Cheap flights from China to Australia from £256

The month of December is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Australia from China, with most prices found around £94. The month of May is another great option to travel to Australia, with average flight prices from China averaging around £105.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Australia from China when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Australia for around £558 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Australia from China for as low as £356 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 22% of flights between China and Australia have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 120 minutes.

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

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

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

As of May 2026, there are 2 flights per day flying from China to Australia. The most common time of day flights depart is 20:00, with 61% of flights taking off in the evening.

As of May 2026, 14 flights take off from China and land in Australia each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Sun, with 29% of weekly flights taking off on this day.