What is the cheapest month to fly to China?

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

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, Hainan Airlines is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to China.

What is the cheapest airport to fly to in China?

Guangzhou Baiyun is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in China. One-way flights to Guangzhou Baiyun typically cost $51, while return flights cost around $48.

How much is a return flight to China?

A return flight to China will typically cost around $139, however they can be found for as little as $58.

Where does the fastest flight to China depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to China, Perth offers the quickest one-way flight (8 hours 10 minutes).

Does Shanghai Pu Dong have car hire?

Yes. Those touching down at Shanghai Pu Dong can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Shanghai Pu Dong?

Yes. Shanghai Pu Dong has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Dazhong Airport Hotel South Building is the closest property to Shanghai Pu Dong (0.0 km away from Shanghai Pu Dong).

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Fri 21/212:00SYD - CTU

1 stop16h 15mChina Eastern

Fri 28/221:20CTU - SYD

1 stop34h 40mChina Eastern

Deal found 16/1$510

Wed 14/510:05SYD - CTU

1 stop14h 45mChina Southern

Wed 21/522:00CTU - SYD

1 stop19h 40mChina Southern

Deal found 15/1$518

Sun 2/312:10SYD - SZX

2 stops32h 00mChina Eastern

Wed 5/312:40SZX - SYD

3 stops41h 45mChina Eastern

Deal found 16/1$531

Tue 11/320:50SYD - SZX

1 stop19h 00mSichuan Airlines

Wed 11/616:40SZX - SYD

1 stop19h 35mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 16/1$537

Mon 24/320:50SYD - PVG

1 stop24h 50mSichuan Airlines

Mon 7/411:55PVG - SYD

1 stop24h 20mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 16/1$539

Tue 25/311:25SYD - SHA

1 stop27h 50mChina Southern

Thu 10/421:50SHA - SYD

1 stop19h 50mChina Southern

Deal found 16/1$541

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Fri 21/212:00SYD - CTU

1 stop16h 15mChina Eastern

Fri 28/221:20CTU - SYD

1 stop34h 40mChina Eastern

Deal found 16/1$510

Tue 11/320:50SYD - SZX

1 stop19h 00mSichuan Airlines

Wed 11/616:40SZX - SYD

1 stop19h 35mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 16/1$537

Tue 25/311:25SYD - SHA

1 stop27h 50mChina Southern

Thu 10/421:50SHA - SYD

1 stop19h 50mChina Southern

Deal found 16/1$541

Tue 18/221:00SYD - SHA

1 stop28h 55mHainan Airlines

Wed 26/209:00SHA - SYD

1 stop26h 55mHainan Airlines

Deal found 15/1$549

Thu 27/321:00SYD - CAN

1 stop13h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 2/402:30CAN - SYD

1 stop26h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1$562

Mon 17/210:45SYD - PVG

1 stop16h 35mAirAsia X

Tue 25/206:00PVG - SYD

1 stop24h 15mAirAsia X

Deal found 16/1$565

Sun 16/321:50SYD - CAN

1 stop14h 40mScoot

Mon 24/310:45CAN - SYD

1 stop30h 50mScoot

Deal found 16/1$587

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Sun 16/220:40SYD - PEK

Nonstop11h 20mAir China

Thu 27/201:20PEK - SYD

Nonstop11h 10mAir China

Deal found 16/1$655

Mon 17/208:35SYD - PVG

Nonstop10h 25mJuneyao Airlines

Mon 3/317:10PVG - SYD

Nonstop10h 20mJuneyao Airlines

Deal found 16/1$824

Tue 28/110:15SYD - PVG

Nonstop10h 55mChina Eastern

Wed 5/200:15PVG - SYD

Nonstop10h 20mChina Eastern

Deal found 16/1$845

Sat 8/312:30SYD - XMN

Nonstop9h 25mXiamenAir

Sat 5/422:00XMN - SYD

Nonstop9h 20mXiamenAir

Deal found 16/1$877

Wed 5/311:25SYD - CAN

Nonstop9h 25mChina Southern

Wed 16/408:05CAN - SYD

Nonstop9h 35mChina Southern

Deal found 16/1$895

Mon 17/209:20SYD - SZX

Nonstop9h 40mChina Southern

Wed 26/219:05SZX - SYD

Nonstop9h 25mChina Southern

Deal found 16/1$1,030

Wed 22/121:00SYD - PKX

Nonstop11h 15mChina Southern

Tue 28/101:05PKX - SYD

Nonstop11h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 16/1$1,439

Sat 1/311:25SYD - CAN

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Thu 6/308:00CAN - SYD

Nonstop9h 20mQantas Airways

Deal found 16/1$1,458

Fri 28/211:25SYD - CAN

Nonstop9h 35mMultiple Airlines

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Nonstop9h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1$1,490

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Nonstop10h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 22/400:15PVG - SYD

