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Best China Flight Deals from Sydney

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Shanghai
Shanghai1 stop$527
Guangzhou
Guangzhou1 stop$508
Beijing
Beijing1 stop$527
Shenzhen
Shenzhen1 stop$507
Xi'an
Xi'an1 stop$643
Chengdu
Chengdu1 stop$649
Fuzhou
Fuzhou1 stop$656
Qingdao
Qingdao1 stop$542
Hangzhou
Hangzhou1 stop$634
Nanjing
Nanjing1 stop$688
Xiamen
Xiamen1 stop$585
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$542
Shenyang
Shenyang1 stop$546
Kunming
Kunming1 stop$508
Wuhan
Wuhan1 stop$525
Tianjin
Tianjin1 stop$600
Changsha
Changsha2 stops$545
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou1 stop$760
Dalian
Dalian1 stop$702
Shanghai
Shanghai1 stop$527
Guangzhou
Guangzhou1 stop$508
Beijing
Beijing1 stop$527
Shenzhen
Shenzhen1 stop$507
Xi'an
Xi'an1 stop$643
Chengdu
Chengdu1 stop$649
Fuzhou
Fuzhou1 stop$656
Qingdao
Qingdao1 stop$542
Hangzhou
Hangzhou1 stop$634
Nanjing
Nanjing1 stop$688
Xiamen
Xiamen1 stop$585
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$542
Shenyang
Shenyang1 stop$546
Kunming
Kunming1 stop$508
Wuhan
Wuhan1 stop$525
Tianjin
Tianjin1 stop$600
Changsha
Changsha2 stops$545
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou1 stop$760
Dalian
Dalian1 stop$702

Cheap Flights from Sydney to China

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Sydney to China that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Sydney to China

Thu, 13 Nov - Fri, 28 Nov
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22:20 - 10:20SYD-SZX
15h 00m1 stop
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21:50 - 20:50SZX-SYD
20h 00m1 stop
Mon, 3 Nov - Wed, 19 Nov
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10:45 - 00:30SYD-CAN
16h 45m1 stop
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01:35 - 20:50CAN-SYD
16h 15m1 stop
Sat, 2 Aug - Mon, 18 Aug
Hainan Airlines Logo
21:00 - 22:55SYD-SHA
27h 55m1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
08:30 - 14:15SHA-SYD
27h 45m1 stop
$530Hainan Airlines
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Sat, 26 Jul - Mon, 11 Aug
Hainan Airlines Logo
21:00 - 22:40SYD-PEK
27h 40m1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
09:00 - 14:15PEK-SYD
27h 15m1 stop
$536Hainan Airlines
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Sun, 22 Jun - Tue, 1 Jul
China Eastern Logo
11:20 - 13:45SYD-PKX
28h 25m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
09:00 - 08:00PKX-SYD
21h 00m2 stops
$542China Eastern
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Sun, 10 Aug - Sat, 30 Aug
China Eastern Logo
11:20 - 10:35SYD-PKX
25h 15m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
10:00 - 08:30PKX-SYD
20h 30m2 stops
$543China Eastern
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Sat, 26 Jul - Mon, 10 Nov
XiamenAir Logo
11:25 - 19:00SYD-SHA
33h 35m1 stop
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07:25 - 10:25SHA-SYD
24h 00m1 stop
$594XiamenAir
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Fri, 1 Aug - Sat, 16 Aug
XiamenAir Logo
11:25 - 19:00SYD-SHA
33h 35m1 stop
XiamenAir Logo
21:55 - 09:20SHA-SYD
33h 25m1 stop
$639XiamenAir
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Thu, 18 Sep - Sat, 25 Oct
China Southern Logo
10:15 - 11:35SYD-XIY
27h 20m1 stop
China Southern Logo
11:00 - 20:20XIY-SYD
30h 20m1 stop
$643China Southern
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Tue, 15 Jul - Thu, 14 Aug
China Southern Logo
10:15 - 22:40SYD-CTU
14h 25m1 stop
China Southern Logo
17:00 - 19:40CTU-SYD
24h 40m1 stop
$649China Southern
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sydney to China flights

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

What is the cheapest Sydney to China flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Sydney to China.

The cheapest ticket to China from Sydney found in the last 72 hours was to Qingdao, at $326 return. The most popular route is from Sydney (SYD) to Guangzhou (CAN), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $741.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Sydney to China?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at $2,002 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to China?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to China, 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 from Sydney to China is May, when tickets cost $844 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,712 and $1,306 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Sydney to China?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Sydney to China clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Sydney to China, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from China, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to China, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on the flight from Sydney to China, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$275
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (64% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Guangzhou

FAQs - booking China flights

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

    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 from Sydney to China.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Sydney to China 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 from Sydney to China?

    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 from Sydney to China up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to China?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to China is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $525 on average. Morning departures are around 63% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to China is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $896.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to China

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Sydney to the following destinations at these prices or less: Guangzhou $568 one-way - $1,054 round-trip; Shanghai $607 one-way - $1,049 round-trip

Top 5 airlines serving from Sydney to China

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney to China? 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.
8.1
Hainan AirlinesOverall score based on 39 reviews
8.5Food
8.6Boarding
7.7Entertainment
8.1Comfort
8.9Crew
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Hainan Airlines was amongst the best. It's sad to see her becoming just mediocre. I recommended her as outstanding. I won't recommend her again.

