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KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from California to China.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to China is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from California to China with an airline and back with another airline.

Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from California to China up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

California and China are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Air China (28 flights per week), United Airlines (24 flights per week), and China Eastern (10 flights per week).

There are 220 airports in China. The busiest airport is Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG), with 6% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in China is Xiamen Gaoqi Intl Airport (XMN), with an average flight price of $514.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to China is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $816. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $940 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to China is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $751 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to China is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,210.

The cheapest ticket to China from California found in the last 5 days was to Shenzhen, at $614 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $689.

The cheapest month for flights from California to China is September, when tickets cost $445 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $888 and $782 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to China, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to China from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 43 direct flights each week.

There are around 12 direct flights from within California to China every day. Most flights (39%) depart in the afternoon.

Each week there are around 80 direct flights from within California to China. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to China takes 18h 43m, covering a distance of 6473 miles. The shortest route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) with an average flight time of 12h 40m.

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to China. Instead, there are 80 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Shanghai (70% of total searches to China). The next most popular destinations are Guangzhou (13%) and Dalian (2%). Searches for flights to Shenyang (2%), to Shenzhen (2%) and to Nanjing (1%) are also popular.