Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Beijing from $415

If you don’t want to visit Beijing in May, then you should wait until October to fly from Melbourne Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $610.

The cheapest day to depart from Melbourne Airport to Beijing is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $1,224. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to depart from Melbourne Airport because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around $1,587.

Fly from Melbourne to Beijing Capital for the best Melbourne - Beijing flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Beijing from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Beijing for around $917 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Beijing from Melbourne Airport for as low as $672 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Melbourne to Beijing flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

As of April 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to Beijing flights are approximately 10% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

VietJet Air, China Eastern, and Royal Brunei Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Beijing

China Eastern, Air China and Cathay Pacific are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Beijing from Melbourne Airport according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Beijing. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Beijing on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 7% of flights between Melbourne and Beijing have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 72 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Tuesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air China have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Guangzhou (CAN) was the most common stop: 31% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Hangzhou (HGH) offer the lowest average return price of $500.

Flights connecting via Xiamen (XMN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 15m.

Singapore (SIN) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 55m.