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$784 Find cheap flights from Xi'an to San Francisco

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Cheap flight deals from Xi'an to San Francisco (XIY-SFO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Xi'an to San Francisco 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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12:40 pm - 2:40 pmXIY-SFO
17h 00m1 stop
12:40 pm - 11:30 amSFO-XIY
31h 50m1 stop
$1,153Korean Air
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Wed, May 8 - Sun, May 12
3:50 pm - 10:45 pmXIY-SFO
21h 55m1 stop
1:45 am - 2:35 pmSFO-XIY
21h 50m1 stop
$1,169Cathay Pacific
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Fri, Jun 14 - Thu, Aug 8
12:40 pm - 2:40 pmXIY-SFO
17h 00m1 stop
1:10 pm - 11:30 amSFO-XIY
31h 20m1 stop
$1,232Korean Air
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Fri, Jun 14 - Fri, Aug 9
8:00 pm - 8:40 pmXIY-SFO
39h 40m1 stop
12:35 am - 7:35 pmSFO-XIY
28h 00m2 stops
$1,382China Southern
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Fri, Jun 14 - Thu, Aug 8
3:50 pm - 10:45 pmXIY-SFO
21h 55m1 stop
1:45 am - 2:35 pmSFO-XIY
21h 50m1 stop
$1,491Cathay Pacific
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Fri, Jun 28 - Thu, Aug 8
10:55 pm - 8:15 pmXIY-SFO
36h 20m1 stop
12:35 am - 10:35 pmSFO-XIY
31h 00m1 stop
$1,497China Southern
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Wed, Jun 19 - Thu, Aug 8
6:00 pm - 9:05 amXIY-SFO
30h 05m1 stop
8:20 am - 12:10 amSFO-XIY
24h 50m2 stops
$1,691China Eastern
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Wed, May 8 - Sun, May 12
11:35 pm - 9:05 amXIY-SFO
24h 30m2 stops
8:20 am - 12:10 amSFO-XIY
24h 50m2 stops
$1,887China Eastern
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Wed, May 8 - Sun, May 12
7:30 am - 12:45 pmXIY-SFO
44h 15m2 stops
3:00 pm - 11:55 pmSFO-XIY
41h 55m2 stops
$2,044Air France
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Fri, Jun 14 - Fri, Aug 9
1:30 pm - 12:45 pmXIY-SFO
38h 15m2 stops
3:00 pm - 11:55 pmSFO-XIY
41h 55m2 stops
$2,520Air France
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Fri, Jun 28 - Fri, Aug 9

Flights from Xi'an to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Xi'an to San Francisco 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 Xi'an to San Francisco?

The average price of all flights from Xi'an to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Xi'an to San Francisco, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Xi'an, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Xi'an to San Francisco?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to San Francisco from Xi'an were found on Cathay Pacific ($1,049) and Air China ($1,078), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Korean Air ($1,153) and Cathay Pacific ($1,169).

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FAQs for booking flights from Xi'an to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from Xi'an to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Xi'an to San Francisco was $784 for a one-way ticket and $1,153 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Xi'an and San Francisco?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Xi'an to San Francisco?

    Xi'an and San Francisco are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Xi'an from Xi'an Xianyang and will be arriving at San Francisco.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Xi'an to San Francisco?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Xi'an to San Francisco?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Xi'an to San Francisco, Korean Air or Air China?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Xi'an to San Francisco are Korean Air and Air China. With an average price for the route of $1,418 and an overall rating of 8.5, Korean Air is the most popular choice. Air China is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,198 and an overall rating of 6.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Xi'an to San Francisco?

    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 Xi'an to San Francisco.

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

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

    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 San Francisco with an airline and back to Xi'an with another airline. Booking your flights between Xi'an and SFO 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 Xi'an to San Francisco?

