Cheap flights from Sydney to Guangzhou from $292

In general, May 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 $795. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of May, then book flights to Guangzhou from Sydney during March instead. Flights to Guangzhou in March, while not as cheap as those in May, still average around $831.

The cheapest day to depart from Sydney to Guangzhou is on a Tuesday. Travellers who choose to depart for Guangzhou on a Tuesday will often find tickets for as low as $1,114. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Sydney to Guangzhou for around $1,179.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Guangzhou is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $1,128. Flights to Guangzhou are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $1,457. 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 $975 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 $845 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Sydney Kingsford Smith to Guangzhou Baiyun flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 20% 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 119 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 9% 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 Nanjing (NKG) offer the lowest average return price of $456.

Flights connecting via Hong Kong (HKG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 39m.

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 45m.

The number of flights available between Sydney and Guangzhou is 10 per day as of February 2026. The most frequent departure time is 11:00, with 53% of daily flights leaving at midday.

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