Air China is running a weekend promotion that is scheduled to run from July 22nd – 24th. However, it is live on their site now. For about $398, you can fly between:

• San Francisco [SFO]
• San Jose [SJC]
• New York [JFK]

and

• Tokyo [NRT]
• Seoul [ICN]
• Hong Kong [HKG]

As you all know, we are not big fans of Mainland Chinese airlines. We think transiting in China is not the most efficient process. That said, this is cheap. If you are planning on buying this, please use a credit card with no foreign exchange fees – we believe Air China process the payment in China and some credit cards will charge a f/x fee even thought the payment is in US Dollars due to the fact that it isn’t process in the US.

Seems like a lot of itineraries will have long layovers in Beijing. American passport holders can transit without a visa in Beijing for up to 72 hours. So enjoy that layover – go for some Peking duck.

While Hong Kong is cheap, we think you be better off paying a bit extra and fly the nonstop option for $488 available on United.

Update 7/22/2016 @ 6:40AM Eastern – still some availability left.

Update 7/23/2016 @ 1:45PM Eastern – while the Air China flexible calendar still show availability, we are calling this fare gone. The site craps out at the payment screen and there doesn’t seem to be any resolution by Air China. Sorry for the frustration — putting up this deal was more trouble than its worth. Our dislike for Mainland Chinese airline continues.

Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from San Francisco to Tokyo
• October 19th – 26th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel on the from October 16th – March 31st, 2017 with departure blackout dates from December 10th – 24th and February 1st, 2017 – February 11th, 2017 and return blackout dates from January 1st, 2017 – January 13th and January 20th, 2017 – January 29th, 2017. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure.
• Since these are not searchable on ITA, we didn’t do a deep dive on availability, but from quick check, it looked okay. Just play with the +/- 3 day calendar.

• Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• Use Air China’s flexible calendar to search.

Fare Class:

• N

Routing:

• SFO – PEK (Beijing) – NRT (Tokyo) – PEK – SFO

Stopover:

• N/A
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

Air China is a member of the Star Alliance and United partner. Mileage earning with United is as follows:

• Miles Flown: 14,484 miles or 2.8 cents per mile
  
  
• Elite Qualifying Miles: 0 miles
• Base Redeemable Miles: 0 miles

As far as we can tell, this fare will not earn miles with anyone.

How to Book:

• Book on Air China’s weekend promotion page. Click on the one of the cities on sale, then you’ll be directed to a flexible calendar view. Select New Search to enter your own dates to find availability.

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San Francisco to Tokyo for $398:

 

San Jose to Tokyo for $398:

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Background Information:

Japan:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY). $1USD = 106.20 JPY

Hong Kong:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD). $1USD = 7.8 HKD

South Korea:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: South Korean Won (KRW). $1USD = 1,140 KRW

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

• No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards to save on international purchases
• Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
• Get your taxes refunded when shopping
• How to Avoid International Data Roaming Charges

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• Go to the The New York Flight Deals page

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• Go to the The San Francisco / Bay Area Flight Deals page

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