Cheap flights from Melbourne to Beijing from $443

If you don’t want to visit Beijing in August, then you should wait until April to fly from Melbourne, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $319.

The cheapest day to depart from Melbourne to Beijing is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $1,222. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to depart from Melbourne 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 when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Beijing for around $918 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 for as low as $670 on momondo.

Singapore Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, and Sichuan 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 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 76 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.