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Cheap flights to China from $277

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a Cheapflights user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight departing on 22/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
WAS — SHA
10 May — 17 May1
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Flights to China in 2024

Find the latest flights to China in 2024, with up-to-date prices and availability. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 535,961 searches and data was last updated on 5 May 2024.

Popular in

December

Cheapest in

March

Average price

$888

Return from

$460

One-way from

$277
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Browse one-way and return flights deals to China on Cheapflights. Flight deals are based on user searches and were last updated on 5 May 2024
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Cheap flights to China in May & June 2024

Search the best deals to popular China cities recently found by Cheapflights users
The below flights offer some of the lowest fares to China in May and June 2024. Be sure to check back soon as deals update often.
Cheap flights to Shanghai
Tue 4/620:20SYD - PVG
1 stop19h 30mMultiple Airlines
Wed 12/601:35PVG - SYD
1 stop16h 25mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5$551
Fri 31/511:55SYD - PVG
1 stop26h 35mMultiple Airlines
Sat 22/621:55PVG - SYD
1 stop19h 45mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5$552
Thu 23/508:45SYD - PVG
1 stop29h 25mChina Southern
Thu 6/606:55PVG - SYD
1 stop34h 45mChina Southern
Deal found 3/5$558
Tue 4/620:20SYD - PVG
1 stop17h 30mMultiple Airlines
Tue 9/706:50PVG - SYD
1 stop21h 30mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5$563
Sat 18/508:45SYD - SHA
1 stop28h 35mChina Southern
Thu 30/522:00SHA - SYD
1 stop19h 40mChina Southern
Deal found 4/5$564
Sat 18/508:45SYD - PVG
1 stop29h 25mChina Southern
Thu 30/521:55PVG - SYD
1 stop19h 45mChina Southern
Deal found 4/5$564
Sat 1/608:45SYD - SHA
1 stop26h 05mChina Southern
Sat 22/622:00SHA - SYD
1 stop19h 40mChina Southern
Deal found 5/5$566
Sat 1/608:45SYD - PVG
1 stop29h 25mChina Southern
Sat 22/621:55PVG - SYD
1 stop19h 45mChina Southern
Deal found 5/5$566
Mon 3/608:45SYD - SHA
1 stop26h 05mChina Southern
Sat 22/619:40SHA - SYD
1 stop32h 45mChina Southern
Deal found 5/5$567
Cheap flights to Beijing
Tue 14/521:15SYD - PKX
1 stop29h 50mAirAsia X
Wed 29/502:15PKX - SYD
1 stop27h 40mAirAsia X
Deal found 3/5$531
Tue 14/521:15SYD - PKX
1 stop29h 50mMultiple Airlines
Thu 30/512:30PKX - SYD
1 stop29h 10mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 3/5$543
Tue 4/620:20SYD - PEK
1 stop24h 10mSichuan Airlines
Sat 15/617:30PEK - SYD
1 stop18h 45mSichuan Airlines
Deal found 5/5$572
Tue 4/611:25SYD - PKX
1 stop24h 35mMultiple Airlines
Sat 15/621:30PKX - SYD
1 stop20h 10mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5$576
Thu 9/521:15SYD - PKX
1 stop29h 50mMultiple Airlines
Thu 16/517:30PKX - SYD
1 stop24h 10mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 3/5$590
Tue 4/621:15SYD - PKX
1 stop29h 50mAirAsia X
Fri 14/602:15PKX - SYD
1 stop27h 40mAirAsia X
Deal found 5/5$598
Thu 9/511:20SYD - PKX
2 stops23h 10mMultiple Airlines
Thu 16/520:30PKX - SYD
1 stop21h 10mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 3/5$602
Fri 10/514:10SYD - PKX
1 stop21h 35mChina Eastern
Fri 17/513:55PKX - SYD
1 stop17h 05mChina Eastern
Deal found 5/5$628
Tue 14/521:15SYD - PKX
1 stop29h 50mMultiple Airlines
Thu 30/523:20PKX - SYD
2 stops30h 20mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 3/5$634
Cheap flights to Guangzhou
Tue 4/620:20SYD - CAN
1 stop27h 25mSichuan Airlines
Tue 11/612:00CAN - SYD
1 stop24h 15mSichuan Airlines
Deal found 5/5$523
Fri 7/609:45SYD - CAN
1 stop16h 45mMultiple Airlines
Mon 10/622:00CAN - SYD
1 stop20h 00mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5$532
Tue 25/620:00SYD - CAN
1 stop30h 05mHainan Airlines
Mon 2/906:45CAN - SYD
1 stop29h 25mHainan Airlines
Deal found 3/5$534
Sat 1/621:15SYD - CAN
1 stop29h 15mMultiple Airlines
Tue 4/610:20CAN - SYD
1 stop19h 35mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5$536
Wed 12/609:45SYD - CAN
1 stop16h 45mMultiple Airlines
Sun 23/610:20CAN - SYD
1 stop19h 35mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5$537
Thu 6/621:15SYD - CAN
1 stop29h 15mMultiple Airlines
Thu 20/610:20CAN - SYD
1 stop19h 35mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5$542
Fri 21/609:45SYD - CAN
1 stop25h 30mMultiple Airlines
Mon 24/622:00CAN - SYD
1 stop20h 00mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5$543
Thu 6/621:15SYD - CAN
1 stop25h 40mMultiple Airlines
Thu 13/610:20CAN - SYD
1 stop19h 35mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5$545
Tue 28/521:15SYD - CAN
1 stop29h 15mMultiple Airlines
Wed 26/622:00CAN - SYD
1 stop20h 00mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5$546

