Trip - How can I book a cheap round trip flight from Springfield, MO USA to Dalian, China?

How can I book a cheap round trip flight from Springfield, MO USA to Dalian, China?

I will be flying to China sometime in January and back to the USA sometime next July. I really don't care which airline(s) I use or how many connections as long as it is cheap! I am a college student and have to pay my own way to study abroad next semester. Any ideas?
I am already in China. I just want to spend another semester because I think that this is a wonderful experience!

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good luck, China is one place I hope I never have to go back to. As for your problem, you'll have to take a domestic flight to an international airport, maybe Chicago, then fly Chicago>Beijing, or Shanghai, then take another domestic flight from there to Dallan. Good luck, I hope you learn a lot and don't get into an accident or get sick and need medical attention while your there, it's a nightmare and you'll wish you were still in MO.
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The cheapest fare I found is US$2247.97 round-trip.

These are the details:

1. Springfield, MO (SGF) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS)

Allegiant Air Flight# 427

Departs SGF: 7:50pm

Arrives LAS: 8:55pm

2. Las Vegas, NV (LAS) to Phoenix, AZ (PHX)

US Airways Flight# 57

Departs LAS: 6:50am, 1 day later

Arrives PHX: 8:52am

---connects to---

Phoneix, AZ (PHX) to Vancouver, Canada (YVR)

US Airways Flight# 506

Departs PHX: 11:17am

Arrives YVR: 1:43pm

3. Vancouver, Canada (YVR) to Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Flight# 901

Departs YVR: 4:30pm

Arrives HKG: 10:15pm,1 day later

4. Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG) to Dalian, China (DLC)

Dragonair Flight# 1106 (operated by: Air China)

Departs HKG: 5:25pm, 1 day later

Arrives DLC: 9:00pm

5. Dalian, China (DLC) to Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)

Dragonair Flight# 1105 (operated by: Air China)

Departs DLC: 12:55nn

Arrives HKG: 4:25pm

6. Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG) to Vancouver, Canada (YVR)

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Flight# 900

Departs HKG: 6:15pm, 1 day later (since arrival time from DLC is to close to the departure time to YVR)

Arrives YVR: 3:00pm

7. Vancouver, Canada (YVR) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS)

US Airways Flight# 441

Departs YVR: 7:50pm

Arrives HKG: 10:32pm

8. Las Vegas, NV (LAS) to Springfield, MO (SGF)

Allegiant Air Flight# 426

Departs LAS: 2:20pm, 1 day later

Arrives SGF: 7:10pm

The fares for each airline:

1. Allegiant Airlines (SGF-LAS-SGF) - US$242.30 (Allegiant currently don't have fares for July, so I used the fare for May instead)

2. US Airways (LAS-PHX-YVR-LAS) - US$387.50

3. Oasis Hong Kong Airlines (YVR-HKG-YVR) - US$882.30

4. Dragonair (HKG-DLC-HKG) - US$735.89

TOTAL: US$2,247.99

Please take note that there are disadvantages in taking these flights, such as overnight stopovers for some flights, and a possibility of paying excess baggage. Since different routes and airlines have different limitations on check-in baggage.

If you have any questions or you want me to hook you up, don't hesitate to e-mail me at pikdig@verizon.net. :)
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Assuming the departure date is 3 Jan 08 and returning date be 3 Jul 08:

$2310.00:

Departure:

United

Change planes in Chicago, IL (ORD): American

Change planes in Shanghai Pu Dong, China (PVG): China Eastern

Return:

Japan Airlines

Change planes in Tokyo, Japan (NRT): American

Change planes in Chicago, IL (ORD): United

The total duration for the flight is about 22 - 26 hours each way.
How did you get there the first time?

Tickets to Beijing are cheaper. JAL through Japan fly right out of Dalian (and it makes the time change more bearable). Tickets bought with a Chinese departure must be bought in China. Tickets with a N American departure must be bought in N America (or by a N American credit card). Have a local agency figure it out stateside... try going through the big hubs... NY; LA; Beijing etc..