Which airports can I use when flying from San Francisco to Qingdao?

Flights from San Francisco to Qingdao usually depart from San Francisco (SFO) and arrive at Qingdao Jiaodong Intl (TAO).

What cabin classes can I book on flights from San Francisco to Qingdao?

Two cabin classes are available on flights from San Francisco to Qingdao: • Economy Class • Business Class

Which airports do connecting flights from San Francisco to Qingdao pass through?

One-stop flights from San Francisco to Qingdao most commonly connect through: • Hong Kong Intl (HKG) - 45% of one-stop connections • Shanghai Pu Dong (PVG) - 22% of one-stop connections • Incheon Intl (ICN) - 15% of one-stop connections • Beijing Capital (PEK) - 10% of one-stop connections

Can I save money by using flexible dates for flights from San Francisco to Qingdao?

Yes. Flexible dates can save you up to 47% on flights from San Francisco to Qingdao. Thursday is the cheapest departure day at $792 round-trip on average, while Monday is the most expensive at $1,479, a difference of $687. KAYAK's flexible dates feature shows options up to 3 days before and after your selected dates, making it easier to compare nearby fares.

What popular places can I visit in Qingdao?

Some of the most popular sights in Qingdao are May Fourth Square and Number 1 Beach. These are among the most viewed places in Qingdao on KAYAK.

How long is a flight from San Francisco to Qingdao?

A nonstop flight from San Francisco to Qingdao takes 00m, covering 5,949 miles.

Do I need a passport to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao?

Yes, a valid passport is required for this international route. Many destinations require at least six months of validity beyond your travel dates. Check your passport expiry well before booking.

Have flight prices from San Francisco to Qingdao changed much recently?

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, round-trip prices on this route showed a wide range, from about $791 to $7,805. That means the highest observed fare was about 10x higher than the lowest one.

How are flight prices from San Francisco to Qingdao looking right now?

One-way fares from San Francisco to Qingdao are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about $469, which is 17% below the typical average for this route.

How much time can I save by choosing a different layover airport from San Francisco to Qingdao?

Flying via Beijing Capital (PEK) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 18h 13m, compared with 19h 02m via Tokyo Haneda (HND) and 19h 39m via Incheon Intl (ICN).

What is the time difference between San Francisco and Qingdao?

Qingdao is 15 hours ahead of San Francisco (China Time vs Pacific Time). Plan for the time shift when scheduling connections or first-day activities.

How much should I expect to pay for a San Francisco to Qingdao flight?

Round-trip flights from San Francisco to Qingdao range from $834 to $1,496, with an average of $1,263 over the past 12 months. Anything below $834 counts as a good deal.

How much is a round-trip flight from San Francisco to Qingdao?

Round-trip flights from San Francisco to Qingdao typically range from $834 to $1,496. The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $791, on China Southern.

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

Based on deals KAYAK users found in the last 12 months, Thursday is the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao. It’s 38% cheaper than the average day, while Monday is the most expensive, with prices 17% higher.

What’s the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao?

•August is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao at $764 round-trip. •May ($1,658) and June ($1,650) are the most expensive months. •The price difference between flying in the cheapest and most expensive months is 117% on average. This is based on KAYAK aggregated and averaged internal data over the past 12 months.

Which airline is the cheapest to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao?

China Southern ($791) and China Eastern ($861) are the cheapest airlines to fly round-trip from San Francisco to Qingdao according to KAYAK data over the last 5 days.

What’s the most popular layover airport when flying from San Francisco to Qingdao?

Hong Kong Intl (HKG) is the most popular layover for the San Francisco to Qingdao route. 45% of KAYAK users who booked 1-stop round-trips over the past 3 months connected via HKG.

What is the cheapest layover airport when flying from San Francisco to Qingdao?

Flights via Wuhan (WUH) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $760. Based on KAYAK data over the past 3 months.

When flying from San Francisco to Qingdao which airport offers the shortest layover?