China 2024 flight deals

Explore flight deals for China in 2024, offering the best prices and options to suit your preferences. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 535,961 searches and data were last updated on 5 May 2024.
Check out some of the best flight deals to China in 2024. If these deals don't appeal to you, be sure to come back soon for more options.
Tue 21/520:00SYD - SZX
1 stop13h 55mHainan Airlines
Wed 12/614:05SZX - SYD
1 stop22h 05mHainan Airlines
Deal found 4/5$460
Tue 13/820:00SYD - CAN
1 stop16h 20mHainan Airlines
Wed 28/809:10CAN - SYD
1 stop27h 00mHainan Airlines
Deal found 4/5$487
Tue 4/620:00SYD - SZX
1 stop13h 45mHainan Airlines
Fri 28/621:30SZX - SYD
1 stop14h 40mHainan Airlines
Deal found 4/5$487
Tue 13/820:00SYD - CAN
1 stop15h 05mHainan Airlines
Wed 21/807:35CAN - SYD
1 stop28h 35mHainan Airlines
Deal found 5/5$495
Sat 25/512:40SYD - SZX
1 stop31h 55mMultiple Airlines
Fri 14/607:25SZX - SYD
1 stop25h 15mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5$505
Tue 4/620:20SYD - CAN
1 stop27h 25mSichuan Airlines
Tue 11/612:00CAN - SYD
1 stop24h 15mSichuan Airlines
Deal found 5/5$523

One-way flights to China

Explore one-way flight options to China for greater flexibility in your travel plans. Find up-to-date pricing and availability for one-way flights. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 535,961 searches and data was last updated on 5 May 2024.
Consider booking one of these one-way flights heading to China. Reserve a round-trip flight to China instead by utilising the search form above.
Mon 20/508:45SYD - SHA
1 stop26h 30mChina Southern
Deal found 4/5$306
Sun 9/609:45SYD - PKX
1 stop17h 20mAirAsia X
Deal found 4/5$293
Wed 22/509:45SYD - CAN
1 stop16h 45mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5$277

