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Find cheap flights from China to Sydney from $220

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Flights to Sydney - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Sydney to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Sydney?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
If travelling to Sydney, the cheapest city to fly from in the last 3 days was Shanghai, with flights as low as $339 one-way and $795 return. Flights from Guangzhou are the most searched and start at $198 for a return trip.

How much is a flight to Sydney?

The average and cheapest price for all flights to Sydney from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.
On average, a flight to Sydney costs $866. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $325 and departed from Zhengzhou. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Qingdao to Sydney which costs $734 on average, and Guangzhou to Sydney, which costs $1,282 on average.
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What is the cheapest day to fly to Sydney?

The average price of all flights to Sydney clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Sydney is Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as $1,137. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where prices are $1,281 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Sydney?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Sydney, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Sydney is August, where tickets cost $1,064 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, where the average cost of tickets from China is $3,188 and $2,514 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is August with an average price of $1,064.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Sydney?

The average price for all flights to Sydney depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Sydney is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost $702 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Sydney is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,345.

What is a good deal for flights to Sydney?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Sydney, 25% of our users found tickets to Sydney for the following prices or less: From Zhengzhou $325 one-way - $901 return, from Qingdao $370 one-way - $724 return, from Chongqing $474 one-way - $1,260 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Sydney?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Sydney, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 49 days before departure.

Which airlines fly to Sydney?

China Eastern, China Southern, and XiamenAir are commonly used to fly to Sydney from China. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to Sydney.

Which airline offers the most flights to Sydney?

Of the 6 airlines that fly to Sydney, Qantas Airways offers the most flights, with around 1,388 per week, followed by Virgin Australia with 586 flights per week.

How long is the flight to Sydney?

The duration of your flight to Sydney depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Sydney on KAYAK are from Guangzhou, which takes 9h 25m, Shanghai, which takes 10h 35m, and Beijing, which takes 15h 05m.

How many direct flights to Sydney are there each day?

There are around 404 direct flights from within China to Sydney every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 06:00 the most common departure time and 49% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Sydney are there each week?

Each week there are around 2,825 direct flights from within China to Sydney. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to Sydney each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Sydney. Instead, there are 68 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport.

How many cities have direct flights to Sydney?

From China, there are direct flights to Sydney from 14 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, with 16 direct flights each week.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

September

Cheapest flight

$220
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 40% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
Flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Sydney

FAQs - booking Sydney flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Sydney?

    If travelling to Sydney, the cheapest city to fly from in the last 3 days was Shanghai, with flights as low as $339 one-way and $795 return. Flights from Guangzhou are the most searched and start at $198 for a return trip.

  • How far is Sydney from central Sydney?

    Central Sydney is 7 km away from Sydney.

  • What is the name of Sydney’s airport?

    When flying to Sydney, you'll arrive at Sydney (SYD). The airport is also known as Kingsford Smith or Sydney.

  • How much is a flight to Sydney?

    On average, a flight to Sydney costs $866. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $325 and departed from Zhengzhou Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Sydney?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Sydney.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Sydney?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sydney is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Sydney?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Sydney with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Sydney?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Sydney up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Sydney

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Prefer to fly direct to Sydney Kingsford Smith?

Find which airlines fly direct to Kingsford Smith, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

China to Sydney Kingsford Smith

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +72 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +73 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +72 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +73 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +71 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +72 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +71 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +72 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +71 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +72 more

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Direct returns

Sydney Kingsford Smith to China

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +72 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +73 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +72 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +73 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +71 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +72 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +71 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +72 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +71 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +72 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from China to Sydney

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Sydney. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from China to Sydney. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Sydney? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.7
China SouthernOverall score based on 321 reviews
7.4entertainment
8.3crew
8.0boarding
7.7comfort
7.3food
Airline reviews

Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

6.0 GoodJieling, Jan 2024WUH - DXB
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Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

1. I got very poor check in experience with the counter lady . This is the first airline I ever experienced that no combine check in weight allow . Even we have 4 of us but weight counter by piece . So we wasted lot of time argue and repack . This is super crazy 2. Next I left my Samsung tablet on the plane . And I started to escalate and finally spoke to southern airline lost and found in Malaysia and the amazing answer she give is : system nothing found and please try to call southern airline in china 🧐 . I have been flying many other airlines but this is my first encounterment with such irresponsible airline response and no empathy given to customer . My feeling is nobody bother whether how customer like me feel and I’m just too small for the management to take note .

No red vine, no whiskey, no vodka. No that I wanted all of them at once but still...

During flight, some passengers perform stomping leg exercises which disturb the comfort (I.e. sleep) of other passengers.

No good but was short flight. Both of our China Southern flights were on time. No surprises.

The flight was okay it was the kayak customer service that was poor, I have been trying to change my name on my flight ticket 3 days before my flight and nothing got done about it even tho I messaged so many times and phoned, all I got in return was that is was being processed and still to this day nothing has been done about it, I think it’s disgusting and un needed stress to the trip.

The food was perfect. The boarding process is a bit long. Given the late boarding time, I felt very tired by the time I was seated.

