Air then Air India and Korean Air11,091 km~16h 10m
HKG Hong KongCathay Pacific and China Southern Airlines then American Airlines and Air India11,264 km~16h 25m
NRT TokyoAir China and China Southern Airlines then All Nippon Airways and United Airlines11,172 km~16h 15m
TPE TaipeiEVA Air and China Airlines then EVA Air and China Airlines11,217 km~16h 20m
MNL ManilaCebu Pacific and China Southern Airlines then Philippine Airlines12,507 km~17h 55m
SGN Ho Chi Minh CityChina Southern Airlines and Vietjet then Vietnam Airlines14,164 km~19h 55m
HND TokyoChina Southern Airlines then American Airlines and Japan Airlines11,171 km~16h 15m
YVR VancouverChina Southern Airlines then Air Canada and Flair Airlines11,492 km~16h 40m
KIX Osaka9 Air and China Southern Airlines then All Nippon Airways and United Airlines11,147 km~16h 15m

More from Guangzhou and San Francisco

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 11 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.