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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Beijing

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego to Beijing 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San Diego to Beijing

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from San Diego to Beijing.
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8:37 pm - 8:15 pmSAN-PEK
32h 38m2 stops
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8:20 am - 7:46 pmPEK-SAN
26h 26m2 stops
$1,042ANA
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Sun, Sep 7 - Thu, Sep 18
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4:59 pm - 7:00 pmSAN-PEK
35h 01m2 stops
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8:20 pm - 7:34 amPEK-SAN
50h 14m2 stops
$1,165China Airlines
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Oct 5
China Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 10:55 amSAN-PEK
29h 15m2 stops
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8:20 pm - 7:34 amPEK-SAN
50h 14m2 stops
$1,215China Airlines
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Sat, Oct 4 - Sat, Oct 18
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10:20 am - 9:30 amSAN-PEK
32h 10m2 stops
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9:55 pm - 11:41 pmPEK-SAN
16h 46m1 stop
$1,225
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Sat, May 17 - Mon, May 26
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6:15 am - 12:05 amSAN-PKX
26h 50m2 stops
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1:00 pm - 3:20 pmPKX-SAN
41h 20m2 stops
$1,259China Eastern
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Oct 5
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10:54 am - 5:30 amSAN-PEK
27h 36m1 stop
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1:55 pm - 11:36 pmPEK-SAN
24h 41m1 stop
$1,280Air China
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Oct 5
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8:32 am - 2:10 pmSAN-PEK
38h 38m2 stops
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9:55 pm - 11:41 pmPEK-SAN
16h 46m1 stop
$1,285
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Sun, May 18 - Mon, May 26
Air China Logo
10:54 am - 3:55 amSAN-PEK
50h 01m2 stops
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1:55 pm - 7:51 pmPEK-SAN
20h 56m1 stop
$1,322Air China
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Oct 5
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6:15 am - 4:10 pmSAN-PEK
18h 55m2 stops
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6:05 pm - 4:07 pmPEK-SAN
37h 02m1 stop
$1,349Air Canada
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Oct 5
China Eastern Logo
6:15 am - 11:20 amSAN-PKX
38h 05m2 stops
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1:00 pm - 3:20 pmPKX-SAN
41h 20m2 stops
$1,572China Eastern
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Oct 5
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Beijing flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Beijing?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Beijing, 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 San Diego to Beijing is January, where tickets cost $1,160 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $3,340 and $2,995 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$535
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 32% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 26% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to Beijing Capital Airport

When to book flights from San Diego to Beijing

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Beijing based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Beijing

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Beijing?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Beijing was $535 for a one-way ticket and $1,042 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and Beijing?

    A passport is required to fly from San Diego to Beijing.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Diego to Beijing?

    On your way to Beijing, you’ll fly out from San Diego. You’ll be landing in one of Beijing’s 2 airports: Beijing Capital or Beijing Daxing Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Beijing?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Beijing?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between San Diego and Beijing, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Beijing, United Airlines or Air China?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Beijing are United Airlines and Air China. With an average price for the route of $2,995 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. Air China is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,296 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to Beijing?

    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 San Diego to Beijing.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Beijing from San Diego 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 San Diego to Beijing?

    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 to Beijing with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline.

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

    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 to Beijing from San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top 3 airlines serving from San Diego to Beijing

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Beijing. 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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Asiana AirlinesOverall score based on 442 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.0Food
7.7Entertainment
8.5Crew
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It was amazing. I was not expecting the phenomenal customer service Asiana provides.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025SEA - ICN
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It was amazing. I was not expecting the phenomenal customer service Asiana provides.

It was all perfect and very pleasant for such long flights

The seats felt very small. We were supplied with pillows and blankets, which was nice. Lots of noise from the bathroom, plus exterior noise. Made it hard to hear the entertainment system, even using my own noise-cancelling headphones. The food was really bad. I generally request a vegetarian meal and one was supplied, but the pasta was cold and hard and there was nothing pleasant about it. Two meals were served on this flight; one was a repeat of the meal I had had on the flight immediately preceding this one, which was bad enough I didn't even try it. Drinks were very limited. All I wanted was water, and on a 10.5 hour flight, I was given 3 cups of about 3 ounces each.

The seats felt very small. We were supplied with pillows and blankets, which was nice. Lots of noise from the bathroom, plus exterior noise. Made it hard to hear the entertainment system, even using my own noise-cancelling headphones. The food was really bad. I generally request a vegetarian meal and one was supplied, but the pasta was cold and hard and there was nothing pleasant about it. Drinks were very limited. All I wanted was water, and on a 4 hour flight, I was given 2 cups of about 3 ounces each.

We took business class, It was comfortable and I was able to sleep.

Everything was perfect. A flight attendant even brought me snacks after I declined food due to my desire to force myself to follow the destination time zone.

For the most part, it was an enjoyable experience. It's the 2nd half of the journey was a bit uncomfortable. It was on a noticable smaller plane compared to the previous one.

Only process that my luggage didn’t make it to my destination because of short connection but I understand

The boarding process was good. The toilet could be better maintained.

This has been the worst experience I've ever had. We arrived to Ho Chi Minh Airport and were supposed to get our Asiana ticket from the transfer counter as we came with a different airline. However, the staff at the transfer counter were not helpful and kept giving us different information. We were first told by Asiana airlines staff we had to wait 2 hours so they could print out and give us our tickets, then someone else told us we had to wait 3hrs, someone told us "I don't know, just go sit and wait and we will tell you later." This was at a place in the Ho Chi Minh airport that had no coffee or food shops, nothing, just immigration (to enter Vietnam with a Vietnam Visa) and security (to transfer into the gates) but we needed our printed boarding pass to go through. It wasn't until we demanded to speak to a supervisor as our flight time was 1hr away because they kept telling us "there's alot of time left for your international flight, we will get your tickets later" we still had to wait around 20minutes for the "Supervisor" to give us our tickets. I would NOT recommend Asiana Airlines, especially if going thru Ho Chi Minh Airport as they are not helpful. (We almost missed our flight, due to their lazyness and incompetence of printing our tickets) I would suggest Asiana Airlines to have a Machine in the transfer area so passengers can easily print out their boarding passes themselves and save some money by not hiring incompetent staff that can't do a simple task such as printing a boarding pass.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Compared with other carriers business class for an overnight was not worth the extra expense.

Seats were comfortable. It’s was so cold and very uncomfortable. I paid 2000 miles for wifi service that was choppy the whole flight. Would like to be reimbursed for my miles Food was so disappointing. Three cold and terrible meals for $3000 round trip. This needs to be better.

Easy to board. Flight was super crowded though so I didn't sleep well on that cross country red-eye flight. The aisles seem ot have gotten narrower and the seat smaller whn luggage and people are getting bigger so it would be AWESOME to have more space and breathing room in general ;)

Pilot Erika DeLong made us feel safe and at ease in a frankly scary time to be flying. Her warm smile and greeting and excellent command of the aircraft in foggy bumpy weather helped us all to calm our nerves and get us home safely.

Plenty of room for me and the cat in Premium Economy. Seat was comfortable. Boarding was a breeze. The lady at the special check-in desk was great, super helpful and professional.

Smooth flight. As always dinner could have been more generous. Breakfast was great.

AWFUL. I have had the experience of traveling with many airlines across the world, and hands down United Airlines is the worst. Not one flight was on time, and I don’t think I met one crew member or staff member who wasn’t rude.

Old and out of date plane, it seem like every time I fly with united there’s and issue. We were delayed,

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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