Quality flight from start to finish. Customer service is evidently very important to this company. The staff really exceeded expectations.

Traveling with the Chinese airlines , their service superior to the US Airlines , they are much more friendly and the seats are comfortable , In the past I flew with United , now ,United Airline will become history for me .

Pros: "Yes, seats were very comfortable and crew members were extremely helpful"
Cons: "Everything was excellent."

Amazing! Was put on the earlier flight and I requested for an aisle seat and was given it. Thanks Qantas!

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

It's only a short trip from Sydney to Melbourne, which i have done many times. The trip met my expectations

The crew were amazing - A great job. They made me feel special and valued.

I really appreciated the fact that when I checked my bags at the Quantas counter after arriving from an international flight an hour early, the agent noticed I had a very long layover. He then found an earlier flight that allowed me to get to Cairns several hours earlier than I planned. That was amazing because I had already traveled over 20 hours and wasn’t looking forward to such a long layover. It allowed me to see my daughter and grandchildren much earlier (it had been two years since I visited last).

Qantas cancelled my flight for no good reason and rebooked me into a middle seat.

Boarding was terrible - the ground staff member Fredeya at lax was more military than customer service, have never encountered a customer service representative as rude as her. Apart from that all other staff were wonderful and the flight was good.

The flight met my expectations. It left and landed on time

My bag didn’t make it but otherwise it was a great experience.

The plane was small and a little stuffy inside the plane.

Going to Xiamen they did not offer any wine and basically offered two food choices in tin trays. Something you would expect on a domestic flight in China not a $10k business class flight. The flight attendant admitted they also stopped paying for satellite Wi-Fi; which they used to offer and now don't - without apology. Normally I am a huge fan of a non-stop but the difference between Japanese or US carriers is a large one and well worth a stop in Korea or Japan rather than pay double for no amenities at all. The plane is nice, but the experience was below par.

Once on board, everything is perfect. The young and pretty flight attendants warmly welcome each passenger and demonstrate excellent service attitudes. As passengers board one after another, the flight attendants begin to inquire about our meal preferences. I requested to see a wine list and choose a suitable red wine. She replied that there were no menus or wine lists, but she would take a photo of the red wine options on her phone and show me later. After lunch, the flight attendants began to ask about dinner arrangements. It turns out that there were only three options for dinner: seafood, chicken, and beef, exactly the same as lunch.

Cons: "Shouldn’t have babies or small kids in the business class"
Pros: "There was a good amount of leg room for an economy seat"
Cons: "I wish there was a bigger movie selection"
Pros: "There was a good amount of leg room for an economy seat"
Cons: "I wish it had more movie options"
Pros: "Crew was very good and professional, yes the seats were comfortable"
Cons: "I think the Xiamen knows how to run an airline."
Cons: "They wouldn’t let us in the plane due to passport expiring within 6 months of travel. That should have been something you should have put out there during the booking process. We’re now not going on vacation and are having a hard time getting anything back from a trip we couldn’t take"
Pros: "Crew was nice"
Cons: "It was extremely loud the entire trip and after traveling for more than 24 hours beforehand, it was an extremely uncomfortable trip."
Pros: "The crew was nice"
Cons: "My tv monitor didn’t work and my wife’s chair wouldn’t stay reclined"

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

How do you run out of beer after one hour of a twelve hour flight?!

You’re in the three parts of my life, the China Eastern air crew remembered and wish me happy birthday. I was given pastries on two different occasions and a complementary drink. The stew is wish me happy birthday and gave me a birthday card. Everything was first class. Thank you.

2 hours delay on the 1st plane out of the day!!!!!

Multiple delays, with no explanation. Caused us to almost miss our connector. The airline made no effort when we arrived in Shanghai to help us make it to our next flight with the same airline.

Pros: "The flight was smooth. Food was on time . Wine is available for the anxious flyers who can’t sleep."
Cons: "Better softer hand soap , sprays and lotion . Sleep mask"
Cons: "delay of about 1 hour, we almost missed our international flight from beigin"
Pros: "Nice staff."
Cons: "Although I've ordered vegan food about 3 months in advance, I have not been provided with a vegan meal and received cheese lasagne. Pretty sad on such a long distance flight."
Pros: "Great crew in business class!"
Cons: "Wifi was terrible, entertainment is below average and angle seats for a 12 hour flight is sub par. The food was so so"
Pros: "My flight was canceled but the ground crew was amazing I was really worried but China Eastern's ticket people were very professional! Highly recommend."

