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$556 Find cheap flights from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport

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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Capital (SFO-PEK)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Capital 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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11:50 pm - 11:55 amSFO-PEK
21h 05m1 stop
12:55 pm - 8:50 pmPEK-SFO
22h 55m1 stop
$913Philippine Airlines
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Wed, Aug 28 - Thu, Sep 12
11:50 pm - 11:55 amSFO-PEK
21h 05m1 stop
12:55 pm - 8:50 pmPEK-SFO
22h 55m1 stop
$925Philippine Airlines
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Tue, Aug 27 - Tue, Sep 17
1:05 am - 10:55 amSFO-PEK
18h 50m1 stop
12:30 pm - 7:55 pmPEK-SFO
22h 25m1 stop
$995China Airlines
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Mon, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 25
1:05 am - 10:55 amSFO-PEK
18h 50m1 stop
12:30 pm - 7:55 pmPEK-SFO
22h 25m1 stop
$1,011China Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Mon, Oct 14
1:25 am - 12:35 pmSFO-PEK
20h 10m1 stop
1:55 pm - 7:50 pmPEK-SFO
20h 55m1 stop
$1,013EVA Air
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Tue, Aug 27 - Thu, Sep 12
1:25 am - 12:35 pmSFO-PEK
20h 10m1 stop
7:45 pm - 7:00 amPEK-SFO
26h 15m1 stop
$1,030EVA Air
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Tue, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 28
11:30 pm - 2:00 pmSFO-PEK
23h 30m1 stop
10:40 am - 3:10 pmPEK-SFO
19h 30m1 stop
$1,074Asiana Airlines
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Tue, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 25
11:30 pm - 2:00 pmSFO-PEK
23h 30m1 stop
10:40 am - 3:40 pmPEK-SFO
20h 00m1 stop
$1,109Asiana Airlines
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Thu, Aug 15 - Tue, Aug 27
6:00 am - 8:25 pmSFO-PEK
22h 25m2 stops
9:55 pm - 9:25 amPEK-SFO
27h 30m1 stop
$1,158Korean Air
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Sun, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 27
11:50 pm - 12:05 pmSFO-PEK
21h 15m1 stop
10:40 am - 6:13 pmPEK-SFO
23h 33m2 stops
$1,164Korean Air
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Wed, Sep 4 - Tue, Feb 4

Flights from San Francisco to Capital - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Capital 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 Beijing Capital Airport?

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport, 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 Beijing Capital Airport is January, where tickets cost $1,207 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $2,174 and $1,843 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport, 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 Beijing Capital Airport, you should book around 5 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 62 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

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 $592. KAYAK users also found San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport round-trip flights on Philippine Airlines from $913 and on China Airlines from $995.

Which airlines fly non-stop between San Francisco and Beijing Capital Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport.
There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport. They are Air China and United Airlines. The cheapest airline for this route is Air China, with the best one-way deal found costing $1,068. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at United Airlines.

How many flights are there between San Francisco and Beijing Capital Airport per day?

Each day, there are between 1 and 2 nonstop flights that take off from San Francisco and land in Beijing Capital Airport, with an average flight time of 13h 42m. The most common departure time is 10:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 9 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Saturday, when 22% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between San Francisco and Beijing Capital Airport?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport take?

A direct flight to Beijing Capital Airport will take on average 13h 35m to travel the 5,895 miles flying distance from San Francisco.

What’s the earliest departure time from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from San Francisco at 10:35 am and will be landing in Beijing Capital Airport at 3:25 pm.

What’s the latest departure time from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport jets off at 1:20 pm and lands at 5:55 pm.

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February

High season

September

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$556
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Francisco to Capital

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Capital 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 San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport was $556 for a one-way ticket and $913 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Beijing Capital Airport?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

    San Francisco and Beijing Capital Airport are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave San Francisco from San Francisco and will be arriving at Beijing Capital.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

    Only Asiana Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between San Francisco and Beijing Capital Airport.