Beijing Capital (PEK) had the shortest average connection time for San Francisco to Qingdao layovers at 10h 22m over the past 3 months.

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Recent round-trip flight deals from San Francisco to Qingdao

Mon, Nov 30 - Mon, Dec 7

11:35 pm - 5:55 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

26h 20m1 stop Wuhan

7:05 pm - 7:40 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

16h 35m1 stop Wuhan

$791China Southern

Mon, Nov 30 - Mon, Dec 7

11:35 pm - 7:55 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

28h 20m2 stops Wuhan Guangzhou Baiyun

7:05 pm - 7:40 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

16h 35m1 stop Wuhan

$791China Southern

Mon, Mar 1 - Fri, Mar 19

8:00 am - 11:10 amSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

35h 10m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

7:15 am - 3:08 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

22h 53m2 stops Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Los Angeles

$840Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Sun, Nov 8

7:10 am - 5:35 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

42h 25m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

3:05 pm - 9:00 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

33h 55m1 stop Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

$861China Eastern

Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9

7:05 am - 11:10 amSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

36h 05m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

7:20 am - 9:00 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

17h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$861China Eastern

Sun, Nov 8 - Thu, Nov 26

12:00 pm - 12:00 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

32h 00m2 stops Los Angeles Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

8:00 am - 8:43 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

40h 43m2 stops Xiamen Gaoqi Intl Los Angeles

$870XiamenAir

Wed, Nov 25 - Wed, Dec 2

12:00 pm - 7:40 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

39h 40m1 stop Beijing Capital

8:05 am - 9:30 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

17h 25m1 stop Beijing Capital

$893Air China

Wed, Nov 25 - Wed, Dec 2

12:00 pm - 12:00 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

32h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

8:40 pm - 11:03 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

42h 23m2 stops Beijing Capital Los Angeles

$957Air China

Wed, Jan 13 - Mon, Jan 25

11:25 am - 1:15 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

33h 50m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

2:30 pm - 9:15 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

22h 45m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,034Cathay Pacific

Mon, Apr 12 - Sun, May 30

1:00 pm - 1:30 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

33h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

2:45 pm - 11:15 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

23h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,034Cathay Pacific

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Thu, Oct 22 - Fri, Oct 23

12:50 pm - 9:05 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

17h 15m2 stops Incheon Intl Dalian

11:05 pm - 1:00 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

28h 55m1 stop Incheon Intl

$1,282Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 21 - Fri, Oct 23

12:20 am - 1:30 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

22h 10m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

6:00 pm - 10:30 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

31h 30m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,366Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 21 - Fri, Oct 23

1:10 am - 8:10 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

28h 00m2 stops Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl Incheon Intl

11:05 pm - 4:00 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

31h 55m2 stops Incheon Intl Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl

$1,388Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 21 - Fri, Oct 23

12:45 am - 5:15 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

25h 30m2 stops Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl Incheon Intl

9:00 pm - 4:00 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

34h 00m3 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Seoul Gimpo Intl Taipei City Sung Shan

$1,554Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 28

11:55 pm - 1:15 pmSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

22h 20m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

2:30 pm - 10:30 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

35h 00m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,577Cathay Pacific

Sat, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 28

4:49 pm - 9:45 amSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

49h 56m2 stops Los Angeles Incheon Intl

2:55 pm - 10:35 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

34h 40m1 stop Incheon Intl

$1,628Korean Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 28

2:15 pm - 9:45 amSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

52h 30m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Incheon Intl

2:55 pm - 10:35 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

34h 40m1 stop Incheon Intl

$1,631Korean Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 28

1:00 pm - 10:25 amSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

30h 25m1 stop Beijing Capital

7:55 am - 10:30 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

17h 35m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,633Air China

Sat, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 28

1:00 pm - 9:40 amSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

29h 40m2 stops Beijing Capital Chengdu

8:40 pm - 12:06 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

42h 26m2 stops Beijing Capital Los Angeles

$1,754Air China

Sat, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 28

4:49 pm - 9:45 amSFO San Francisco-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