Direct flights to China

Sat 25/508:45SYD - SZX
Nonstop10h 10mChina Southern
Fri 14/618:55SZX - SYD
Nonstop9h 30mChina Southern
Deal found 4/5$762
Wed 16/1022:15SYD - CAN
Nonstop10h 10mChina Southern
Sat 16/1108:25CAN - SYD
Nonstop9h 15mChina Southern
Deal found 4/5$764
Tue 28/521:45SYD - CAN
Nonstop9h 40mChina Southern
Wed 26/621:00CAN - SYD
Nonstop9h 25mChina Southern
Deal found 4/5$768
Sun 26/521:45SYD - CAN
Nonstop9h 40mChina Southern
Sat 8/608:05CAN - SYD
Nonstop9h 35mChina Southern
Deal found 5/5$787
Mon 27/521:45SYD - CAN
Nonstop9h 40mChina Southern
Thu 6/621:00CAN - SYD
Nonstop9h 25mChina Southern
Deal found 5/5$794
Tue 15/1012:00SYD - PVG
Nonstop10h 00mChina Eastern
Thu 31/1000:15PVG - SYD
Nonstop10h 20mChina Eastern
Deal found 4/5$820
Thu 6/610:05SYD - CAN
Nonstop9h 55mChina Southern
Thu 20/608:05CAN - SYD
Nonstop9h 35mChina Southern
Deal found 4/5$834
Tue 4/610:05SYD - CAN
Nonstop10h 05mChina Southern
Tue 11/621:00CAN - SYD
Nonstop9h 25mChina Southern
Deal found 5/5$835
Sun 26/512:00SYD - NKG
Nonstop11h 30mChina Eastern
Thu 6/618:55NKG - SYD
Nonstop11h 05mChina Eastern
Deal found 4/5$841

Average price of flights to China by month

Plan your trip to China by taking into account the cheapest months to travel. The average price of a one-way flight to China is currently $292 while a return flight costs $526. Price data was last updated on 28 April 2024.

Currently, October is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight to China (average of $431). Flying to China in December will prove the most costly (average of $907). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

January

$962

February

$784

March

$738

April

$758

May

$781

June

$896

July

$908

August

$796

September

$870

October

$652

November

$749

December

$1,372

Peak season

May, September and October are the high season months when many Australians take cheap flights to China. Package tours are especially popular, such as cruising the Yangtze River or the visiting the Terracotta Army in Xi’an. But for those wishing to do independent travel then the trains are amazing in China; clean, affordable and extremely fast. Bus travel by comfortable coach is also a popular option if you’re exploring more than one city. These major public holiday dates usually see flights to China fill up quickly and make accommodation more difficult to find: Chinese New Year (Jan/Feb), Labour Day (1 to 3 May), Dragon Boat Festival (May/June) and University Holidays (June to September /  January to February).

Off Season

Late November to February are the Chinese winter months which, in some regions, can be bitterly cold. So depending on the nature of your visit you may consider booking your flight to China at a different time. But because the country is so vast, there are other places where the temperatures are actually quite mild. Subtropical Hong Kong in the south for instance usually enjoys a temperate climate all year-round with temperatures around 16C in January.  

Temperature and rainfall in China by month

Plan your trip to China by taking into account the average temperature and rainfall totals by month.

SHA

Temperature

4 - 28 °C

If weather is an important factor for your trip to China, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 28.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 4.0 C).

When is the best time to book a flight to China?

Use this chart to determine the optimal time to book a return flight to China. Price data was last updated on 3 May 2024.

Some pre-planning is necessary once you’ve found your cheap flights to China. This is a populous country so don’t book until you’ve checked the climate of the region you’re visiting, accommodation availability and whether your dates fall on a public holiday. Organised tours are a good choice in this respect as they can take the hassle out of obtaining tickets for tours and hotel rooms. For the cheapest flights to China during peak season book more than three months in advance.

