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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Dalian (SFO-DLC)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Dalian 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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12:00 pm - 10:05 pmSFO-DLC
19h 05m1 stop
7:40 pm - 9:05 amDLC-SFO
28h 25m1 stop
$987China Eastern
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Mon, Sep 9 - Wed, Oct 9
12:00 pm - 9:55 pmSFO-DLC
17h 55m1 stop
4:50 pm - 9:00 amDLC-SFO
32h 10m1 stop
$1,003China Eastern
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Mon, Nov 4 - Wed, Feb 12
11:35 pm - 5:30 pmSFO-DLC
25h 55m2 stops
8:30 pm - 7:15 pmDLC-SFO
38h 45m2 stops
$1,139China Southern
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Sat, Nov 23 - Sat, Dec 28
1:20 pm - 11:50 pmSFO-DLC
18h 30m1 stop
10:55 am - 11:00 amDLC-SFO
16h 05m1 stop
$1,176Air China
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Sat, Nov 23 - Sat, Dec 28
12:35 am - 9:50 amSFO-DLC
42h 15m2 stops
6:30 pm - 8:15 pmDLC-SFO
40h 45m2 stops
$1,189China Southern
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Thu, Sep 5 - Sun, Sep 15
1:20 pm - 11:00 amSFO-DLC
29h 40m1 stop
7:00 am - 11:00 amDLC-SFO
20h 00m1 stop
$1,254Air China
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Wed, Dec 4 - Sat, Dec 28
11:30 pm - 10:55 amSFO-DLC
20h 25m1 stop
10:30 am - 3:40 pmDLC-SFO
20h 10m1 stop
$1,287Asiana Airlines
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Fri, Sep 6 - Sun, Sep 15
5:46 pm - 5:20 pmSFO-DLC
56h 34m2 stops
10:30 am - 2:00 pmDLC-SFO
19h 30m1 stop
$1,634Asiana Airlines
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Sun, Sep 8 - Sun, Feb 16
1:45 am - 12:15 pmSFO-DLC
19h 30m1 stop
1:15 pm - 4:55 pmDLC-SFO
18h 40m1 stop
$3,153ANA
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Fri, Jun 28 - Sat, Aug 3
1:45 am - 12:15 pmSFO-DLC
19h 30m1 stop
1:15 pm - 10:55 amDLC-SFO
36h 40m1 stop
$3,407ANA
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Fri, Jun 28 - Sat, Aug 3

Flights from San Francisco to Dalian - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Dalian 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 Dalian?

The average price of all flights from San Francisco to Dalian clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from San Francisco to Dalian, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Dalian, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Dalian, 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 Dalian is April, where tickets cost $1,083 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets is $2,154 and $2,029 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Dalian, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Dalian, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 73 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Dalian?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Asiana Airlines offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $595. KAYAK users also found San Francisco to Dalian round-trip flights on China Eastern from $987 and on China Southern from $1,139.

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Low season

October

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$535
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 20% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Francisco to Dalian

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Dalian based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Dalian

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Dalian was $535 for a one-way ticket and $987 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in San Francisco and on arrival in Dalian.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Dalian, ANA or Asiana Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Dalian are ANA and Asiana Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,577 and an overall rating of 8.4, ANA is the most popular choice. Asiana Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,797 and an overall rating of 8.3.

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

    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 Dalian.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Dalian 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 Dalian?

    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 Dalian with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and DLC 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 Dalian?

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

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Top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Dalian

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Dalian. 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.
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8.5
Korean AirOverall score based on 1129 reviews
8.6Boarding
8.8Crew
8.3Comfort
8.2Food
8.2Entertainment
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The flight crews were extremely professional helpful and courteous. Departure and arrival times were accurate. No delay. Thanks

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024ICN - SGN
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The flight crews were extremely professional helpful and courteous. Departure and arrival times were accurate. No delay. Thanks

The flight crews were extremely professional, helpful, and courteous. Departure and arrival times were accurate. No delay. I will use K airline again. Thanks

Great crew, decent food Charging plugs were broken on both seats next to me. Only the USB port was available, and that charges, very, very slowly. Seat was also broken, it would not lock into position when reclining.

Korean Air had great service and the Bibimbap dish was the best airplane food I’ve ever had. It was a long flight so in between the two meals they served customers could get Shin ramen. The flight attendants let my children use a pair of nice headphones for the flight and had earbuds and slippers for all the adults. The flight was long but the time passed by relatively quickly because they have many great shows in their entertainment TV. I watched the BTS Love Yourself and Speak Yourself concerts 💜

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. :-(

You did not put me on a Korean Air flight! so I do not have nothing to say

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.

Wonderful cabin crew!!!!! Food was poor, in flight entertainment was just ok. They need to serve more water on a 15 hour flight--we were dehydrated and kept asking for water.

Going through security a third time to get on the next flight was again utterly ridiculous and unnecessary. We were in a International secure area once again and as far as I'm concerned should not have been put through the gears for absolutely no reason. The United States can get all the information they need from the travel itinerary, there was no need to be forced out of a secure area to personally interview everyone on a connecting flight to find out their US immigration status.

Flight arrived early, fantastic, since it is short flight, no food being served

It’s wonderful service aboard. Delayed for departure but arrival in Korea went so well.

One of the flight was delayed. The flight attendant of returning flight to LA was mean.

Staff was excellent. Food could use more variety. -More vegetable options. Menu didn't have juice or soda listed. -The croissants were outstanding!

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

Flight attendants rude, they disappear for almost 3 hours not doing rounds to see what people needed. The laboratories were full of empty water cups, because they never come back to collect them.

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.

