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$687 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Qingdao

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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Qingdao (SFO-TAO)

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

Mon, Sep 29 - Wed, Oct 15
China Eastern Logo
12:00 pm - 3:50 pmSFO-TAO
36h 50m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
9:00 pm - 9:05 amTAO-SFO
27h 05m1 stop
$687China Eastern
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Thu, Jan 1 - Thu, Jan 22
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:25 am - 1:15 pmSFO-TAO
33h 50m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:40 pm - 4:05 pmTAO-SFO
17h 25m1 stop
$711Cathay Pacific
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Tue, Oct 14 - Fri, Oct 24
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:20 am - 1:35 pmSFO-TAO
22h 15m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:45 pm - 5:30 pmTAO-SFO
17h 45m1 stop
$719Cathay Pacific
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Thu, Jan 1 - Wed, Jan 21
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:55 pm - 1:15 pmSFO-TAO
22h 20m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:40 pm - 9:00 pmTAO-SFO
22h 20m1 stop
$726Cathay Pacific
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Sun, Sep 28 - Thu, Oct 16
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:20 am - 1:35 pmSFO-TAO
22h 15m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:45 pm - 5:30 pmTAO-SFO
17h 45m1 stop
$741Cathay Pacific
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Mon, Dec 29 - Wed, Jan 21
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:35 pm - 1:15 pmSFO-TAO
21h 40m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:40 pm - 4:05 pmTAO-SFO
17h 25m1 stop
$745Cathay Pacific
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Mon, Sep 29 - Wed, Oct 15
China Southern Logo
12:35 am - 11:40 amSFO-TAO
44h 05m2 stops
China Southern Logo
6:35 pm - 8:30 pmTAO-SFO
40h 55m2 stops
$755China Southern
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Thu, Jan 1 - Wed, Jan 21
China Southern Logo
11:35 pm - 11:15 amSFO-TAO
43h 40m2 stops
China Southern Logo
5:00 pm - 7:40 pmTAO-SFO
42h 40m2 stops
$786China Southern
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Sun, Sep 28 - Wed, Oct 15
China Eastern Logo
9:10 am - 1:05 amSFO-TAO
24h 55m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
9:00 pm - 9:05 amTAO-SFO
27h 05m1 stop
$788China Eastern
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Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Mar 5
Korean Air Logo
1:59 pm - 9:45 amSFO-TAO
51h 46m2 stops
Korean Air Logo
10:55 am - 9:30 amTAO-SFO
14h 35m1 stop
$912Korean Air
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Everything you should know

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China Eastern
Cheapest • from $687 (round-trip)
Asiana Airlines
Best reviews • 8.2 score
Airline reviews
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When to travel
September
Cheapest • 40% price drop
January
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$687
Overall average: $674
China Eastern
Mon 9/29Wed 10/15
SFO - TAO • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$969
Typical prices: $558-1386
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Thu 12/18
SFO - TAO • 2 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Qingdao flights

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

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Qingdao, 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 Francisco to Qingdao is September, where tickets cost $674 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,674 and $1,384 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Qingdao?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Qingdao, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Qingdao, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$687
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Qingdao

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Qingdao?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Qingdao was $969 for a one-way ticket and $687 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Qingdao?

    A passport is required to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Qingdao?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Qingdao?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Qingdao, ANA or Korean Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Qingdao are ANA and Korean Air. With an average price for the route of $1,326 and an overall rating of 8.4, ANA is the most popular choice. Korean Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,037 and an overall rating of 8.4.

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

    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 Francisco to Qingdao.

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

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

    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 Qingdao with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and TAO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Qingdao

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Qingdao. 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 San Francisco to Qingdao? 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.
8.2
Asiana AirlinesOverall score based on 479 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Comfort
7.8Entertainment
8.4Boarding
8.1Food
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Better screens, it would have been nice to have more comfortable seats.

8.0 ExcellentYony, Aug 2025JFK - MNL
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Better screens, it would have been nice to have more comfortable seats.

2nd major delay due to maintenance issues. 1st delay missed my connecting flight.

It was great, but my bag was not loaded onto the connecting flight. I'm currently getting it resolved. If this isn't a problem, everything else was excellent.

Very clean ,flight attendants very professional,nice , Boarding was very easy

The aircraft was massive (A-380) and became crowded with 400+ passengers on board.

My luggage didn’t arrive with my flight. Flight was delayed by nearly 2 hours while we sat on the plane and I almost missed my connecting flight and subsequently missed the last train from the airport so it took me another 2 hours to get to my destination after arriving, Crew skipped me several times when offering beverages, and I couldn’t get their attention at times because they wouldn’t even make eye contact with me. They didn’t give me a form for disembarking so I had to go to the back of the line after waiting an eternity for immigration. Paid for on flight wi- fi that didn’t work for most of the flight.

Love flying Asiana. Been using it for over a decade now.

I had a bad experience coming from America to Thailand. On my connecting flight my check in suitcase was not put on the departing aircraft, I received my suitcase 24 hours after arriving in Bangkok and when I open my luggage my hand swelled up. The next morning when I put on an outfit from my suitcase my face swelled up and became numb. My entire vacation was ruined it seems that some kind of chemical was sprayed into suitcase and ruined my clothes and got me sick. The staff at my hotel called the airline and spoke to someone and they told me to file a complaint and gave my a website to do so. I did not file a complaint I felt like it would have fell on death ears. I had to throw away my brand new vacation clothes and suitcase and I had the worst vacation ever due to this happening to me.

The staff was courteous and the flight was very smooth. It was so nice to see the captain greeting the passengers at the end of the flights.

The beefsteak on the lunch menu was excellent! I usually do not eat airplane food. I loved it.

I am Vegetarian also has Gluten free food. However they gave me chicken and fish which is gluten free, but i am a vegetrain and i requested crew Hindu meal vegetarian, they said they will come back. .but they never showed up even i asked 2nd time. They could have compensate. I also request airline industry to have another option Gluten Free for Vegetarin people as well. Because Vegetarin people will have gluen issue...

they are deley vancouver to hankong 3 hour after honkong 20 hour stay there honkong not visa approved and they cant help to visa so we are stay in airport 20 hour even honkong staf very bad person they cant do for us 6 hour we arround they said you there you go there waste time next time i dont want to go cathay stay in honkong

I was only given 2 meals, and my screen showed that there were 3 meals. Second meal was 1-2 hours late according to the screen.

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.

Great. Efficient boarding process with the face recognition. Plenty of cabin space for luggage.

As before, my only problem was not being able to download my boarding passes prior to arrival at the airport. Everything else was perfect.

Short staffs, I ask stewardess to bring me cognac twice during dinner but they didn't bring it!

The food and service was great. You have to pay a lot for in flight Internet though which is lame.

I had high expectations but met with a below average experience. I hope the Airline will take a notice and improve.

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

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

The crew were excellent, service amazing, blankets and pillow good, cabin temperature perfect, the flight on time, food was unusual selection however plentiful, price for tickets unbeatable through Kayak. Older aeroplanes used by China Eastern was the only down side.

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

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!

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

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