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

    There are nonstop flights from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Beijing are Korean Air and ANA. With an average price for the route of $1,210 and an overall rating of 8.5, Korean Air is the most popular choice. ANA is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,378 and an overall rating of 8.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

    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 Beijing Capital Airport.

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

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

    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 Beijing Capital Airport with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and PEK 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 Beijing Capital Airport?

    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 Beijing Capital Airport 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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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $956 or less one-way and $1,584 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from San Francisco to Beijing Capital Airport?

Find which airlines fly direct from San Francisco to Capital, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

San Francisco to Beijing Capital

Monday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Tuesday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Wednesday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Thursday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Friday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Saturday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Sunday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

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Nonstop returns

Beijing Capital to San Francisco

Monday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Tuesday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Wednesday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Thursday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Friday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Saturday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

Sunday

Air China, United Airlines

Air China, United Airlines

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Top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Capital

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Beijing. 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 Capital? 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.
8.3
EVA AirOverall score based on 1488 reviews
8.0Food
8.2Comfort
8.6Crew
8.4Boarding
8.0Entertainment
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The crew was very helpful. Food was prepared with great care and tasted wonderful. Movie selection was a bit limited. The bedding on the seat is a little too thin for sleeping.

10.0 ExcellentBinhui, Jun 2024IAH - TPE
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The crew was very helpful. Food was prepared with great care and tasted wonderful. Movie selection was a bit limited. The bedding on the seat is a little too thin for sleeping.

The food was good, but we are not able to use earphones to watch a movie.

Their announcement was not quite clear in Chinese. The rest is pretty good.

The hygiene of the bathrooms were terrible. Urine smells leaked out into the cabin and the seats were really tight, even for a petite woman like myself. Flight attendants did not go through the cabin enough to offer refreshments.

Fast and efficient boarding. Flight was on time. Service was very good for our long flight. First time flying with this airline and I would highly recommend.

Eva Air's Business Class is pretty decent. With the given price, I think that the food can be better.

Pleasant, comfortable, and entertaining. All told, ZERO issues with it. And sadly, so far the flight was WAY more comfortable than the hellhole that is "Lambug Beach Resort" at Badian Beach!

It was a pleasant fly with Eva Air from NYC to Taipei. The crew were friendly and the food was exceeded my expectation.

Eva air is a good airline. The seats on the way to Taipei could have certainly been more comfortable, but all in all it was a pretty good experience.

Overall the flight was what might be expected for a long haul flight to Asia in economy class. The cabin crew was attentive and the food was good. Boarding was fairly fast and easy. The one thing I found frustrating was the EVA app. It is terrible. Trying to do anything on it was almost impossible.

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.

The entertainment screens are dated and needs to be changed to new screens. Then when we got home, I found out 2 of our luggage’s were damaged (huge) and some items stolen.

I could not choose my seat prior to check in

The flight who provided services on my row had some not-nice attitude and not smiling at all.

Very good , the weather was terrible, but i admired the professionality and politeness and care from the crew, and the excellent contition of the plane

Comfort was left wanting due to such a long flight, made the wife and I wish we could upgrade the seats to Business class or First Class, but did not have that option. Food was good but had very limited options and I have a dietary restriction which was difficult for the staff to accommodate since everything provided came with cheese on it. (Cheese could potentially kill me) Did not have an option to inform the staff until we were already in the air about the restriction and was not provided another option before flight departed.

Decent flight, staff was very good, especially with the turbulence during the flight due to weather. Comfort was about par with other airlines but since it was a quick flight, was not much of an issue for us.

It was a 2 hour flight to Taiwan. Lunch was served. China Airlines goes above and beyond for their passengers.

Liked that I could pick my seat and have a special meal without an extra charge. Luggage is reasonable for overseas trip. What could have been better is boarding and leaving on time.

Better training to have qualified crews and services. My flight was from around 12 midnight Friday Taipei to Vancouver. After two hours first meal (2:00 Am -8:00 ) no crew available for even asking for some water. I was even willing to pay for water. For breakfast after 8 hours the only drink was tea and coffee no water or juice.