4.0 OkayAlois, Oct 2024SZX - VIE
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Hainan Airlines was amongst the best. It's sad to see her becoming just mediocre. I recommended her as outstanding. I won't recommend her again.

Such amazing service! Wonderful flight attendants who actually care about the passengers and go out of their way to make our journey easier!!

They asked how much cash i have . I said no cash they said bring cash from atm . Why they even care about my cash.

Flight was scheduled to depart at 1210 hrs. It was delayed 1 hour 20 minutes (maybe for air traffic control reasons). The seats were worn out and very uncomfortable. Lunch was typical for airline. Flight free were friendly.

Short staffs, I ask stewardess to bring me cognac twice during dinner but they didn't bring it!

The food and service was great. You have to pay a lot for in flight Internet though which is lame.

Flight was delayed at the last minute for six hours. Instead of delaying it to a normal hour, they moved it to 10 pm to essentially make it a redeye. There was no compensation or benefit offered for this inconvenience. Once on the plane, Inpaid for WiFi twice with both times it not working because of a “weak WiFi signal”, according to the flight attendants. They also chose the farther possible gates in both airports from the entrance/exit, even though they were one of the few active flights left so late in the evening. Overall it was pretty horrible.

So so, crew was overly professional and lacks human touch. Equipment is very old, especially the HKG-PVG CX366 flight. That plane along with its decor must have twenty years of history, or at least I had that impression.

I have a Peanut Allergy and the Steward staff were very accommodating in ensuring my safety as my allergy is life threatening. Very professional and so vested in their profession.

Everything was fine and I have no complaints or things to note.

The flight was delayed for 30 mins. The overall experience was good.

Overall, it was ok. However, the food was very sub-par.

It was okay overall but the food was very, very bad.

Horrible. No good food. Baggage missed to onboard and came after a day. No support to compensate the delay. Customer care cannot see the status of the complaint. No reply of the email.

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

It was okay. Boarding the staff made you feel rushed like we were late or something

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

The crew were excellent, service amazing, blankets and pillow good, cabin temperature perfect, the flight on time, food was unusual selection however plentiful, price for tickets unbeatable through Kayak. Older aeroplanes used by China Eastern was the only down side.

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

The temperature of the plane cabin is too hot. Sweat and uncomfortable. Also my food tray was broken down drinks fall off

Ground crew Tried to charge us 1200 RMB -about $160 for Carry on when checking in Wuhan, they say the suitcase is too large, but it’s the standard samsonite carry out suitcase purchased at Costco and we had no issue when we travelled to China just a month ago, same airline. They Wuhan ground crew even threatened that when we layover in Xiamen, they will charge even more. Very unprofessional and caused a lot of stress. The airline really needs to investigate it.

Never got to go because of i correct information while attempting to check in

They gave incorrect visa information causing me to purchase another flight. Only to find out later there was something that could be done to work around it.

I recently flew with Xiamen Airlines and was thoroughly disappointed with the experience. To start, the seats were incredibly uncomfortable. They were cramped with minimal legroom, making it nearly impossible to find a comfortable position during the flight. This was exacerbated by the poor seat padding, which left me with a sore back and neck by the end of the journey. The food provided was another major letdown. The meals were bland and unappetizing, and it was clear that little effort was put into the quality or presentation. Even the snacks were subpar, and there were limited options for those with dietary restrictions. The airport transfer experience was terrible. The airline’s ground staff were unhelpful and disorganized, leading to long waits and confusion. This was especially frustrating when I was already tired from the uncomfortable flight. The process was poorly managed, making the entire experience stressful and inconvenient. Lastly, the in-flight entertainment was mediocre at best. The selection of movies and TV shows was outdated, and the screens were small and low-quality. The system also experienced frequent glitches, making it difficult to enjoy even the limited options available. Overall, my experience with Xiamen Airlines was far from satisfactory. From the uncomfortable seats and bad food to the terrible airport transfer experience and mediocre entertainment, I would not recommend flying with them.

The Jakarta flight was better.. We got off the plane fast. LAX to Xiamen was a slow exit. It took half and hour to disembark.

I was not allowed to board the plane if I did not buy a forward ticket after Indonesia. They said the Indonesian government would fine the airline. This was bullshit. In Jakarta immigration did not ask for this at all. I'm trying to refund the ticket. I was put in a middle seat and I asked to be put in an side seat. They wanted $45. I said NO. Later I was put in an side sest for free. On the second plane they put me in a middle seat and when I complained. They put me in the back with three empty seats. I was able to sleep. The food was okay and I got extra portions when asked. The lack of WIFI at Xiamen airport was a pain, but that's because of the Chinese government banning foreign browsers. Xiamen gets 3 out of 5. The cost was $503: LAX to Jakarta. A bargain, but you get what you pay for.

Some crew member does not under stand and speak english .

Free meals on all flights in economy. The 737´s don’t have screens so it’s a bummer. But the selection on 787´s is wide

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.

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