American / United / Delta – $454: San Diego – Shanghai, China. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good fare to Shanghai.

Shanghai, China – Photo: Luca Casartelli via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample via American
  • April 13th – 26th, 2018
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel from late-March 2018 – early-May 2018 and from late-September 2018 – early-December 2018 and from early-January 2019 – early-February 2019. Must purchase at least 1 day in advance of departure.

Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: SAN
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: aa+
      • Textbox 2: f bc=O
        • For travel via United, enter:
          • Textbox 1: ua+
          • Textbox 2: f bc=G
        • For travel via Delta, enter:
          • Textbox 1: dl+
          • Textbox 2: f bc=V
    • Destination: PVG
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
      • Textbox 1: aa+
      • Textbox 2: f bc=O
        • For travel via United, enter:
          • Textbox 1: ua+
          • Textbox 2: f bc=G
        • For travel via Delta, enter:
          • Textbox 1: dl+
          • Textbox 2: f bc=V
    • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Enter departure date
    • Length of stay: 3-10
      • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.

The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.

You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy Airline Tickets” section.

Fare Class:

  • American: O
  • United: G
  • Delta: V

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • $362.00

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – LAX (Los Angeles) – PVG (Shanghai) – LAX – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 13,156 miles or 3.4 cents per mile
  • Elite Qualifying Miles: 13,156 miles
  • Redeemable Miles: 1,810 miles

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