Cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Beijing from $543

In general, April is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Beijing. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,227. If you don’t want to visit Beijing in April, then you should wait until September to fly from Washington, D.C., when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $1,241.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Beijing from Washington, D.C. is on a Wednesday. momondo users have found tickets for Wednesday departures for as low as $1,245. 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 Thursday because tickets tend to average around $1,678. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Beijing.

Fly from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Beijing Capital for the best Washington, D.C. - Beijing flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Beijing from Washington, D.C. when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Beijing for around $1,606 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Beijing from Washington, D.C. for as low as $1,287 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Washington, D.C. 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 6% on your flight if you consider stops on a Washington, D.C. to Beijing flight.

Cathay Pacific and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Washington, D.C. to Beijing

Air China, Turkish Airlines and ANA are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Beijing from Washington, D.C. according to our data. Air China is the first choice among our users, with 73% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Beijing. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Beijing on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Washington, D.C. and Beijing have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 235 minutes.

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

Saturday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Friday 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 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Tokyo (HND) was the most common stop: 34% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Istanbul (IST) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $992.

Flights connecting via Istanbul (IST) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 19h 40m.

Istanbul (IST) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 40m.

The number of flights available between Washington, D.C. and Beijing is 2 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Tue, with 50% of weekly flights leaving on this day.

Flight times from Washington, D.C. to Beijing vary, but if you’re flying out of Washington, D.C. and flying into Beijing Capital Airport (one of the most popular routes), then the duration is 20h 37m on average. Another popular route from Washington, D.C. to Beijing is flying from Baltimore to Beijing Capital Airport, which will take roughly 25h 45m. Keep in mind that layovers or delays could extend your travel time.