Cheap flights from Sydney to Xiamen from $708

If you don’t want to visit Xiamen in March, then you should wait until June to fly from Sydney, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $789.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Xiamen is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $797. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Xiamen on Saturday is $892.

Fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Xiamen Gaoqi Intl for the best Sydney Kingsford Smith - Xiamen Gaoqi Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Xiamen from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Xiamen for around $939 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Xiamen from Sydney for as low as $923 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 40% on your flight if you consider stops on a Sydney to Xiamen flight.

XiamenAir and China Eastern are the most popular carriers operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

XiamenAir, China Eastern and China Southern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Xiamen from Sydney according to our data. XiamenAir is the first choice among our users, with 81% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Xiamen. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Xiamen on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 38% of flights between Sydney and Xiamen have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 97 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning 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. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, XiamenAir have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 38% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, there are 1 flights per day flying from Sydney to Xiamen. The most common time of day flights depart is 11:00, with 100% of flights taking off at midday.

As of May 2026, 7 flights take off from Sydney and land in Xiamen each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights taking off on this day.