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Median SFO–Hong Kong fare is $334 over 30 days of tracking; watch for dips toward $277 rather than chasing a specific date.

SFO–HKG fares hover near $334 — but the bottom quartile dips to $277

Key takeaways

$334 median fare across 30 days of cached pricing snapshots
Bottom quartile fares sit at $277 or lower — a realistic target if you have flexibility
Top quartile fares reach $369+, close to the observed high of $370
A 42% spread between low and high signals real volatility on this route — timing matters more than usual
Full range runs from $260 to $370, so the ceiling isn't extreme even in worse-case snapshots

30-day price trend

SFO → HKG · cheapest cached fare per day · last 30 days · ↓ 30%

$260 low$370 high

See full numbers and stats on the SFO → HKG price history page.

The full picture

Over the 30-day window we tracked, SFO–Hong Kong fares moved between $260 and $370, with a median of $334. That's a 42% spread between the cheapest and priciest cached fares — wide enough that this route rewards patience and flexibility rather than punishing procrastination. If you're the type to book the instant you start planning, know that you're more likely landing near the top quartile ($369+) than the bottom.

We can't point to a specific week or day-of-week pattern in this dataset — 30 snapshots of cached fares tell us about the distribution of prices, not the calendar logic behind them. What we can say is that a meaningful chunk of fares (the bottom 25%) came in at $277 or below, which is a good anchor price to wait for if your travel dates aren't fixed. Treat $334 as the price you should expect to pay if you book without much strategy, and treat anything under $300 as a genuinely good deal worth acting on.

No carrier data was distinguishable enough in this sample to make claims about which airline tends to run cheaper on this route — long-haul trans-Pacific routes like SFO–HKG often have a mix of nonstop and one-stop itineraries that can swing the fare significantly, and our snapshots don't separate those out. The honest takeaway: this is a genuinely volatile route (42% spread is on the higher end of what we see), so rather than fixating on a booking date, set a price alert around the $277–$300 range and be ready to book when fares dip into it. The caveat worth repeating — 30 days of snapshots capture recent market behavior, not seasonal patterns across a full year, so treat these numbers as a current snapshot rather than a permanent rule for this route.

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Why we regenerated this article: Median fare ↓ 9% ($369 → $334). 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 Sep 26, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.