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SFO to Hong Kong fares show a $392 median over the last 30 days; watch fares throughout your booking window given the wide spread.
Written from this route's 30-day price index (30 daily samples). Article last regenerated Nov 7, 2026.
See full numbers and stats on the SFO → HKG price history page.
Fares between San Francisco and Hong Kong over the past 30 days ranged from $224 to $476, with a median of $392. That's a spread of 113% — large enough that relying on the median alone could cost you. The middle half of observed fares sat between $321 and $448, which is a more realistic target range for most travelers than the headline low.
With data covering all 30 days in the window, this is a well-sampled route, but the dataset doesn't show how fares evolve relative to departure date — only what cheapest cached fares looked like across the days sampled. That means we can't responsibly tell you that booking X weeks out beats booking Y weeks out; the variation we see could reflect calendar-day fluctuations, seasonal demand, or fare-class availability shifts rather than a clean booking-horizon curve. What we can say is that the gap between the $224 low and the $448+ upper quartile is wide enough that flexible travelers checking fares regularly stand to gain meaningfully compared to those who book on the first price they see.
No dominant carrier was identifiable in this data, and no day-of-week pattern was visible either, so we won't speculate about specific weekday advantages on this route. The honest takeaway: budget around the $392 median, but treat anything near $320 or below as a good fare worth booking, and anything pushing toward $450+ as worth waiting out if your dates are flexible. The caveat is real — a 113% spread signals volatility, and past fare patterns over one 30-day window are not a guarantee of what the next one will look like.
Why we regenerated this article: Top quartile ↑ 13% ($397 → $448). We only rewrite when the underlying price index actually moves — stable weeks keep the previous take.
AI-authored from this route's 30-day price index. Article last regenerated Nov 7, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.