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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$827
Beijing
Beijing2 stops$871
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$914
Chengdu
Chengdu2 stops$1,055
Shenyang
Shenyang2 stops$971
Shenzhen
Shenzhen2 stops$1,021
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$927
Qingdao
Qingdao2 stops$971
Wuhan
Wuhan2 stops$1,059
Xi'an
Xi'an2 stops$5,396
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$921
Nanjing
Nanjing2 stops$1,059
Kunming
Kunming2 stops$980
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou2 stops$960
Changsha
Changsha2 stops$1,153
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stops$827
Beijing
Beijing2 stops$871
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$914
Chengdu
Chengdu2 stops$1,055
Shenyang
Shenyang2 stops$971
Shenzhen
Shenzhen2 stops$1,021
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$927
Qingdao
Qingdao2 stops$971
Wuhan
Wuhan2 stops$1,059
Xi'an
Xi'an2 stops$5,396
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$921
Nanjing
Nanjing2 stops$1,059
Kunming
Kunming2 stops$980
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou2 stops$960
Changsha
Changsha2 stops$1,153

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, Feb 2 - Thu, Feb 26
ANA Logo
8:37 pm - 12:25 pm
SAN
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SHA
23h 48m2 stops
ANA Logo
1:40 pm - 5:29 pm
SHA
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SAN
19h 49m2 stops
$827ANA
Tue, Jan 27 - Tue, Feb 3
ANA Logo
8:37 pm - 12:25 pm
SAN
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SHA
23h 48m2 stops
ANA Logo
1:40 pm - 7:54 pm
SHA
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SAN
22h 14m2 stops
$835ANA
Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
Air China Logo
9:15 am - 10:40 pm
SAN
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SHA
22h 25m2 stops
Air China Logo
8:55 am - 3:38 pm
SHA
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SAN
21h 43m2 stops
$885Air China
Fri, Jan 16 - Sat, Jan 24
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:59 pm - 9:50 pm
SAN
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PEK
32h 51m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 4:30 pm
PEK
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SAN
25h 30m2 stops
$892Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jan 16 - Sat, Jan 24
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:59 pm - 10:15 pm
SAN
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PKX
33h 16m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 4:30 pm
PKX
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SAN
25h 00m2 stops
$892Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Wed, Feb 4
Air China Logo
7:45 am - 11:55 am
SAN
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SHA
36h 10m2 stops
Air China Logo
8:55 am - 2:52 pm
SHA
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SAN
21h 57m2 stops
$924Air China
Tue, Apr 28 - Wed, Oct 21
Korean Air Logo
3:35 pm - 9:30 pm
SAN
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PEK
38h 55m2 stops
Korean Air Logo
6:30 pm - 3:20 pm
PEK
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SAN
59h 50m2 stops
$926Korean Air
Tue, Apr 28 - Mon, Oct 19
Korean Air Logo
3:35 pm - 9:30 pm
SAN
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PEK
38h 55m2 stops
Korean Air Logo
6:30 pm - 2:17 pm
PEK
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SAN
58h 47m2 stops
$927Korean Air
Sun, Mar 15 - Wed, May 13
China Eastern Logo
6:21 am - 4:10 pm
SAN
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CAN
42h 49m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
9:00 am - 3:19 pm
CAN
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SAN
21h 19m2 stops
$1,055China Eastern
Sun, Jan 18 - Tue, Jan 27
China Eastern Logo
6:35 am - 11:20 pm
SAN
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PKX
24h 45m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
7:20 am - 1:33 pm
PKX
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SAN
22h 13m2 stops
$1,055China Eastern
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to China flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to China 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 China?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to China, 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 China is October, when tickets cost $1,085 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,056 and $1,796 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to China?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Diego to China, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from China, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Wednesday is the most expensive.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$445
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to Beijing Capital Airport

FAQs - booking China flights

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

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Diego to China?

    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 San Diego to China 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 San Diego to China?

    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 San Diego to China 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 China?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to China is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $1,397 on average. Morning departures are around 15% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to China is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,674.

Reviews of the top 4 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 8008 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.3Food
Airline reviews

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

8.0 ExcellentDeborah, Nov 2025
LAX - RDU
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No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

from SFO-> FRA flight, AVML meal was significantly less compared to regular meal, especially no Desert, no Bread, no sides.

This was an older airplane. The cabin was constantly warm to hot throughout the 10 hour flight and there were no vents to personalize air flow. Also since it was an older plane, the material and comfort of the chairs were very uncomfortable. I left my flight with major soreness on my tailbone.

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

Same as last comment. Food sucks. Quality. Not surprising most people have no clue about nourishment Clearly

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

We were in business class. the angled seats in that class do not have a real window view & the placement of the controls are bad. But we knew that. But the food options were mediocre. The taste was fine, but the size was for a child. It’s just really feels like United is skimping on everything. Even when we were in the Polaris lounge they did not have diet sodas. They said they were out no Coke zero no Diet Coke, etc. I do not think the portion of nuts they serve on the plane could get any smaller. Really a minimal service and offer for what you’re paying for in business.

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

Great check in process in LA and good service The check in process as well as at the gate is way better in the US versus canada 🇨🇦

All attendents were very efficient, pleasant and happy. Everything went smoothly. The seats could have been wider. There could have been more free food instead of just one small bar.

I liked a lot , the flight attendant so nice ,the seat very comfortable I enjoyed the flight , I will do it again with Air Canada,

It was a smooth flight both in the sky and landing!

The crew was really nice. The plane seats were kinda small even for a 5’6” / 158 lbs person.

Fare was great, seat comfort the opposite as cushion was worn out. Ok for 2 hour flight, not for 4.5 hour flight..

Fair. What's the point of partnering with United if we cannot use the lounge. My wife is a frequent flier with United but we were refused access to Air Canada lounge

Real smooth and easy, Real good leg room in coach!

Re luggage I carried a backpack only. I did not check any bags in. However there were other passengers with carry on luggage going in the plane. My question is why are others allowed to have a carry on luggage inside the plane? Shouldn’t they have dropped it off at the gate? I’m asking because I could have brought the same thing instead of a backpack only. Please clarify for future reference. Thank you.

Like the service. Very hard to communicate or contact when have problems

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.

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!

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