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Cheap Flights from San Diego to China

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stops$977
Beijing
Beijing2 stops$1,004
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,069
Chengdu
Chengdu2 stops$1,823
Shenzhen
Shenzhen2 stops$1,367
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$1,367
Qingdao
Qingdao2 stops$922
Wuhan
Wuhan2 stops$1,208
Xi'an
Xi'an2 stops$1,225
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$922
Kunming
Kunming2 stops$1,022
Nanjing
Nanjing2 stops$1,341
Changsha
Changsha2 stops$1,225
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stops$977
Beijing
Beijing2 stops$1,004
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,069
Chengdu
Chengdu2 stops$1,823
Shenzhen
Shenzhen2 stops$1,367
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$1,367
Qingdao
Qingdao2 stops$922
Wuhan
Wuhan2 stops$1,208
Xi'an
Xi'an2 stops$1,225
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$922
Kunming
Kunming2 stops$1,022
Nanjing
Nanjing2 stops$1,341
Changsha
Changsha2 stops$1,225

Book Cheap San Diego to China Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego to China 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San Diego to China

Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 21
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6:15 am - 8:55 pm
SAN
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PVG
47h 40m
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1:10 pm - 8:54 pm
PVG
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SAN
22h 44m
2 stops
$977Multiple Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Sat, Sep 19
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5:22 pm - 11:20 am
SAN
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SHA
26h 58m
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6:50 pm - 8:48 am
SHA
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SAN
28h 58m
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$993Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Wed, Sep 23
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6:15 am - 11:50 pm
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PEK
26h 35m
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8:30 am - 3:19 pm
PEK
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SAN
21h 49m
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$1,004China Eastern
Mon, Sep 7 - Wed, Sep 23
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6:15 am - 1:25 pm
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PKX
40h 10m
2 stops
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7:00 am - 3:19 pm
PKX
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SAN
23h 19m
2 stops
$1,004China Eastern
Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 9
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10:00 am - 8:10 pm
SAN
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PVG
19h 10m
2 stops
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1:40 pm - 6:54 pm
PVG
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SAN
20h 14m
2 stops
$1,021Multiple Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Oct 7
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9:05 am - 9:05 pm
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CAN
21h 00m
2 stops
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10:10 am - 4:27 pm
CAN
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SAN
21h 17m
2 stops
$1,069Cathay Pacific
Sat, May 2 - Sat, May 9
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12:30 pm - 12:05 pm
SAN
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PVG
32h 35m
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5:40 pm - 8:55 am
PVG
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SAN
30h 15m
2 stops
$1,128Cathay Pacific
Fri, May 1 - Tue, May 5
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10:55 am - 10:00 am
SAN
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SHA
32h 05m
2 stops
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10:30 pm - 3:39 pm
SHA
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SAN
32h 09m
2 stops
$1,236Air China
Fri, May 1 - Wed, May 6
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10:55 am - 11:55 am
SAN
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SHA
34h 00m
2 stops
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8:55 am - 3:39 pm
SHA
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SAN
21h 44m
2 stops
$1,266Air China
Thu, Sep 3 - Mon, Sep 7
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7:15 am - 9:30 pm
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CTU
23h 15m
2 stops
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2:55 pm - 12:13 pm
CTU
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SAN
36h 18m
2 stops
$3,169United Airlines
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Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Diego to China?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from San Diego to China were found on China Eastern ($1,225) and Air China ($1,266).

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$512
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to Beijing Capital Airport

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from San Diego to China

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Diego to China? 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8409 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
7.9Comfort
Airline reviews

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

10.0 ExcellentTeresa, Apr 2026
SMF - LAX
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While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

I took seat 15A in anticipation of window seat, there is no window.

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

My recent experience was excellent on Delta! I flew with Delta Comfort and I was really comfortable in my seat. I enjoyed the in-flight service. The flight attendants were so friendly and hospitable. I love the snack on the flight as well. This was my first time flying on Delta and I will definitely consider flying with them again.

My flight was canceled on Sunday. Rebooking took three hours. Had to pay for accommodations another night. New flight was delayed for 5 hours, all that was sent was a 12 dollar food voucher, which doesn’t tell you how to use it. Then when we landed we had to sit on the plane for an hour before we could get off.

Due to cancellation of connecting flight (Lufthansa) I didn’t fly with United

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

It was perfect! I've never flown with United before, but I definitely will in the future

I had a cancelled flight because of technical issues going to my destination, and a delayed flight coming home. All told it wasn’t a total bust.

The business class seat is exceptional. I wish the food is more palatable.

the entire flight felt off. The crew seemed uninterested and disengaged. The food service was really bad - overcooked, bland, weird food service. They actually woke us up to serve chicken wraps in the middle of the night, after dinner and before breakfast. Made no sense. Ultimately, I was glad they did though, because the breakfast had been held for so long it was inedible. Eggs, potatoes, sausage - all disgusting. We were asked to "honor" the lavatories for premium customers and stay in our own cabin: this was also strange. So people in economy didn't pay enough to use the closest toilet to them??? It's a toilet. All in all, not the experience I have come to expect from United Airlines. The return flight from Paris to SFO was better, btw.

They delayed the flight from 9:00 to 11:55 At 11:45 they canceled the flight. I paid a premium price for the tickets with poor service

My flight was canceled a few hours before boarding. I was rebooked on Copa airlines and missed an important meeting .

Business class seats felt very cramped compared to other airlines.

The meals were not the greatest and lacking of appetite but everything else was spot on

Overall, excellent: check-in, boarding, service, and food. The Business Class seating is a little less private and spacious than the world's premier airlines, but still very good for a long haul flight.

On time. Friendly and helpful flight attendants. The plane was clean. Having a wine available would have been nice.

Your staff was exceptional. Could teach the other airlines-rules on etiquette, and service. Excellent landings on flights, carried out by your pilots. Only complaint is long delay on return flight in Beijing, onto Vancouver.

Worst than I expected, crew was not attentive, meal was as disgusting , they didn’t even drink selections as they would to other passengers. I felt discriminated

cannot get seat information for LAX to IAH when check in in XI,AN

UA is ok. But check in was a very bad experience

I hate that you cannot check in online and when you are at the airport, there aren't any aisle seats left. Also, they could work a little on subtitles for their movies (not everyone is a native English speaker).

Nothing to complain of, the only reason I am not giving better marks is that I am used to flying with ANA and they are the top.

It's terrible that we can't do online check in because we didn't buy the tickets directly from Air china. It was not explained until I contacted Chatdeal and we could not sit together.

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