Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Beijing from $402

If you don’t want to visit Beijing in April, then you should wait until December to fly from Melbourne Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $413.

The cheapest day to depart from Melbourne Airport to Beijing is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $1,265. 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 $1,584.

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 $1,127 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 $850 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 38% on your flight if you consider stops on a Melbourne Airport to Beijing flight.

Hong Kong Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines, and VietJet Air 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 29% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Beijing. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Beijing on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 5% 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 88 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 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Hong Kong (HKG) was the most common stop: 29% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Hangzhou (HGH) offer the lowest average return price of $584.

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.

As of July 2026, 1 flights take off from Melbourne Airport and land in Beijing each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 19:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

As of July 2026, there are 10 flights per week flying from Melbourne Airport to Beijing. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 20% of flights taking off on this day.