Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Beijing from $344

If you don’t want to visit Beijing in March, then you should wait until May to fly from Melbourne Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $740.

The cheapest day to depart from Melbourne Airport to Beijing is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $1,259. On the other hand, Friday 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 $1,494.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Beijing is in the evening. Flights from Melbourne Airport to Beijing during this time can be as low as $1,385. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Beijing is in the afternoon when prices are around $1,557.

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 $1,125 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 $851 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 29% on your flight if you consider stops on a Melbourne Airport to Beijing flight.

As of August 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to Beijing flights are approximately 8% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

China Eastern, AirAsia X, and Beijing Capital Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Beijing

Air China, Cathay Pacific and China Eastern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Beijing from Melbourne Airport according to our data. Air China is the first choice among our users, with 29% 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 4% 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 104 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 4% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Hong Kong (HKG) was the most common stop: 30% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Hangzhou (HGH) offer the lowest average return price of $512.

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.