What is the cheapest airline that flies from Philadelphia to China?

Cathay Pacific, ANA, and Korean Air are the most popular carriers operating from Philadelphia to China

What airlines fly to China?

Cathay Pacific, Asiana Airlines and China Southern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to China from Philadelphia according to our data. Cathay Pacific is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to China. Keep in mind that there are 20 different airlines that fly to China on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Philadelphia Airport to China?

Prices for flights from Philadelphia Airport to China refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Philadelphia Airport to China?

There are 7 operators available for flights from Philadelphia Airport to China as of October 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Philadelphia Airport to China?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Philadelphia Airport to China.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to China?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to China may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at China. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

$511 Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to China in 2026/27

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8:45 pm - 9:45 pmPHL Philadelphia-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

36h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

6:10 pm - 2:50 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-PHL Philadelphia

33h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$895Qatar Airways

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 16

8:45 pm - 2:40 pmPHL Philadelphia-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

28h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

6:40 pm - 4:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-PHL Philadelphia

33h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$897Qatar Airways

Mon, Mar 1 - Mon, Mar 29

10:30 am - 6:00 amPHL Philadelphia-XMN Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

30h 30m1 stop Los Angeles

10:55 pm - 2:38 pmXMN Xiamen Gaoqi Intl-PHL Philadelphia

28h 43m1 stop Los Angeles

$1,040XiamenAir

Thu, Nov 12 - Thu, Nov 26

3:55 pm - 9:20 amPHL Philadelphia-FOC Fuzhou

28h 25m2 stops Los Angeles Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

7:20 pm - 11:21 pmFOC Fuzhou-PHL Philadelphia

41h 01m2 stops Xiamen Gaoqi Intl Los Angeles

$1,078XiamenAir

Sun, Nov 15 - Tue, Nov 24

10:30 am - 2:00 amPHL Philadelphia-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

26h 30m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

10:10 am - 12:54 amCAN Guangzhou Baiyun-PHL Philadelphia

26h 44m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,191Cathay Pacific

Mon, Feb 22 - Mon, Apr 5

10:40 am - 7:30 pmPHL Philadelphia-FOC Fuzhou

43h 50m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

8:45 pm - 6:32 pmFOC Fuzhou-PHL Philadelphia

34h 47m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,217Cathay Pacific

Thu, Nov 12 - Tue, Jan 26

3:20 pm - 4:00 pmPHL Philadelphia-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

35h 40m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Vancouver Intl

5:35 pm - 10:56 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-PHL Philadelphia

42h 21m2 stops Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

$1,342Air Canada

Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 16

6:15 am - 4:00 pmPHL Philadelphia-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

44h 45m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Vancouver Intl

5:35 pm - 2:44 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-PHL Philadelphia

34h 09m2 stops Vancouver Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$1,361Air Canada

Sun, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 5

6:15 am - 6:55 pmPHL Philadelphia-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

23h 40m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Los Angeles

8:55 pm - 5:57 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-PHL Philadelphia

34h 02m2 stops Los Angeles Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,476United Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Tue, Dec 1

7:30 pm - 5:45 pmPHL Philadelphia-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

34h 15m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Los Angeles

8:55 pm - 9:56 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-PHL Philadelphia

26h 01m2 stops Los Angeles Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,476United Airlines

Wed, Oct 21 - Mon, Dec 21

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12:41 pm - 9:05 pmPHL Philadelphia-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

44h 24m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

5:45 am - 8:10 pmCAN Guangzhou Baiyun-PHL Philadelphia

26h 25m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,318Cathay Pacific

Sat, Oct 10 - Thu, Oct 29

5:39 pm - 10:45 amPHL Philadelphia-PEK Beijing Capital

29h 06m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Hong Kong Intl

1:00 pm - 6:36 pmPEK Beijing Capital-PHL Philadelphia

42h 36m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,492Cathay Pacific

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Nov 3

6:15 am - 8:40 pmPHL Philadelphia-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

26h 25m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Tokyo Haneda

1:50 am - 9:29 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-PHL Philadelphia

