Cheap flights from Sydney to Guangzhou from $346

In general, March is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to Guangzhou. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $849. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of March, then book flights to Guangzhou from Sydney during February instead. Flights to Guangzhou in February, while not as cheap as those in March, still average around $921.

The cheapest day to depart from Sydney to Guangzhou is on a Wednesday. Travellers who choose to depart for Guangzhou on a Wednesday will often find tickets for as low as $1,157. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Sydney to Guangzhou for around $1,214.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Guangzhou is in the morning when flights can be purchased for as low as $1,165. Flights to Guangzhou are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $1,420. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Guangzhou Baiyun for the best Sydney Kingsford Smith - Guangzhou Baiyun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Guangzhou from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Guangzhou for around $1,085 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Guangzhou from Sydney for as low as $909 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Sydney to Guangzhou flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Scoot, Juneyao Airlines, and Sichuan Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Guangzhou Baiyun

China Southern, Cathay Pacific and China Eastern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Guangzhou from Sydney according to our data. China Southern is the first choice among our users, with 79% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Guangzhou. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to Guangzhou on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Sydney and Guangzhou have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 126 minutes.

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

Sunday 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, China Southern have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Hong Kong (HKG) was the most common stop: 60% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Wuhan (WUH) offer the lowest average return price of $606.

Flights connecting via Hong Kong (HKG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 57m.

Shanghai (PVG) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 58m.

The number of flights available between Sydney and Guangzhou is 6 per day as of August 2026. The most frequent departure time is 10:00, with 50% of daily flights leaving at midday.

42 flights are operational weekly from Sydney to Guangzhou as of August 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.