$316 Find Cheap Flights from Qingdao to California

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Cheap Flights from Qingdao to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$644
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$598
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,345
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,473
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$644
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$598
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,345
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,473

Book Cheap Qingdao to California Plane Tickets

 
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

Mon, Nov 3 - Mon, Jan 26
China Southern Logo
10:50 am - 7:40 pmTAO-SFO
24h 50m1 stop
China Southern Logo
11:35 pm - 11:50 pmSFO-TAO
32h 15m2 stops
$598China Southern
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Mon, Nov 3 - Mon, Jan 26
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:30 pm - 4:20 pmTAO-SFO
17h 50m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:55 pm - 1:15 pmSFO-TAO
22h 20m1 stop
$636Cathay Pacific
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Sat, Nov 15 - Wed, Apr 8
China Eastern Logo
7:40 pm - 9:05 amTAO-LAX
29h 25m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
12:30 pm - 12:30 amLAX-TAO
21h 00m1 stop
$644China Eastern
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Mon, Nov 3 - Mon, Jan 26
China Southern Logo
10:50 am - 7:40 pmTAO-SFO
24h 50m1 stop
China Southern Logo
11:35 pm - 5:45 pmSFO-TAO
26h 10m2 stops
$668China Southern
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Wed, Dec 3 - Wed, Dec 10
Korean Air Logo
10:55 am - 9:30 amTAO-SFO
14h 35m1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:40 am - 9:45 amSFO-TAO
30h 05m1 stop
$683Korean Air
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Wed, Nov 5 - Wed, Feb 11
Korean Air Logo
2:55 pm - 9:30 amTAO-SFO
34h 35m1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:40 am - 1:40 pmSFO-TAO
34h 00m1 stop
$704Korean Air
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Sat, Nov 15 - Wed, Apr 8
China Eastern Logo
9:05 pm - 9:05 amTAO-LAX
28h 00m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
12:30 pm - 9:10 amLAX-TAO
29h 40m2 stops
$774China Eastern
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Sat, Nov 15 - Tue, Apr 7
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:30 pm - 8:55 pmTAO-LAX
22h 25m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:30 am - 1:35 pmLAX-TAO
22h 05m1 stop
$887Cathay Pacific
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Fri, Apr 17 - Tue, Apr 21
ANA Logo
1:30 pm - 11:51 pmTAO-LAS
25h 21m2 stops
ANA Logo
7:30 am - 12:30 pmLAS-TAO
38h 00m2 stops
$1,113ANA
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Wed, Dec 3 - Wed, Dec 10
ANA Logo
1:35 pm - 9:40 pmTAO-SFO
24h 05m2 stops
ANA Logo
10:15 am - 12:35 pmSFO-TAO
34h 20m1 stop
$1,120ANA
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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 August, when tickets cost $675 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,089 and $918 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 seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$316
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Qingdao to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.4
Korean AirOverall score based on 1153 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.1Food
8.3Comfort
8.7Crew
8.5Boarding
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It’s great, long flight and arrive safe at destination

10.0 ExcellentAye, Oct 2025ICN - MSP
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It’s great, long flight and arrive safe at destination

Everything was excellent as I expected. They also had a very caring crew. I had a headache and asked a Tylenol. The crew members kept checking with me how I was doing.

They were trying to get people to check luggage because the over head compartments were full but when we boarded there were lots of empty places that people could have put the luggage.

I can't believe they put my wife and I in the two middle seats! It is a very long flight and we had single flyers on either side of us blocking the way to the bathroom! There's no reason to not give one of us the isle seat so we could have managed bathroom needs and snacks with convenience. So I think very poorly of Korean air to put us both in the middle, I've never had that happen before and will probably avoid this airline in the future because of this. We tried to have them change it but they didn't so you pretty much lost a customer because of it.

One of the flight attendants stepped on my foot. I was on the aisle seat. A lady inside needed to get out. So Instood. Just then, a flight attentendant came wuicklybtheoughbthe aisle and stepprd on my sock covered toes. I let out a small sound. She stopped momentarily, but didn’t ask how I was just took off of the aisle. Never came back to see how I was. Fortunately, I was not really hurt other than a slight soreness in my toes. But I found that to be very negligent.

Korean air has a little bit more seating space than Asiana air.

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 lead business class attendant was excellent. Made a point of greeting you and knowing your name by the time you leave.

If my return flight was not so much better, I would have given an excellent review.

A lot of things Never flying with this airline again Had an emergency landing

Chicken pieces were too big with pasta. Need to be smaller.

Boarding at the airport was not well managed. Otherwise, had a good flight sitting in the first row (which I paid for). Crew was pretty friendly, and flight was smooth.

Just want to do a little more clean up so does not smell like urine.

Check in process at the kiosk, crew in flight and overall comfort was good. Food selection could have been better. Flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles did not have any vegetarian main course option, it was either sea food or chicken. Being a vegetarian I could only eat yogurt and fruit. Most international flights have one vegetarian main course dish which I found missing in Cathay Pacific menu.

Cabin crew is very helpful and nice, it is another level of service compared to Air Canada

The only problem I had was not being able to download my boarding passes prior to arriving at the airport. Everything else was perfect.

If I had blood clots, that window seat would've killed me for certain.

Very old business class seats, not fully flat, angled with a bar sticking in your back; seats old and apparently never cleaned, no mattress topper either, not the standard expected in J (also in awful 2-2-2 layout)! Ancient entertainment system of the pop-out type with tiny, old screen. Staff are OK but not proactive, need to be solicited, and of limited English skills, but they do try. Food and beverage options very limited (go for Chinese selection as their Western food is atrocious), no menu given and no dine-on-demand option. All in all, only choose if at a significant discount.

Definitely not top-of-the-range business class, but the A350 is certainly better than their other planes which feature an even older business class. Food/drink offerings are very limited and not up to business class standard, but OK. Staff are keen to help and friendly enough, although poor English language skills. Boarding experience in Rome was poor due to rude Italian staff at gate, but this is not the airline's fault. Onboard entertainment options are mediocre and limited. Sichuan Air is only wort it when obtained at low price and if you basically only want to sleep/rest and bring your own entertainment.

Not sure who to "blame" but I booked the ticket from SiChuan airline overseas. On the day of flight at the airport, I learnt that our passport information was not entered into the system. I was told by the SiChuan airline that this is not the first time that ticket booked overseas missing ID information. Since airport ticket counter does not have authority to add ID information, we have to call SiChuan airline customer service, Luckily, we arrived at the airport early enough to handle this and SiChuan airline customer service has been very helpful.

Dad experience when you check in in chenddu airport , service need to improve

Not good experience when you checkin in China, service need to prove

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

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