Direct flights from the US, Canada and Mexico to China

49 nonstop city pairs from 15 airports in the United States, Canada and Mexico to 11 airports in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan – 75 airline services with about 481 flights a week in each direction (mid-October 2026 timetable). 141 of them go to mainland China, 163 to Hong Kong and 177 to Taipei.

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Washington Dulles. Ontario, California, Phoenix, Chicago, Houston, Boston have nonstop flights to Hong Kong or Taipei only. From other US cities you connect – via one of these gateways or via Seoul or Tokyo.

The two governments cap scheduled passenger flights: since 31 March 2024, airlines from each side may fly 50 round trips a week between the US and mainland China. Chinese airlines fly 50 (44 in the tables plus 6 on routes where one direction stops); US airlines fly 48. Hong Kong and Taiwan are outside this cap, which is why there are far more flights there.

Between 12 h 15 min and 16 h 55 min towards China, depending on the city pair. Fastest scheduled nonstop flights from the main gateways: San Francisco–Shanghai 13 h 25 min, Los Angeles–Shanghai 13 h 45 min, Seattle–Shanghai 13 h 10 min, New York–Beijing 16 h 45 min, Vancouver–Shanghai 12 h 15 min, Toronto–Beijing 13 h 20 min, Tijuana–Beijing 13 h 00 min. The return flight is usually one to two and a half hours shorter.

Towards China, the shortest is Vancouver–Shanghai (Air Canada, 12 h 15 min); the longest is Washington Dulles–Beijing (Air China, 16 h 55 min). Flights back to North America are usually one to two and a half hours shorter because they ride the jet stream – the shortest is Beijing–Seattle at 10 h 40 min.

Route, not aircraft. American and Canadian airlines have been barred from Russian airspace since 2022; most Chinese flights to the US avoid it as well, but a few still cross it. On Los Angeles–Beijing, Air China's flights are scheduled at 12 h 40 min–15 h 05 min depending on the flight number, United's at 14 h 45 min. In October 2025 the US Department of Transportation proposed banning Chinese airlines from Russian airspace on all US flights; as of October 2026 we have not found a final order.

Yes, from Vancouver and Toronto only – 109 flights a week by 11 airlines (Air Canada, Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, EVA Air, China Airlines). There is currently no nonstop flight from Montreal, Calgary or Ottawa. In April 2026 Canada and China agreed to allow more flights, so new routes may follow.

Yes, from Tijuana: Tijuana–Beijing (Hainan Airlines, 7× a week, 13 h). Mexico City has no flight to China that is nonstop both ways, but as the capital it is in the tables as an exception: Mexico City–Beijing (Hainan Airlines, 7× a week) and Mexico City–Shenzhen (China Southern, 3× a week). Hainan's flights stop in Tijuana in both directions; China Southern's stop there only on the way from Mexico City – Shenzhen–Mexico City is nonstop. They are not counted in the nonstop totals on this page. There are no passenger flights to China from Cancún, Guadalajara or Monterrey.

Often, yes. Hong Kong has 163 nonstop flights a week from 9 North American airports, Taipei 177 from 11. From Hong Kong, high-speed trains run to Shenzhen and Guangzhou in under an hour; from both cities there are frequent flights to the rest of mainland China. Check the visa rules for your route first – Hong Kong and mainland China have separate entry rules.

Use the flight number lookup further down: every operating flight number on these routes (both directions) has its own row with the scheduled aircraft type and flight time. Codeshare numbers (for example an American Airlines number on a Cathay Pacific flight) are not listed – look up the operating airline’s number instead.