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Cons: "Everything was great. Very nice and friendly crew, clean plane, great food. Excellent overall"
Pros: "Friendly crew and helpful staff"
Cons: "Missed connection from PEK to XIY due to delayed arrival and early departure. From XIY to PEK, booked and confirmed 11 departure, changed to 12:30 without notification or explaination. Rushed connections at PEK, pretty much ran from the minute left plan to another terminal, through custom, through all the health check points, security check. Just keep the fights on time and keep the original schedules, not arbitrarily change them."
Pros: "Because of our delay, we flew with Air Thai instead of Air China....much better airline"
Pros: "The price"
Cons: "Staff was not helpful and kind of rude unless you spoke their language. Food options were terrible and not very comfortable seat for 13+ hr flight."
Pros: "The food was good. It was nice that they supply wet hot towels before each meal. The seat was comfortable with the price I paid for. The rest room is nice and clean and quite spacious. The L’occitane toiletery bag was nice."
Cons: "It would be nice to supply mouthwash in the rest room. It would be nice to have a foot step at the bottom to open the trash container. The comforter is not washed and smells."
Cons: "Even for business class there is no TV screen on each seat. Just one small TV screen on the ceiling for a few rows to share. It would be much better with TV screen on each seat. I was sitting in the first row business class and the air hostess skipped me and didn’t give me a slipper. She gave me a used slipper at the end only without a packet. This is unprofessional to treat a business class passenger"
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room limited, and food is minimal."
Pros: "The crew was okay. The seating was great on all except for one leg."
Cons: "On one leg, it must have been an older plane, because the business class seats barely reclined."

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Sydney found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
16/6Sun
1 stopChina Southern
21h 40mSHA-SYD
19/7Fri
1 stopChina Southern
26h 20mSYD-SHA
$515
16/6Sun
1 stopChina Southern
15h 45mSHA-SYD
19/7Fri
1 stopChina Southern
28h 20mSYD-SHA
$516
21/6Fri
1 stopChina Eastern
31h 00mCAN-SYD
21/8Wed
1 stopChina Eastern
30h 40mSYD-CAN
$553
9/5Thu
1 stopChina Eastern
19h 05mPKX-SYD
2/6Sun
1 stopChina Eastern
23h 45mSYD-PKX
$557
15/5Wed
1 stopXiamenAir
12h 50mNKG-SYD
22/5Wed
2 stopsXiamenAir
30h 10mSYD-NKG
$722
10/5Fri
1 stopAir China
17h 10mCAN-SYD
23/5Thu
1 stopAir China
21h 20mSYD-CAN
$824
2/5Thu
1 stopXiamenAir
34h 20mSHA-SYD
8/5Wed
1 stopXiamenAir
23h 25mSYD-SHA
$839
8/5Wed
directAir China
11h 40mPEK-SYD
2/6Sun
directAir China
11h 45mSYD-PEK
$855
12/5Sun
directQantas Airways
10h 35mPVG-SYD
22/6Sat
directQantas Airways
10h 55mSYD-PVG
$945
14/7Sun
directQantas Airways
10h 35mPVG-SYD
24/8Sat
directQantas Airways
10h 55mSYD-PVG
$1,285

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Sydney found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
21/6Fri
1 stopAirAsia X
16h 25mPVG-SYD
$220
29/6Sat
1 stopAirAsia X
28h 20mPVG-SYD
$233
3/6Mon
1 stopChina Southern
32h 10mPKX-SYD
$249
19/5Sun
1 stopChina Southern
19h 45mPVG-SYD
$249
2/6Sun
2 stopsChina Eastern
19h 15mSHE-SYD
$298
4/5Sat
2 stopsChina Eastern
40h 10mCAN-SYD
$300
5/5Sun
1 stopXiamenAir
34h 20mSHA-SYD
$326
1/6Sat
directAir China
11h 40mPEK-SYD
$342
5/6Wed
1 stopAir China
18h 00mPVG-SYD
$348
1/6Sat
1 stopXiamenAir
23h 35mSHA-SYD
$368

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Last minute flights to Sydney

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Sydney that are departing in the next 10 days.
18/4Thu
multi-stop
27h 25mPVG-SYD
11/9Wed
multi-stop
28h 55mSYD-PVG
$762
19/4Fri
multi-stop
17h 10mSHA-SYD
11/9Wed
multi-stop
26h 20mSYD-SHA
$795
18/4Thu
multi-stopChina Southern
19h 45mPVG-SYD
26/4Fri
multi-stopChina Southern
36h 25mSYD-PVG
$830
19/4Fri
multi-stop
37h 15mPVG-SYD
20/9Fri
multi-stop
36h 25mSYD-PVG
$833
19/4Fri
multi-stop
23h 05mPVG-SYD
11/9Wed
multi-stop
36h 25mSYD-PVG
$844
19/4Fri
multi-stop
31h 50mPVG-SYD
11/9Wed
multi-stop
36h 25mSYD-PVG
$890
18/4Thu
multi-stopXiamenAir
13h 10mSHA-SYD
26/4Fri
multi-stopXiamenAir
29h 20mSYD-SHA
$892
21/4Sun
directChina Eastern
10h 20mPVG-SYD
22/4Mon
directChina Eastern
10h 40mSYD-PVG
$923
18/4Thu
directChina Eastern
10h 20mPVG-SYD
11/9Wed
directChina Eastern
10h 00mSYD-PVG
$974
17/4Wed
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
14h 20mPVG-SYD
26/4Fri
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
21h 20mSYD-PVG
$2,229

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