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

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Top 3 airlines serving from Xi'an to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Xi'an to San Francisco. 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 Xi'an to San Francisco? 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.
8.5
Korean AirOverall score based on 1188 reviews
8.2food
8.6boarding
8.2entertainment
8.8crew
8.3comfort
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The flight crews were extremely professional, helpful, and courteous. Departure and arrival times were accurate. No delay. I will use K airline again. Thanks

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024IAD - ICN
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The flight crews were extremely professional, helpful, and courteous. Departure and arrival times were accurate. No delay. I will use K airline again. Thanks

Not very comfortable seated in the back plane due to turbulence

Ford not that great the seat not to big for leg room like other airline

It was ok. Not good and not a bad experience

not too bad but not too great either. Service on all airlines declined ever since covid. Your Delta Stewardess are not that friendly at all. :-(

I like your stewardess, they are nice. However, your food could have been better and wheres your dessert? You do not offer beer or scotch. I do not drink alcohol biut my husband can have one or two, he has to ask if he can have one. during dinner or lunch, it should be offerred. Also, you do not have the most famous drinks ginger ale

Not accommodating ground staff On board slow service Crew members not very friendly

lunch was good; breakfast was kinda meh cabin temprature was way too high new entertainment system but somewhat limited content

My flight was diverted to Atlanta and I was not given enough time. I paid my travel on April 23, 2023. It was originally Delta from Norfolk to NY, then Korean Air from NY all the way Philippines which is my final stop. Instead from Atlanta to Korea I flew Delta which is okay. Then Korea to Philippines, I flew Asiana Airlines. What I did not like, Ieagle did not sent me an email that my flight was change and so when I went to check in Wednesday the 10th, at 4:30 a.m they told me my flight was delayed at 6;00 p.m and diverted in Atlanta and I am flying Asiana from Korea to Philippines. I do not appreciate that Kayak or Ieagle chenge our flights 5 times and then last minute change again during my day of flight. I hope that you will not make any changes of my flight o Feb 15th because it has to be the same flight with my husband. That is the reason why we made the arrangements early on.

Going through security a second time to get on the next Korean Air flight was utterly ridiculous and unnecessary. We were in a International secure area.

Asian Vegitarian food was test less No Salt or pepper served Need to improve with Chef who can caters for Peaple from India I am sure Chef knows different varieties of food Indian People like

The flight attendant, where kind of rude, there where hiding for almost 3 hours, without doing rounds to see if people needed water or pickup the water cups, the toilets were full of water cups, because they never come back to pick them up.

Amazing service and fabulous syaff. Loved the jumbo jet too, comfortable.

I could not choose my seat prior to check in

I had the most wonderful experience from CEB bag drop through deplaning. The staff, the aircraft, food, and cabin crew were all amazing. I want to give a kudos to Marky from Mactan Cebu's Asiana airport staff for his exceptional customer service and assistance.

JetBlue's check-in was great, but there was an in-flight attendant who was very rude and unkind. I didn't realize that the bathrooms were already locked 30 mins prior to landing and needed to use the restroom. Instead of politely asking me to return, she rudely told me, 'NO, bathrooms are locked! Go back to your seat!' The JetBlue flight was more than an hour delay, which made me almost miss my connecting flight with Asiana. I understand the reasoning, but the action they took to get a hold of maintenance was time consuming. It took them more than 30 mins to get a hold of maintenance and for maintenance to get started. The Asiana flight and crew were wonderful, in general. They waited for us who were delayed from the previous flight before they took off and were very kind to take my checked baggage's info. Seats were a little uncomfortable for such long flight, but service and flight attendants were great! However, my 3 checked baggages are missing! They're lost somewhere in the transition. I'm writing this review 3 days after my arrival to the Philippines, and my 3 checked baggages, where my wedding dress is, are all still missing! I and the CEB airport crew have sent multiple emails to both JetBlue and Asiana, and neither has responded to any of our emails. Although, I was able to get in contact with JetBlue's Interline Department who confirmed that the bags were turned over to Asiana without confirmation details.

