There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Beijing by plane or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane SAN - PEK
16h 51m¥2,455–6,845Fly San Diego International Airport to Tianjin Binhai, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane SAN - TSN
- Take the train from Tianjin Station to Beijing Southtrain
23h 40m¥3,365–10,217Fly Tijuana International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane TIJ - PEK
17h 28m¥6,549–12,186Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LAX - PEK
19h 5m¥3,452–7,678
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Beijing is to fly which costs ¥2400 - ¥7000 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Beijing is to fly which takes 16h 51m and costs ¥2400 - ¥7000.
The distance between San Diego and Beijing is 10236 km.
It takes approximately 16h 51m to get from San Diego to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 15h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 11:54 PM in San Diego and 2:54 PM in Beijing.
There are 1176+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Beijing, China?
Japan Airlines, Spring Airlines Japan, and five other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Los Angeles International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Tokyo Narita, Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Los Angeles International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Los Angeles International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–29,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Train from Tianjin Station to Beijing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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