$452 Find Cheap Flights from Qingdao to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Qingdao

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$803
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$761
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$10,871
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$803
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$761
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$10,871

Cheap Flights from Qingdao to California

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Qingdao to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Qingdao to California

Thu, Sep 11 - Tue, Oct 14
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:45 pm - 5:50 pmTAO-SFO
18h 05m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:10 pm - 1:35 pmSFO-TAO
23h 25m1 stop
$761Cathay Pacific
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Mon, Sep 8 - Sun, Oct 5
Korean Air Logo
2:55 pm - 10:40 amTAO-SFO
34h 45m1 stop
Korean Air Logo
12:50 pm - 8:40 amSFO-TAO
28h 50m1 stop
$773Korean Air
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Wed, Jul 2 - Wed, Jul 23
China Eastern Logo
7:00 am - 10:05 amTAO-LAX
18h 05m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
12:30 pm - 1:05 amLAX-TAO
21h 35m1 stop
$894China Eastern
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Fri, Sep 12 - Mon, Oct 13
China Southern Logo
8:15 pm - 8:40 pmTAO-SFO
39h 25m1 stop
China Southern Logo
12:35 am - 4:00 pmSFO-TAO
24h 25m2 stops
$925China Southern
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Thu, Aug 28 - Thu, Jan 1
China Southern Logo
8:10 am - 8:30 pmTAO-SFO
27h 20m2 stops
China Southern Logo
11:35 pm - 7:40 pmSFO-TAO
28h 05m2 stops
$928China Southern
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Wed, Sep 3 - Sun, Mar 1
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2:55 pm - 9:40 amTAO-LAX
33h 45m1 stop
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9:30 pm - 7:20 pmLAX-TAO
29h 50m2 stops
Tue, Jul 1 - Tue, Jul 22
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12:50 pm - 11:57 pmTAO-SFO
26h 07m2 stops
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4:03 pm - 11:50 amSFO-TAO
28h 47m2 stops
Wed, Sep 10 - Wed, Oct 15
Air China Logo
7:55 am - 10:30 amTAO-SFO
17h 35m1 stop
Air China Logo
1:00 pm - 10:35 pmSFO-TAO
18h 35m1 stop
$965Air China
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Tue, Sep 9 - Wed, Oct 15
Air China Logo
12:25 pm - 10:30 amTAO-SFO
37h 05m2 stops
Air China Logo
1:00 pm - 10:20 amSFO-TAO
30h 20m1 stop
$975Air China
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Wed, Jul 2 - Thu, Jul 24
China Eastern Logo
9:00 pm - 2:52 pmTAO-SFO
32h 52m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
12:00 pm - 1:05 amSFO-TAO
22h 05m1 stop
$982China Eastern
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Qingdao to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Qingdao to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Qingdao to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Qingdao to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Qingdao to California is December, when tickets cost $744 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,852 and $1,284 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Qingdao to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Qingdao to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Qingdao to California, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Qingdao, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Thursday being the most expensive.


Good to know

Low seasonApril
High seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$452
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from Qingdao to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Qingdao to California?

    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 Qingdao to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Qingdao to California?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Qingdao to California?

    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 Qingdao to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Qingdao to California?

    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 Qingdao to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $1,069 on average. Morning departures are around 5% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,130.

Top airlines flying from Qingdao to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Qingdao to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.4
Korean AirOverall score based on 1090 reviews
8.7Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.5Boarding
8.1Food
8.3Comfort
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Korean Air is unlike any other major airline I have flown with. The grace and respect that the staff has from check in to de-boarding is unmatched. The flight attendants this time were especially wonderful to my five little children. They helped us rearrange to more suitable seating, brought our children’s meals, and patiently waited for them in the aisles when they had to use the bathroom. We felt so welcome and comfortable. I really appreciate the meal voucher when our flight was delayed. I am grateful to have had such an stress-free experience.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2025ICN - DFW
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Korean Air is unlike any other major airline I have flown with. The grace and respect that the staff has from check in to de-boarding is unmatched. The flight attendants this time were especially wonderful to my five little children. They helped us rearrange to more suitable seating, brought our children’s meals, and patiently waited for them in the aisles when they had to use the bathroom. We felt so welcome and comfortable. I really appreciate the meal voucher when our flight was delayed. I am grateful to have had such an stress-free experience.

It's good overall. Flight was packed. Inflight entertainment choices were lacking.

They were very accommodating of a dietary issue. Nice movie & tv selections. Non-stop helped get through a very long (15 hr) flight

Great except for the delay in Korea. Korean Air did a great job setting up a hotel for the night. I also needed assistance with a wheelchair and they were outstanding.

The flight was on time and very quick, as expected, but the leg room isn't great in coach seats.

The boarding process for Korean airlines is very straightforward and easy. You've never met such helpful and friendly people. The food was great and the entertainment options were excellent too. My teenage boys found programs they wanted to watch while I had fun watching a full season of the Last Man - the Blind Investigator (Japanese), which my wife enjoyed too. My only complaint was that it takes a very long time to taxi at ICN (20 minutes) and the pilot had to hold at the gate for 10 minutes after our scheduled departure time, which meant we got to Seattle 27 minutes late. Luckily I had a long enough connection to make my next flight, but just barely.

The food on this flight from NRT to ICN was average. The staff were very friendly, but the flight took about 60 minutes longer than it should have because the pilot was only flying at 330mph instead of 500-550. Not sure what the reason is for that, but it meant for a much longer flight.

Just a typical domestic poor flight nothing more. There is no food choices in such a flight. Crew doesn't really care if you are on-board or not

My second flight wasn't better than the first one. And this is 14 hours trip, crew came out only to offer food and the choices was poor. This food choices are good for Asian people but not for westerners. The breakfast kind thing was a corn sausage really disgusting. The air-conditioned blower really blow high and cold, turn out on my arrival to feel seek, that makes the trip uncomfortable. The crew didn't not really come out during the trip to offer drinks or snacks. No fruits available. Very poor service

Our seat row plus one ahead and behind we're completely overlooked during beverage service...

Communication between the captain/crew and the passengers needs to be improved.

Food and service are good. Bathroom was lack of lotions and cleaning. That should be improved.

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced.

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

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