31h 39m2 stops Tokyo Haneda Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,577ANA

Fri, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 18

6:15 am - 12:45 amPHL Philadelphia-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

30h 30m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Tokyo Haneda

8:25 am - 2:20 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-PHL Philadelphia

41h 55m2 stops Tokyo Haneda Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,608ANA

Fri, Oct 9 - Mon, Oct 19

5:08 pm - 4:40 amPHL Philadelphia-PEK Beijing Capital

23h 32m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Los Angeles

7:20 pm - 7:39 amPEK Beijing Capital-PHL Philadelphia

25h 19m1 stop San Francisco

$1,699United Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Nov 3

3:25 pm - 4:55 pmPHL Philadelphia-PEK Beijing Capital

37h 30m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Vancouver Intl

8:05 pm - 2:44 pmPEK Beijing Capital-PHL Philadelphia

31h 39m2 stops Vancouver Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$1,793Air Canada

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Nov 4

4:20 pm - 4:55 pmPHL Philadelphia-PEK Beijing Capital

36h 35m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Vancouver Intl

8:05 pm - 2:44 pmPEK Beijing Capital-PHL Philadelphia

31h 39m2 stops Vancouver Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$1,851Air Canada

Tue, Oct 6 - Mon, Nov 2

5:30 pm - 6:05 amPHL Philadelphia-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

24h 35m1 stop Los Angeles

7:00 pm - 8:24 amCAN Guangzhou Baiyun-PHL Philadelphia

25h 24m2 stops Wuhan San Francisco

$1,958China Southern

Sat, Oct 10 - Thu, Oct 29

6:00 am - 5:25 pmPHL Philadelphia-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

23h 25m1 stop San Francisco

12:10 pm - 9:15 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-PHL Philadelphia

21h 05m1 stop San Francisco

$1,973United Airlines

Fri, Oct 9 - Mon, Oct 19

3:57 pm - 11:35 amPHL Philadelphia-XIY Xi'an Xianyang

31h 38m2 stops Los Angeles Guangzhou Baiyun

4:00 pm - 8:10 amXIY Xi'an Xianyang-PHL Philadelphia

28h 10m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Los Angeles

$2,685China Southern

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 7

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Cathay Pacific flights from Philadelphia to China

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Cathay Pacific

Feb 22

PHL10:30 amPhiladelphia

26h 30m

2 stops

CAN2:00 amGuangzhou Baiyun

Apr 5

CAN10:10 amGuangzhou Baiyun

26h 44m

2 stops

PHL12:54 amPhiladelphia

$1,191

Cathay Pacific

Nov 3

PHL10:30 amPhiladelphia

35h 15m

2 stops

PEK10:45 amBeijing Capital

Nov 18

PEK4:45 pmBeijing Capital

28h 21m

2 stops

PHL8:06 amPhiladelphia

$1,213

Cathay Pacific

Nov 10

PHL10:40 amPhiladelphia

34h 25m

2 stops

FOC10:05 amFuzhou

Jan 26

FOC8:45 pmFuzhou

34h 47m

2 stops

PHL6:32 pmPhiladelphia

$1,217

Korean Air flights from Philadelphia to China

Our best Korean Air deals on Philadelphia to China flight tickets

Korean Air

Oct 22

PHL7:55 amPhiladelphia

37h 45m

2 stops

PEK9:40 amBeijing Capital

Nov 3

PEK1:30 amBeijing Capital

26h 01m

2 stops

PHL2:31 pmPhiladelphia

$1,065

Korean Air

Oct 22

PHL5:20 amPhiladelphia

42h 10m

2 stops

CAN11:30 amGuangzhou Baiyun

Nov 1

CAN1:20 pmGuangzhou Baiyun

39h 06m

2 stops

PHL4:26 pmPhiladelphia

$1,124

Korean Air

Jan 17

PHL2:12 pmPhiladelphia

43h 03m

2 stops

PEK10:15 pmBeijing Capital

Feb 1

PEK1:30 amBeijing Capital

24h 14m

2 stops

PHL12:44 pmPhiladelphia

$1,131

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Philadelphia

Mon 11/9

8:45 pm-9:45 pm

1 stop36h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 11/16

6:10 pm-2:50 pm

1 stop33h 40m

$895

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PHL Philadelphia - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

