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£397 Cheap flights to China

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Recent flights found to popular cities in China

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China Southern
22 Jan
LHR
16h 20m
1 stop
SHA
29 Jan
SHA
16h 35m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
8 Jan
LHR
18h 45m
1 stop
PVG
31 Mar
PVG
28h 50m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
21 Jan
LHR
16h 20m
1 stop
SHA
28 Jan
SHA
30h 05m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
21 Jan
LHR
16h 15m
1 stop
SHA
28 Jan
SHA
30h 05m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
21 Jan
LHR
16h 20m
1 stop
SHA
28 Jan
SHA
17h 15m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
9 Jan
LHR
16h 15m
1 stop
SHA
20 Jan
SHA
17h 45m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
13 Jan
LHR
17h 40m
1 stop
PVG
22 Jan
PVG
17h 45m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
18 Feb
LHR
18h 45m
1 stop
PVG
16 Mar
PVG
18h 05m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
9 Jan
LHR
16h 20m
1 stop
SHA
20 Jan
SHA
17h 45m
1 stop
LHR
Gulf Air
9 Mar
LHR
30h 05m
1 stop
PVG
23 Mar
PVG
22h 05m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
1 Feb
LHR
15h 00m
1 stop
PVG
12 Feb
PVG
17h 45m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
20 Jan
LHR
32h 15m
1 stop
SHA
19 Feb
SHA
16h 35m
1 stop
LHR
Juneyao Airlines
12 Jan
MAN
16h 25m
1 stop
PKX
14 Jan
PKX
22h 10m
1 stop
MAN
Juneyao Airlines
18 Jan
MAN
26h 25m
1 stop
PKX
22 Jan
PKX
22h 10m
1 stop
MAN
Juneyao Airlines
2 Mar
MAN
16h 25m
1 stop
PKX
26 Mar
PKX
27h 05m
1 stop
MAN
China Eastern
22 Jan
LGW
18h 30m
1 stop
PEK
29 Jan
PEK
19h 00m
1 stop
LGW
Hainan Airlines
17 Apr
LHR
18h 00m
1 stop
PEK
26 Apr
PEK
33h 30m
1 stop
LHR
China Eastern
20 Jan
LGW
21h 15m
1 stop
PKX
5 Feb
PKX
18h 00m
1 stop
LGW
China Eastern
20 Jan
LGW
18h 30m
1 stop
PEK
5 Feb
PEK
19h 00m
1 stop
LGW
Hainan Airlines
27 May
LHR
30h 45m
1 stop
PEK
1 Jun
PEK
19h 15m
1 stop
LHR
China Eastern
5 Mar
LGW
16h 55m
1 stop
PKX
25 Mar
PKX
18h 00m
1 stop
LGW
China Southern
16 Mar
LHR
9h 55m
PKX
21 Mar
PKX
11h 20m
LHR
China Eastern
29 Jan
LGW
16h 55m
1 stop
PKX
9 Feb
PKX
18h 00m
1 stop
LGW
Etihad Airways
22 Jan
LHR
15h 55m
1 stop
PKX
29 Jan
PKX
24h 20m
1 stop
LHR
Multiple Airlines
16 Jan
LHR
18h 20m
1 stop
CAN
24 Jan
CAN
32h 05m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
22 Jan
LHR
31h 45m
3 stops
CAN
10 Mar
CAN
25h 20m
1 stop
LHR
Air China
1 May
LGW
19h 45m
1 stop
CAN
8 May
CAN
20h 55m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
20 Jan
LHR
22h 45m
2 stops
CAN
10 Mar
CAN
33h 20m
1 stop
LHR
Air China
9 Feb
LGW
19h 50m
1 stop
CAN
27 Feb
CAN
22h 35m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
22 Jan
LHR
31h 45m
3 stops
CAN
10 Mar
CAN
25h 20m
1 stop
LHR
Air China
16 Jan
LGW
18h 45m
1 stop
CAN
30 Jan
CAN
18h 00m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
22 Jan
LHR
21h 55m
1 stop
CAN
24 Mar
CAN
25h 20m
1 stop
LHR
Air China
16 Jan
LGW
15h 50m
1 stop
CAN
30 Jan
CAN
18h 00m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
22 Jan
LHR
21h 55m
1 stop
CAN
10 Mar
CAN
25h 20m
1 stop
LHR
China Eastern
5 Feb
LGW
24h 30m
1 stop
CAN
15 Feb
CAN
25h 40m
1 stop
LGW
China Eastern
29 Jan
LGW
18h 00m
1 stop
CAN
2 Mar
CAN
37h 00m
1 stop
LGW
Air China
1 Mar
LGW
23h 45m
1 stop
SZX
14 Mar
SZX
23h 25m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
16 Jan
LHR
32h 20m
1 stop
SZX
20 Jan
SZX
29h 45m
1 stop
LHR
China Eastern
15 Jan
LGW
16h 50m
1 stop
SZX
21 Jan
SZX
22h 00m
1 stop
LGW
China Eastern
19 Jan
LGW
16h 50m
1 stop
SZX
26 Jan
SZX
19h 10m
1 stop
LGW
Air China
19 Mar
LGW
21h 15m
1 stop
SZX
2 Apr
SZX
23h 35m
1 stop
LGW
Hainan Airlines
14 Jan
LHR
20h 30m
1 stop
SZX
28 Jan
SZX
16h 55m
1 stop
LHR
Hainan Airlines
12 Jan
LHR
27h 15m
2 stops
SZX
27 Jan
SZX
24h 50m
1 stop
LHR
Hainan Airlines
7 Jan
LHR
20h 30m
1 stop
SZX
21 Jan
SZX
16h 55m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
10 Jan
LGW
17h 00m
1 stop
SZX
24 Jan
SZX
16h 25m
1 stop
LGW
Hainan Airlines
7 Jan
LHR
20h 30m
1 stop
SZX
28 Jan
SZX
16h 55m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
13 Jan
LGW
18h 35m
1 stop
SZX
26 Jan
SZX
26h 50m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
18 Jan
LHR
29h 10m
1 stop
SZX
25 Jan
SZX
17h 35m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
5 Feb
LHR
17h 45m
1 stop
FOC
25 Feb
FOC
30h 25m
1 stop
LHR
China Eastern
9 Feb
LGW
18h 05m
1 stop
FOC
2 Mar
FOC
26h 00m
1 stop
LGW
China Eastern
16 Feb
LGW
16h 20m
1 stop
FOC
2 Mar
FOC
26h 00m
1 stop
LGW
China Eastern
5 Feb
LGW
22h 15m
1 stop
FOC
25 Feb
FOC
32h 35m
1 stop
LGW
China Southern
16 Jan
LHR
17h 35m
1 stop
FOC
20 Jan
FOC
30h 25m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
8 Feb
LHR
37h 10m
1 stop
FOC
15 Mar
FOC
33h 15m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
8 Feb
LHR
34h 15m
1 stop
FOC
14 Mar
FOC
17h 40m
1 stop
LHR
Air China
8 Feb
LHR
16h 30m
1 stop
FOC
15 Mar
FOC
16h 55m
1 stop
LHR
Air China
5 Mar
LHR
32h 45m
1 stop
FOC
29 Mar
FOC
20h 30m
1 stop
LHR
Air China
8 Feb
LHR
16h 30m
1 stop
FOC
14 Mar
FOC
16h 55m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
16 Feb
LHR
15h 35m
1 stop
FOC
2 Mar
FOC
18h 20m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
6 Mar
LHR
17h 45m
1 stop
FOC
28 Mar
FOC
18h 20m
1 stop
LHR

