Cheap flights from Sydney to Beijing from $434

If you don’t want to visit Beijing in January, then you should wait until October to fly from Sydney, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $381.

The cheapest day to depart from Sydney to Beijing is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as $1,298. 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 $1,510.

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 $767. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Beijing is in the evening when prices are around $1,362.

Fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Beijing Capital 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 $889 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 $703 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 4% on your flight if you consider stops on a Sydney to Beijing flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Sydney to Beijing flights are approximately 30% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Singapore Airlines, XiamenAir, and China Eastern are the most popular carriers operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Beijing

China Eastern, Air China and Cathay Pacific 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 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Beijing. Keep in mind that there are 9 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 112 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night 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: 32% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Haikou (HAK) offer the lowest average return price of $482.

Flights connecting via Hong Kong (HKG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 15m.

Hong Kong (HKG) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 07m.

1 flights are operational daily from Sydney to Beijing as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 19:00, with 88% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

As of May 2026, there are 9 flights per week flying from Sydney to Beijing. The most common day of the week flights depart is Sat, with 33% of flights taking off on this day.