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Philadelphia

Mon 3/1

8:45 pm-2:40 pm

1 stop28h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 3/29

6:40 pm-4:00 pm

1 stop33h 20m

$897

PhiladelphiaXiamen

PHL Philadelphia - XMN Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

PHLXMN

Philadelphia

Thu 11/12

10:30 am-6:00 am

1 stop30h 30m

Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

Thu 11/26

10:55 pm-2:38 pm

1 stop28h 43m

$1,040

PhiladelphiaFuzhou

PHL Philadelphia - FOC Fuzhou

PHLFOC

Philadelphia

Sun 11/15

3:55 pm-9:20 am

2 stops28h 25m

Fuzhou

Tue 11/24

7:20 pm-11:21 pm

2 stops41h 01m

$1,078

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PHL Philadelphia - CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

PHLCAN

Philadelphia

Mon 2/22

10:30 am-2:00 am

2 stops26h 30m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Mon 4/5

10:10 am-12:54 am

2 stops26h 44m

$1,191

PhiladelphiaFuzhou

PHL Philadelphia - FOC Fuzhou

PHLFOC

Philadelphia

Thu 11/12

10:40 am-7:30 pm

2 stops43h 50m

Fuzhou

Tue 1/26

8:45 pm-6:32 pm

2 stops34h 47m

$1,217

PhiladelphiaShanghai

PHL Philadelphia - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

PHLPVG

Philadelphia

Thu 11/5

3:20 pm-4:00 pm

2 stops35h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 11/16

5:35 pm-10:56 pm

2 stops42h 21m

$1,342

PhiladelphiaShanghai

PHL Philadelphia - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

PHLPVG

Philadelphia

Sun 11/1

6:15 am-4:00 pm

2 stops44h 45m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 11/5

5:35 pm-2:44 pm

2 stops34h 09m

$1,361

PhiladelphiaShanghai

PHL Philadelphia - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

PHLPVG

Philadelphia

Wed 11/18

6:15 am-6:55 pm

2 stops23h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 12/1

8:55 pm-5:57 pm

2 stops34h 02m

$1,476

PhiladelphiaShanghai

PHL Philadelphia - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

PHLPVG

Philadelphia

Wed 10/21

7:30 pm-5:45 pm

2 stops34h 15m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 12/21

8:55 pm-9:56 am

2 stops26h 01m

$1,476

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What is the cheapest month to fly to China?

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Philadelphia to China. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,162. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to China from Philadelphia during August instead. Flights to China in August, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $1,330.

Can stopping save me money on Philadelphia to China flights?

You could potentially save up to 15% on your flight if you consider stops on a Philadelphia to China flight.

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Best Price Found	$511
Fastest flight time	22h 56m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to China from Philadelphia in the past 72 hours is $511. The best round-trip flight deal from Philadelphia to China found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $895.

The fastest flight from Philadelphia to China takes 22h 56m

There are no direct flights from Philadelphia to China. There are no popular flight routes from Philadelphia to China.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Philadelphia to China

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Philadelphia Airport to China?
Prices for flights from Philadelphia Airport to China refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Philadelphia Airport to China?
There are 7 operators available for flights from Philadelphia Airport to China as of October 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Philadelphia Airport to China?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Philadelphia Airport to China.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to China?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to China may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at China. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from Philadelphia to China

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Delta	PriceFrom $896	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,631 reviews	Search Delta flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $982	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,279 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $999	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 12,128 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $1,172	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,507 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
ANA	PriceFrom $1,202	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.3 1,319 reviews	Search ANA flights
China Southern	PriceFrom $1,404	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 174 reviews	Search China Southern flights
Air Canada	PriceFrom $1,482	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 11,716 reviews	Search Air Canada flights

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