China Southern Airlines has a major sale going through the weekend. Early birds can score tickets to Asia for as little as $380 roundtrip. While the advertised sale is for travel next fall, many of the same routes have similar unadvertised deals for travel in late February and March.
On its website, China Southern Airlines is advertising a sale for travel between August 30 and October 2, 2019, from Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK), and San Francisco (SFO) to locations all over Asia. If this is too far in advance for you to book a trip, check flights on these routes (and others) in late February and March and you may find similar prices.
The following prices are what is advertised on the China Southern website for travel next fall. Actual prices may vary slightly depending on travel dates and booking site—and you may even find lower fares on some routes for winter travel.
Tickets must be booked by November 11, 2018.
A sample of fares include:
Los Angeles to Bangkok $380 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Kuala Lumpur $380 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Manila $380 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Phnom Penh $380 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Ho Chi Minh $380 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Changsha $382 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Beijing $382 roundtrip
San Francisco to Chongqing $382 roundtrip
San Francisco to Chengdu $382 roundtrip
San Francisco to Shanghai $382 roundtrip
San Francisco to Zhengzhou $382 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Hangzhou $392 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Nanjing $392 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Xi'an $392 roundtrip
San Francisco to Fuzhou $412 roundtrip
Los Angeles to Shenyang $425 roundtrip, nonstop
New York to Chengdu $432 roundtrip
New York to Beijing $462 roundtrip
New York to Shanghai $462 roundtrip
New York to Kunming $432 roundtrip
San Francisco to Guangzhou $465 roundtrip, nonstop
San Francisco to Wuhan $465 roundtrip, nonstop
Los Angeles to Guangzhou $485 roundtrip, nonstop
New York to Ho Chi Minh $498 roundtrip
New York to Siem Reap $498 roundtrip
New York to Manila $508 roundtrip
New York to Kuala Lumpur $508 roundtrip
New York to Singapore $538 roundtrip
New York to Bali $550 roundtrip
New York to Guangzhou $555 roundtrip, nonstop
New York to Hanoi $570 roundtrip
New York to Bangkok $570 roundtrip
There are many more routes discounted throughout Asia. Check any route on China Southern for travel in late February/early March or late August through early October and you are likely to find a good price.
Some routes may require an overnight layover in a connecting city in China, which would most likely be the main hub in Guangzhou (CAN). If this is the case, think of it as a 2-for-1 opportunity, because China Southern offers free accommodation for layovers ranging from 8 to 48 hours.
As an example booking, I found seats departing Los Angeles LAX on Friday, August 30, returning from Bangkok BKK on Sunday, September 8, for $380 roundtrip. Two free checked bags included!