Flew on an Airbus 350-900. Excellent aircraft properly cleaned and serviced. Flight crew was excellent plane departed and arrived on time. The A350 has excellent air circulation far better than the 777. I would recommend Asiana to anyone looking to fly in a clean comfortable environment. This is my second round trip flight from New York to Bangkok via Asiana and I will book Asiana again!

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

I could not choose my seat prior to check in

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.

Had some luggage loading delays but it was still a good experience

We bought the business class tickets. The check-in staff and onboard crew were excellent, providing commendable service throughout. However, it was disappointing to find that China Southern Airlines does not have a lounge at SFO. Instead, passengers were provided with a $35 per person food voucher, which fell short of expectations. Furthermore, the quality of the onboard food left much to be desired, marking a significant decline compared to our previous flight experience in 2019, prior to the pandemic.

Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

1. I got very poor check in experience with the counter lady . This is the first airline I ever experienced that no combine check in weight allow . Even we have 4 of us but weight counter by piece . So we wasted lot of time argue and repack . This is super crazy 2. Next I left my Samsung tablet on the plane . And I started to escalate and finally spoke to southern airline lost and found in Malaysia and the amazing answer she give is : system nothing found and please try to call southern airline in china 🧐 . I have been flying many other airlines but this is my first encounterment with such irresponsible airline response and no empathy given to customer . My feeling is nobody bother whether how customer like me feel and I’m just too small for the management to take note .

No red vine, no whiskey, no vodka. No that I wanted all of them at once but still...

During flight, some passengers perform stomping leg exercises which disturb the comfort (I.e. sleep) of other passengers.

No good but was short flight. Both of our China Southern flights were on time. No surprises.

The flight was okay it was the kayak customer service that was poor, I have been trying to change my name on my flight ticket 3 days before my flight and nothing got done about it even tho I messaged so many times and phoned, all I got in return was that is was being processed and still to this day nothing has been done about it, I think it’s disgusting and un needed stress to the trip.

The food was perfect. The boarding process is a bit long. Given the late boarding time, I felt very tired by the time I was seated.

Quality flight from start to finish. Customer service is evidently very important to this company. The staff really exceeded expectations.

I think it’s time that somebody set a standard for the temperature in the cabins. I would rather it be colder than anybody that wants to have a blanket have a blanket to keep it so warm at times is unbearable and quite uncomfortable. That’s the only thing I would add.

For the price we paid, we had a really good flight. The seats and bed (business class) was extremely comfortable. I have no complaints. The crew were very attentive and helpful. They spoke English and there were no misunderstanding although their English wasn’t perfect or fluent. You will never go hungry as there was ample food and drinks but their food for mediocre. The entertainment was limited to older movies and the wifi didn’t allow you to access some Social media. Apart from the above, it was a very pleasant flight. Would highly recommend them.

Cheapest option from Gatwick £400 cheaper than Emirates and Qatar. Entertainment no where near as good as Emirates and Qatar, but saved £400 so all good.

Great staff and food. Seats pretty uncomfortable but plenty of legroom. Entertainment system outdated.

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

Gatwick London-Shanghai -Bangkok.. Would have liked entertainment screens, but I know these planes are not that new. Cheap flights at the time of booking, Emirates wanted double so you get what you paid for. I would fly again with them, but if Emirates was the same price I would go with them.

We were cutting it close on our connecting flight and notified all staff at departing gate and flight attendants. From the start, we were told to check in with the international transfer desk by everyone, except for one lady who wanted to argue the time difference that was already taken into account. We also asked if we could try to exit the plane first (our family of 4 and 8 others on the same connecting flight). They just told us to check in with international transfers. We landed and had very little time to make our next flight. We were not offered any assistance or communication to the receiving gate. We ran all the way to the international transfers gate only to be turned away. I think we could have made it if we were allowed to exit and a call was made to other check in counter. After that we spent 6 grueling hours with our kids trying to rebook a flight. No food of any type of compensation was offered besides a dirty hotel room. The ladies with China Eastern at the Shanghai International counter were rude an unhelpful. We were directed to 3 different counters and waited before they said they forgot about a hotel. It was a long, miserable day. I believe this could have all been avoided.

The landings were smooth . Being unable to check-in online was terribly stressful and the queue at Haneda exemely long. We paid extra for window seats and did not get them.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

You’re in the three parts of my life, the China Eastern air crew remembered and wish me happy birthday. I was given pastries on two different occasions and a complementary drink. The stew is wish me happy birthday and gave me a birthday card. Everything was first class. Thank you.

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

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

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 😾

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: "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...."
Cons: "Connecting though Beijing from Taipei to LAX is not recommended if you can avoid it!"
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room poor, and food service is minimal."
Pros: "The seats on business were comfy, the service excellent, the movie selection was fair to poor, the food was also fair to good largely because they served a heavy lunch rather than a light breakfast."
Cons: "The food and movie selection."
Pros: "The crew was okay. The seating was great on all except for one leg."
Cons: "On one leg, it must have been an older plane, because the business class seats barely reclined."

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Francisco to Dalian found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/25Sun
2 stops
30h 15mSFO-DLC
$535
8/19Mon
2 stops
33h 45mSFO-DLC
$550
8/19Mon
1 stopAsiana Airlines
26h 50mSFO-DLC
$595
8/25Sun
1 stopAsiana Airlines
18h 50mSFO-DLC
$617
12/2Mon
1 stopChina Southern
21h 45mSFO-DLC
$710
12/2Mon
2 stopsChina Southern
24h 30mSFO-DLC
$732
11/30Sat
1 stopAir China
18h 00mSFO-DLC
$759
12/4Wed
1 stopAir China
18h 00mSFO-DLC
$838
8/1Thu
1 stopChina Eastern
19h 05mSFO-DLC
$893
12/1Sun
2 stopsChina Eastern
23h 25mSFO-DLC
$987

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