Airfare was ok . Food not good , seat ok but not comfortable. Lay over too long , crew was ok Overall just ok

2 things that really tanked our experience with this trip with Asiana Airline (which used to be among my favorite airlines): 1) The "random" security screening at the boarding gate is crazily thorough (which is completely redundant to the security screening before we went through the security checkpoint before getting into the gate area), and the water was acquired inside of the gate area (from a lounge operated by the Inchon airport). We were asked to take out *EVERY* single items from the carry-on luggage and open up every comtainers / bags / packages to inspect. To add to it, there were two inspection workers there (one seemed to be a trainee and the other seemed to be a trainer), and the trainer worker held a very unfriendly / arrogant attitude towards us. As the youngest member (a minor) of my family was being "screened", the rest of my family wanted to make sure that no inappropriate actions would happen to her. That trainer worker yelled at us and attempted to use rude body language (waving her hands) and facial expression to ask us to stay away. 2) The luggage handling at the destination was really *REALLY* bad. Among my 25+ years of travel experiences, I'm going to have to say that this was the worst luggage experience where we didn't lose our luggage. Our flight was scheduled to land 12:45pm, and landed around 1pm. 15mins delay in landing is absolutely normal. Deplane process took a bit longer than usual flight (we waited for around 20mins, after arriving at the gate, before people were able to actually leave the plane). However, the luggage took another *2 HOURS* to arrive at the baggage claim carousel. This is insane. What's worse is, due to the delay in luggage, the flurry of passengers from our flight collided with 3 other incoming flights. The US border / custom line was like the longest Disneyland attraction line winding through the entire arrival hall and around all the baggage claim carousels (like at least a thousand people). I've never seen anything like that at SeaTec airport (US border control), period. The luggage claim experience really tanked our trust and overall impression for Asiana Airline's Seattle airport ground operational effectiveness and efficiency. This has to change in order for them to remain relevant / in-business with increased competitions from Korean Air and other Asia-based airlines.

The seats (legroom) are tight and chairs cushion is stiff (not comfortable). The crew was courteous, professional and friendly. There was no food / snack for this flight (very short flight, but still would be nice to provide some snack for the enjoyment).

seat is so tight other then that it was all right

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Cons: "Everything was great. Very nice and friendly crew, clean plane, great food. Excellent overall"
Pros: "Friendly crew and helpful staff"
Cons: "Missed connection from PEK to XIY due to delayed arrival and early departure. From XIY to PEK, booked and confirmed 11 departure, changed to 12:30 without notification or explaination. Rushed connections at PEK, pretty much ran from the minute left plan to another terminal, through custom, through all the health check points, security check. Just keep the fights on time and keep the original schedules, not arbitrarily change them."
Pros: "Because of our delay, we flew with Air Thai instead of Air China....much better airline"
Pros: "The crew was accommodating during the flight but spoke very little English and could not help with information on connecting flight."
Cons: "We missed our connecting flight due to a delay and the airline would not let us through because we could have made our second flight...."
Pros: "The price"
Cons: "Staff was not helpful and kind of rude unless you spoke their language. Food options were terrible and not very comfortable seat for 13+ hr flight."
Cons: "Connecting though Beijing from Taipei to LAX is not recommended if you can avoid it!"
Pros: "The food was good. It was nice that they supply wet hot towels before each meal. The seat was comfortable with the price I paid for. The rest room is nice and clean and quite spacious. The L’occitane toiletery bag was nice."
Cons: "It would be nice to supply mouthwash in the rest room. It would be nice to have a foot step at the bottom to open the trash container. The comforter is not washed and smells."
Cons: "Even for business class there is no TV screen on each seat. Just one small TV screen on the ceiling for a few rows to share. It would be much better with TV screen on each seat. I was sitting in the first row business class and the air hostess skipped me and didn’t give me a slipper. She gave me a used slipper at the end only without a packet. This is unprofessional to treat a business class passenger"

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Xi'an to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/26Fri
2 stops
32h 55mXIY-SFO
$784
7/13Sat
2 stops
33h 55mXIY-SFO
$815
7/12Fri
2 stops
33h 05mXIY-SFO
$841
7/12Fri
3 stops
33h 05mXIY-SFO
$849
9/28Sat
1 stopCathay Pacific
21h 30mXIY-SFO
$1,049
7/13Sat
1 stopAir China
17h 20mXIY-SFO
$1,078
7/14Sun
1 stopKorean Air
37h 20mXIY-SFO
$1,232
7/29Mon
1 stopKorean Air
37h 20mXIY-SFO
$1,258
9/28Sat
2 stopsChina Eastern
22h 13mXIY-SFO
$1,261
7/30Tue
2 stopsAir China
26h 35mXIY-SFO
$1,292

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