Direct Flights from San Francisco to Hong Kong
Nonstop service from SFO to HKG on Cathay Pacific, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 8 cities have a nonstop to Hong Kong, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Hong Kong for, from San Francisco
14h 20m in the air, 6,915 miles. Give Hong Kong a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
With roughly 4 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a city with multiple personalities. The population is mainly Chinese, but British influence is still quite visible. It has absorbed people and cultural influences from places as diverse as Vietnam and Vancouver and proudly proclaims itself to be Asia's World City.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Disneyland is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
- The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) is the first and main art museum of Hong Kong, located in Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
- Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft) and is an example of…
- Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It has an area of 13.3 hectares and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
- Minsk is an aircraft carrier that served the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy from 1978 to 1994. She was the second Kiev-class vessel to be built.
- The Window of the World is a theme park located in the western part of the city of Shenzhen in the People's Republic of China.
- The Hong Kong Space Museum is a public astronomy and space science museum located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
- The Hong Kong Heritage Museum (HKHM) is a public museum of history, art and culture in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, located beside the Shing Mun River.
- The Hong Kong Museum of History (HKMH) is a public museum that preserves Hong Kong's historical and cultural heritage. It is located next to the Hong Kong Science Museum, in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon.
- Victoria Park is a public park in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. The park is named after Queen Victoria, who has a statue in the park.
- Flagstaff House, built in 1846, is the oldest example of colonial architecture remaining in Hong Kong. It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central – within the Hong Kong Park.
- Chi Lin Nunnery is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Hong Kong weather, compared with San Francisco
15° warmer than San Francisco on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Hong Kong 67°F · San Francisco 57°F · 10° warmer
- April
- Hong Kong 81°F · San Francisco 65°F · 16° warmer
- July
- Hong Kong 91°F · San Francisco 72°F · 19° warmer
- October
- Hong Kong 85°F · San Francisco 71°F · 14° warmer
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Hong Kong
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Hong Kong is November–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 67–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Hong Kong rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong Museum of Art, and Hong Kong Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG) on Cathay Pacific, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Hong Kong?
- Cathay Pacific, United fly nonstop between San Francisco (SFO) and Hong Kong (HKG).
- How many nonstop flights are there from San Francisco to Hong Kong?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from San Francisco to Hong Kong.
- How far is Hong Kong from San Francisco?
- Hong Kong is about 6,915 miles from San Francisco by air.
- What is there to do in Hong Kong?
- Popular things to do include Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Park, Kowloon Park, and more.
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