Cheap flights from Sydney to Beijing from $311

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to Beijing. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $488. If you don’t want to visit Beijing in February, then you should wait until March to fly from Sydney, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $496.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Beijing from Sydney is on a Monday. momondo users have found tickets for Monday departures for as low as $817. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around $1,323. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Beijing.

At noon is the cheapest time of day to fly from Sydney to Beijing when you can find flight prices for as low as $476. Flying to Beijing at noon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights in the evening are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $1,129.

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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 $747 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Beijing from Sydney for as low as $532 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 43% on your flight if you consider stops on a Sydney to Beijing flight.

As of September 2026, prices for Sydney to Beijing flights are approximately 31% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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 165 minutes.

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

Monday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of 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 least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 3% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of September 2026, 1 flights take off from Sydney and land in Beijing each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 7:00PM, with 88% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

As of September 2026, there are 8 flights per week flying from Sydney to Beijing. The most common day of the week flights depart is Tue, with 25% of flights taking off on this day.