Nonstop10h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/1$1,801

Fri 24/110:15SYD - PVG

Nonstop10h 55mQantas Airways

Sat 15/220:20PVG - SYD

Nonstop10h 40mQantas Airways

Deal found 15/1$9,192

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Fri 17/112:10SYD - CAN

2 stops24h 30mChina Eastern

Sat 29/318:00CAN - SYD

1 stop15h 15mChina Eastern

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1 stop16h 35mChina Eastern

Wed 29/120:00PEK - SYD

1 stop35h 00mChina Eastern

Deal found 16/1$1,183

Wed 22/109:10SYD - PEK

1 stop27h 15mKorean Air

Tue 28/101:30PEK - SYD

1 stop26h 25mKorean Air

Deal found 16/1$3,061

Sun 26/110:20SYD - CAN

1 stop28h 10mAsiana Airlines

Tue 25/301:15CAN - SYD

1 stop28h 05mAsiana Airlines

Deal found 15/1$1,334

Tue 28/110:15SYD - PVG

Nonstop10h 55mChina Eastern

Thu 6/217:40PVG - SYD

Nonstop9h 50mChina Eastern

Deal found 16/1$845

Tue 28/120:40SYD - CAN

1 stop20h 40mAir China

Wed 5/207:20CAN - SYD

1 stop29h 10mAir China

Deal found 17/1$922

Tue 28/111:25SYD - CAN

Nonstop9h 25mQantas Airways

Wed 5/208:00CAN - SYD

Nonstop9h 20mQantas Airways

Deal found 16/1$1,526

Thu 30/110:40SYD - PVG

1 stop17h 00mBeijing Capital Airlines

Fri 7/207:05PVG - SYD

1 stop21h 40mBeijing Capital Airlines

Deal found 17/1$658

Tue 4/221:50SYD - CAN

1 stop14h 40mScoot

Tue 4/310:45CAN - SYD

1 stop23h 05mScoot

Deal found 16/1$829

Wed 12/221:00SYD - PKX

Nonstop11h 15mMultiple Airlines

Wed 26/207:30PKX - SYD

1 stop20h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/1$652

Thu 13/220:50SYD - CAN

1 stop16h 35mSichuan Airlines

Thu 20/211:55CAN - SYD

1 stop24h 30mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 16/1$834

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Deal found 16/1$343

Wed 12/216:25SYD - PEK

2 stops26h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1$434

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1 stop16h 15m

Chengdu

Fri 28/2

21:20-11:00

1 stop34h 40m

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SYD - CTU

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Wed 14/5

10:05-22:50

1 stop14h 45m

Chengdu

Wed 21/5

22:00-19:40

1 stop19h 40m

$518

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SYD - SZX

SYDSZX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 2/3

12:10-17:10

2 stops32h 00m

Shenzhen

Wed 5/3

12:40-09:25

3 stops41h 45m

$531

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SYD - SZX

SYDSZX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 11/3

20:50-12:50

1 stop19h 00m

Shenzhen

Wed 11/6

16:40-14:15

1 stop19h 35m

$537

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SYD - PVG

SYDPVG

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 24/3

20:50-18:40

1 stop24h 50m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 7/4

11:55-14:15

1 stop24h 20m

$539

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SYD - SHA

SYDSHA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 25/3

11:25-12:15

1 stop27h 50m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 10/4

21:50-19:40

1 stop19h 50m

$541

SydneyShanghai

SYD - PVG

SYDPVG

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 29/4

10:05-00:20

1 stop16h 15m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 23/5

19:20-19:40

1 stop22h 20m

$541

SydneyShanghai

SYD - SHA

SYDSHA

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 18/2

21:00-22:55

1 stop28h 55m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 26/2

09:00-14:55

1 stop26h 55m

$549

SydneyGuangzhou

SYD - CAN

SYDCAN

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 27/3

12:00-11:15

1 stop26h 15m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Sun 30/3

06:50-08:40

2 stops22h 50m

$550

SydneyGuangzhou

SYD - CAN

SYDCAN

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 4/5

11:00-04:45

1 stop19h 45m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Tue 20/5

12:00-14:15

1 stop24h 15m

$557

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How long is the flight to China?

On average, a flight from Sydney to China takes 18 hours 51 minutes. Flights to China from other popular cities in Australia will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to China?

Users looking for the lowest fares to China should consider flying on Saturday at midday, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Sunday afternoons, when prices are usually at their highest.

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The most flights from Sydney to China are scheduled on a Monday (10 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (10 on average).

What are the most popular airlines that fly to China?

The most popular airlines flying from Sydney to China are China Southern, China Eastern and Hainan Airlines.

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China Eastern

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What are the cheapest airlines that fly to China?

The cheapest airlines flying from Sydney to China are Tianjin Airlines, XiamenAir and Hainan Airlines.

Rainfall in China by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in China ranges from 30.0 - 170.0 mm per month. June is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 170.0 mm. December is typically the driest time to visit China when rainfall is around 30.0 mm.

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1 / 10

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1 / 10

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China Airlines

8.2

Very Good

737 reviews

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Very Good

847 reviews

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1 / 10

Your hospitality was excellent, very polite and kind. The meal was tasty and good. The buns were cold. Who likes cold buns?

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8.1

Very Good

1,327 reviews

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847 reviews

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1 / 10

Your hospitality was excellent, very polite and kind. The meal was tasty and good. The buns were cold. Who likes cold buns?

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8.1

Very Good

79 reviews

ANA

8.4

Very Good

847 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Your hospitality was excellent, very polite and kind. The meal was tasty and good. The buns were cold. Who likes cold buns?

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.

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, Hainan Airlines is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to China.
What is the cheapest airport to fly to in China?
Guangzhou Baiyun is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in China. One-way flights to Guangzhou Baiyun typically cost $51, while return flights cost around $48.
How much is a return flight to China?
A return flight to China will typically cost around $139, however they can be found for as little as $58.
Where does the fastest flight to China depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to China, Perth offers the quickest one-way flight (8 hours 10 minutes).
Does Shanghai Pu Dong have car hire?
Yes. Those touching down at Shanghai Pu Dong can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Shanghai Pu Dong?
Yes. Shanghai Pu Dong has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Dazhong Airport Hotel South Building is the closest property to Shanghai Pu Dong (0.0 km away from Shanghai Pu Dong).

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