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China Southern Logo
21:30 - 21:50
LHR
-
SHA
16h 20m1 stop
China Southern Logo
09:20 - 17:55
SHA
-
LHR
16h 35m1 stop
£431China Southern
Thu, 22 Jan - Thu, 29 Jan
China Southern Logo
22:00 - 00:45
LHR
-
PVG
18h 45m1 stop
China Southern Logo
18:25 - 16:15
PVG
-
LHR
28h 50m1 stop
£431China Southern
Thu, 8 Jan - Tue, 31 Mar
Hainan Airlines Logo
21:00 - 22:55
LHR
-
SHA
41h 55m2 stops
Hainan Airlines Logo
09:00 - 17:35
SHA
-
LHR
40h 35m2 stops
£442Hainan Airlines
Mon, 19 Jan - Thu, 22 Jan
Hainan Airlines Logo
21:00 - 10:30
LHR
-
PVG
29h 30m2 stops
Hainan Airlines Logo
11:35 - 17:35
PVG
-
LHR
38h 00m2 stops
£442Hainan Airlines
Mon, 19 Jan - Thu, 22 Jan
China Eastern Logo
10:30 - 13:00
LGW
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PEK
18h 30m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
19:30 - 06:30
PEK
-
LGW
19h 00m1 stop
£453China Eastern
Thu, 22 Jan - Thu, 29 Jan
China Eastern Logo
10:30 - 13:00
LGW
-
PEK
18h 30m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
19:30 - 06:30
PEK
-
LGW
19h 00m1 stop
£455China Eastern
Tue, 20 Jan - Thu, 5 Feb
Air China Logo
11:05 - 06:25
LGW
-
PVG
11h 20mdirect
Air China Logo
02:25 - 06:55
PVG
-
LGW
12h 30mdirect
£467Air China
Mon, 2 Mar - Sun, 15 Mar
Air China Logo
11:05 - 06:25
LGW
-
PVG
11h 20mdirect
Air China Logo
16:30 - 05:35
PVG
-
LGW
21h 05m1 stop
£467Air China
Sun, 11 Jan - Tue, 27 Jan
KLM Logo
07:45 - 09:25
LCY
-
PVG
17h 40m1 stop
KLM Logo
11:25 - 07:15
PVG
-
LCY
27h 50m1 stop
£506KLM
Tue, 6 Jan - Tue, 13 Jan
KLM Logo
10:00 - 09:25
LCY
-
PVG
15h 25m1 stop
KLM Logo
11:15 - 08:50
PVG
-
LCY
28h 35m1 stop
£522KLM
Tue, 24 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar

momondo Fare Finder

 
Locate flights to China that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, momondo users made a total of 279,928 searches and data was last updated on 9 December 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to China that are best for you.

