Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Beijing from $400

In general, October is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Beijing Capital Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $540. If you’re not able to fly to Beijing Capital Airport in October, then May is your next best option. Flight prices from Melbourne Airport to Beijing Capital Airport during May average around $558.

According to our data, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Beijing Capital Airport from Melbourne Airport. The lowest ticket price found for a Tuesday departure recently was $1,223. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around $1,581. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Beijing Capital Airport.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Beijing Capital Airport from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Beijing Capital Airport for around $910 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Beijing Capital Airport from Melbourne Airport for as low as $671 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Melbourne to Beijing Capital 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 Capital Airport flights are approximately 104% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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

China Eastern, Air China and Cathay Pacific are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Beijing Capital Airport from Melbourne Airport according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Beijing Capital Airport. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Beijing Capital Airport 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.

Shenzhen (SZX) was the most common stop: 33% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Shenzhen (SZX) offer the lowest average return price of $766.

Flights connecting via Shanghai (PVG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 50m.

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