Free Wi-Fi could have been better in the Airport.

3 of the 4 flights had delays despite the weather being fine, but still managed to make all connections

Ask flight attendant for water during flight and she was a little rude get the water.

Why does it have to be painful to fly long distances?

Horrible, the flights kept delaying, so it is obvious that we won't be able to make it to the next connection. No easier/real agent on site to help you figure this out. UA agent on other counters refuse to assist you and direct us to use the QR code/call customer service. So inefficient and poor. While technology seems convenient, but it's not the best interest/experience for customers need help while there is active issue need assistance.

Food is very bad and entertint not too many options ... flight attendet service is not good

Flight was delayed due to the late arrival of the catering truck, which is quite unacceptable. There was a beverage service, but no pretzel, or cookie, or nuts were served in coach.

Aisle chair was good and liked the foot bar preventing you from putting your foot in the isle, The breakfast on this international flight to Zurich was horrible (Europeans, specially, used to good food) may make this a dealbreaker for booking with United Airlines again. I agreed with my Spanish fellow passenger.

On time take off…US cabins look tired and need of refresh!

Backpack should NOT allowed put in the flight bin , only put it under the seat. I can't find space put my carry on luggage!!! and I pay for it ! that was very bad experience

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

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 Beijing found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/26Mon
2 stops
49h 25mSFO-PEK
$556
7/16Tue
3 stops
51h 15mSFO-PEK
$559
8/28Wed
1 stopAsiana Airlines
23h 30mSFO-PEK
$592
9/10Tue
1 stopChina Airlines
26h 45mSFO-PEK
$593
8/18Sun
1 stopAsiana Airlines
23h 30mSFO-PEK
$595
8/4Sun
1 stopChina Airlines
26h 45mSFO-PEK
$600
10/10Thu
1 stopEVA Air
32h 35mSFO-PEK
$623
8/17Sat
1 stopEVA Air
27h 30mSFO-PEK
$662
9/11Wed
nonstopAir China
13h 35mSFO-PEK
$743
11/13Wed
nonstopAir China
14h 25mSFO-PEK
$771

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Last minute flights from San Francisco to Capital

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Francisco to Beijing that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/16Sun
multi-stop
27h 40mSFO-PEK
6/24Mon
multi-stop
31h 50mPEK-SFO
$1,516
6/16Sun
multi-stop
27h 40mSFO-PEK
6/26Wed
multi-stop
22h 40mPEK-SFO
$1,522
6/15Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
13h 50mSFO-PEK
7/1Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
12h 20mPEK-SFO
$1,609
6/15Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
13h 50mSFO-PEK
6/26Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
12h 20mPEK-SFO
$1,709
6/15Sat
multi-stopEVA Air
27h 40mSFO-PEK
6/24Mon
multi-stopEVA Air
24h 50mPEK-SFO
$1,712
6/16Sun
multi-stopEVA Air
20h 45mSFO-PEK
6/24Mon
multi-stopEVA Air
24h 50mPEK-SFO
$1,753
6/16Sun
multi-stopChina Airlines
26h 45mSFO-PEK
7/2Tue
multi-stopChina Airlines
39h 05mPEK-SFO
$1,978
6/15Sat
multi-stopAsiana Airlines
52h 35mSFO-PEK
7/9Tue
multi-stopAsiana Airlines
20h 00mPEK-SFO
$2,047
6/16Sun
multi-stopChina Airlines
26h 45mSFO-PEK
6/28Fri
multi-stopChina Airlines
21h 30mPEK-SFO
$2,123
6/13Thu
multi-stopAsiana Airlines
23h 30mSFO-PEK
7/1Mon
multi-stopAsiana Airlines
21h 30mPEK-SFO
$2,217

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San Francisco - Beijing Capital Airport Flights

Departure:

San Francisco (SFO)United States

Destination:

Beijing Capital Airport (PEK)China

Return flight deals:

Beijing Capital Airport - San Francisco

Cabin classes:

$5,949
$3,574
$1,158