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Reviews of airlines servicing China

Get insights into the airlines that provide service to China. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing an airline for your flight to China. Reviews last updated 5 May 2024.
Read through reviews of airlines servicing China, such as XiamenAir, Hainan Airlines and China Southern. Users can see the overall rating for each airline as well as how each is rated in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.
Korean Air
8.5
Very Good
1,185 reviews
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Comfort

8.3

Boarding

8.6

Entertainment

8.2

Overall

8.5

Food

8.2

Crew

8.8

Reviews

1 / 10

if you can put more multiples language agents in air service especially Chinese or French ,the customer who speaks those languages will be much happier than now

Korean Air
8.5
Very Good
1,185 reviews
Korean Air
8.5
Very Good
1,185 reviews
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Comfort

8.3

Boarding

8.6

Entertainment

8.2

Overall

8.5

Food

8.2

Crew

8.8

Reviews

1 / 10

if you can put more multiples language agents in air service especially Chinese or French ,the customer who speaks those languages will be much happier than now

ANA
8.5
Very Good
928 reviews
Korean Air
8.5
Very Good
1,185 reviews
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Comfort

8.3

Boarding

8.6

Entertainment

8.2

Overall

8.5

Food

8.2

Crew

8.8

Reviews

1 / 10

if you can put more multiples language agents in air service especially Chinese or French ,the customer who speaks those languages will be much happier than now

China Airlines
8.3
Very Good
941 reviews
Korean Air
8.5
Very Good
1,185 reviews
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Comfort

8.3

Boarding

8.6

Entertainment

8.2

Overall

8.5

Food

8.2

Crew

8.8

Reviews

1 / 10

if you can put more multiples language agents in air service especially Chinese or French ,the customer who speaks those languages will be much happier than now

Singapore Airlines
8.3
Very Good
1,465 reviews
Korean Air
8.5
Very Good
1,185 reviews
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Comfort

8.3

Boarding

8.6

Entertainment

8.2

Overall

8.5

Food

8.2

Crew

8.8

Reviews

1 / 10

if you can put more multiples language agents in air service especially Chinese or French ,the customer who speaks those languages will be much happier than now

Cathay Pacific
7.8
Good
1,107 reviews
Korean Air
8.5
Very Good
1,185 reviews
Check prices

Comfort

8.3

Boarding

8.6

Entertainment

8.2

Overall

8.5

Food

8.2

Crew

8.8

Reviews

1 / 10

if you can put more multiples language agents in air service especially Chinese or French ,the customer who speaks those languages will be much happier than now

Where are the most popular flight destinations in China?

According to our users, the most popular flight destination in China is Shanghai, followed by Guangzhou, Beijing, Fuzhou and Shenyang.

What is good to know if travelling to China?

  • How long is the flight to China?

    Flights from Sydney to China (Beijing) – 11 hrs 40 minsFlights from Melbourne to China (Beijing) – 14 hrs 45 minsFlights from Perth to China (Beijing) – 12 hrs 5 mins

  • Which airlines operate flights to China?

    There are many airlines operating international flights to China from Australian cities, including national carriers China Southern Airlines, Air China and China Eastern Airlines. China Southern Airlines handles over a third of all non-stop flights between Sydney and China and operates 14 direct flights per week. Beijing International Airport connects domestic flights to almost all the airports in China.

  • How to get from the airport to the city centre?

    Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is located 30 km north east of the city centre and is connected by rail, bus and taxi. The Airport Express Train takes 30 minutes and is the quickest way to reach the CBD after you have got off your flight. Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is served by the high speed Maglev Train which reaches speeds of up to 431 km/h, taking just eight minutes to cover the 30 km trip to the CBD.

  • Can I find cheaper flights to China if I am willing to have stopovers?

    Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to China on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

  • What is the best airline to fly to China?

    Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Scoot is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to China.

  • What is the cheapest airport to fly to in China?

    Guangzhou Baiyun Airport is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in China. One-way flights to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport typically cost $60, while return flights cost around $186.

  • How much is a return flight to China?

    A return flight to China will typically cost around $287, however they can be found for as little as $285.

  • Where does the fastest flight to China depart from?

    For those looking to save time traveling to China, Brisbane offers the quickest one-way flight (8 hours 45 minutes).

  • Does Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport have car hire?

    Yes. Those touching down at Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

  • Are there hotels close to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport?

    Yes. Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Shanghai Hongqiao Airport Hotel is the closest property to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport (0.0 km away from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport).

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