Fly from

Route

Depart

Return

Price

LondonShanghai

LHR - SHA

LHRSHA

London Heathrow

Thu 22/1

21:30-21:50

1 stop16h 20m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 29/1

09:20-17:55

1 stop16h 35m

£431

LondonShanghai

LHR - PVG

LHRPVG

London Heathrow

Thu 8/1

22:00-00:45

1 stop18h 45m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 31/3

18:25-16:15

1 stop28h 50m

£431

LondonShanghai

LHR - SHA

LHRSHA

London Heathrow

Mon 19/1

21:00-22:55

2 stops41h 55m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 22/1

09:00-17:35

2 stops40h 35m

£442

LondonShanghai

LHR - PVG

LHRPVG

London Heathrow

Mon 19/1

21:00-10:30

2 stops29h 30m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 22/1

11:35-17:35

2 stops38h 00m

£442

LondonBeijing

LGW - PEK

LGWPEK

London Gatwick

Thu 22/1

10:30-13:00

1 stop18h 30m

Beijing Capital

Thu 29/1

19:30-06:30

1 stop19h 00m

£453

LondonBeijing

LGW - PEK

LGWPEK

London Gatwick

Tue 20/1

10:30-13:00

1 stop18h 30m

Beijing Capital

Thu 5/2

19:30-06:30

1 stop19h 00m

£455

LondonShanghai

LGW - PVG

LGWPVG

London Gatwick

Mon 2/3

11:05-06:25

Nonstop11h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 15/3

02:25-06:55

Nonstop12h 30m

£467

LondonShanghai

LGW - PVG

LGWPVG

London Gatwick

Sun 11/1

11:05-06:25

Nonstop11h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 27/1

16:30-05:35

1 stop21h 05m

£467

LondonShanghai

LCY - PVG

LCYPVG

London City

Tue 6/1

07:45-09:25

1 stop17h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 13/1

11:25-07:15

1 stop27h 50m

£506

LondonShanghai

LCY - PVG

LCYPVG

London City

Tue 24/3

10:00-09:25

1 stop15h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 31/3

11:15-08:50

1 stop28h 35m

£522

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What is the cheapest flight to China?

The cheapest flights to China recently found by momondo users are £4 with Emirates, £63 with Spring Airlines, and £73 with Shenzhen Airlines.
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Cheap China flight deals and tips

Summary info about China flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

£264

Best Round-Trip Price

£431

Fastest flight time

15h 55m

Popular in

August
The best one-way flight price to China from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £264 (London Heathrow to Guangzhou Baiyun).
The best round-trip flight price to China from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £431 (London Heathrow to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl).
The fastest flight to China from United Kingdom takes 15h 55m (London Heathrow to Guangzhou Baiyun).
August has the highest demand for flights to China, with a 14% price increase on average.

Frequently asked questions about flying to China

What popular landmarks are in China?

What is the best airport to land at to visit Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom?

When visiting Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom in Tonghua, the closest airport is Tonghua Airport.

Which airlines fly to China?

What is the most popular airport in China to fly to?

How much are flights to China?

Flights to China have been found on momondo for as low as £217 per ticket recently. However, the average price tends to be £1,108 and anything for £1,024 or less is a good deal. £29,796 is the most expensive flight we’ve seen in the past week, though you may be able to avoid this price depending on what airport you fly from, what airline you choose, and how far in advance you book your flights.

What is the best day of the week to fly to China?

If your travel plans are flexible and you’re looking to save money on flights to China, then be sure to book your departure on a Wednesday. Flying out on a Wednesday, as well as a Tuesday, is your best option. Departing on a Saturday tends to be the most expensive day of the week to fly to China.

Where is it cheapest to fly into China?

When travelling to China, Shanghai Pu Dong airport in Shanghai offers the cheapest overall flights with an average airfare of £217, while the second most affordable option is Zhengzhou airport with an average airfare of £219 for Zhengzhou.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to China?

Prices for flights to China were last updated today.

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How old do you have to be to fly 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 to China.

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

The necessary travel and health documents for your China trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to China?

To find the flight that best suits your needs, momondo gathers a range of flights from a large pool of different airlines and agents; you can then use our insights and filters to find and book the right flight to China.

Can I find flights to China with flexible booking policies on momondo?

All flight searches to China on momondo can be filtered to show those which offer flexible booking policies.

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momondo provides multiple filters to help you find the best flight to China. Filter by price, airline, airport, cabin, aircraft, payment method, number of stops and more.

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