Cheap flights from Sydney to Beijing from $470

If you don’t want to visit Beijing in February, then you should wait until March to fly from Sydney, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $720.

The cheapest day to depart from Sydney to Beijing is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $1,416. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to depart from Sydney because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around $1,589.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Beijing is at midday. Flights from Sydney to Beijing during this time can be as low as $788. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Beijing is in the afternoon when prices are around $1,921.

Fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Beijing Daxing Intl for the best Sydney Kingsford Smith - Beijing flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Beijing from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Beijing for around $1,067 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 Sydney for as low as $745 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Sydney 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 4% on your flight if you consider stops on a Sydney to Beijing flight.

As of October 2026, prices for Sydney to Beijing flights are approximately 40% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Shenzhen Airlines, China Eastern, and Cathay Pacific are the most popular carriers operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Beijing

China Eastern, Cathay Pacific and Air China are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Beijing from Sydney according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 32% 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 3% of flights between Sydney and Beijing have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 165 minutes.

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

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday 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 3% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

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

Flights via Haikou (HAK) offer the lowest average return price of $495.

Flights connecting via Xiamen (XMN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 25m.

Chengdu (TFU) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 35m.