49h 56m2 stops Los Angeles Incheon Intl

10:55 am - 11:05 amTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-SFO San Francisco

39h 10m2 stops Incheon Intl Los Angeles

$2,241Korean Air

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Price, demand and travel trends for San Francisco to Qingdao flights

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How much is a round-trip flight from San Francisco to Qingdao? This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San Francisco to Qingdao departing in november.
What's the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao?: Based on deals KAYAK users found in the last 12 months, Thursday is the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao. It’s 38% cheaper than the average day, while Monday is the most expensive, with prices 17% higher.
What’s the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao? KAYAK internal proprietary data takes all prices for each month over the last 12 months 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.: •August is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao at $764 round-trip.
•May ($1,658) and June ($1,650) are the most expensive months.
•The price difference between flying in the cheapest and most expensive months is 117% on average.
This is based on KAYAK aggregated and averaged internal data over the past 12 months.

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What cabin classes can I book on flights from San Francisco to Qingdao?
Two cabin classes are available on flights from San Francisco to Qingdao:

• Economy Class
• Business Class
How long is a flight from San Francisco to Qingdao?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco to Qingdao takes 00m, covering 5,949 miles.
Do I need a passport to fly from San Francisco to Qingdao?
Yes, a valid passport is required for this international route. Many destinations require at least six months of validity beyond your travel dates. Check your passport expiry well before booking.
How much should I expect to pay for a San Francisco to Qingdao flight?
Round-trip flights from San Francisco to Qingdao range from $834 to $1,496, with an average of $1,263 over the past 12 months. Anything below $834 counts as a good deal.
Have flight prices from San Francisco to Qingdao changed much recently?
Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, round-trip prices on this route showed a wide range, from about $791 to $7,805. That means the highest observed fare was about 10x higher than the lowest one.
How are flight prices from San Francisco to Qingdao looking right now?
One-way fares from San Francisco to Qingdao are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about $469, which is 17% below the typical average for this route.
Which airports can I use when flying from San Francisco to Qingdao?
Flights from San Francisco to Qingdao usually depart from San Francisco (SFO) and arrive at Qingdao Jiaodong Intl (TAO).
Which airports do connecting flights from San Francisco to Qingdao pass through?
One-stop flights from San Francisco to Qingdao most commonly connect through:

• Hong Kong Intl (HKG) - 45% of one-stop connections
• Shanghai Pu Dong (PVG) - 22% of one-stop connections
• Incheon Intl (ICN) - 15% of one-stop connections
• Beijing Capital (PEK) - 10% of one-stop connections
Can I save money by using flexible dates for flights from San Francisco to Qingdao?
Yes. Flexible dates can save you up to 47% on flights from San Francisco to Qingdao. Thursday is the cheapest departure day at $792 round-trip on average, while Monday is the most expensive at $1,479, a difference of $687.

KAYAK's flexible dates feature shows options up to 3 days before and after your selected dates, making it easier to compare nearby fares.
How much time can I save by choosing a different layover airport from San Francisco to Qingdao?
Flying via Beijing Capital (PEK) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 18h 13m, compared with 19h 02m via Tokyo Haneda (HND) and 19h 39m via Incheon Intl (ICN).
What is the time difference between San Francisco and Qingdao?
Qingdao is 15 hours ahead of San Francisco (China Time vs Pacific Time). Plan for the time shift when scheduling connections or first-day activities.
What popular places can I visit in Qingdao?
Some of the most popular sights in Qingdao are May Fourth Square and Number 1 Beach. These are among the most viewed places in Qingdao on KAYAK.

If your dates are flexible, aim for a Thursday departure and avoid flying on Monday. On this route, Thursday flights average $792, about $687 less than Monday fares (46% savings) based on the last 12 months.
If you can choose when to travel, plan your San Francisco to Qingdao trip for August. Fares historically average $764 round-trip in that month - typically $894 less than the most expensive month, which is May (based on the last 12 months).

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