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R11 955 Cheap flights to China

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Flights to Guangzhou

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Multiple Airlines
Sept 2
JNB
33h 35m
2 stops
CAN
Sept 16
CAN
32h 25m
2 stops
JNB
R13 092
Singapore Airlines
Oct 2
JNB
33h 45m
1 stop
CAN
Oct 9
CAN
35h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R13 141
Qatar Airways
Sept 1
JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 15
CAN
19h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R13 352
Qatar Airways
Sept 2
JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 15
CAN
19h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R13 384
TAAG
Sept 15
JNB
20h 05m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 24
CAN
34h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R13 417
Qatar Airways
Sept 1
JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 15
CAN
19h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R13 433
Qatar Airways
Nov 15
CPT
19h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Dec 12
CAN
22h 30m
1 stop
CPT
R13 449
Singapore Airlines
Jul 26
JNB
16h 25m
1 stop
CAN
Aug 9
CAN
35h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R13 530
Singapore Airlines
Aug 3
JNB
33h 45m
1 stop
CAN
Aug 11
CAN
24h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R13 547
Qatar Airways
Sept 1
JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 15
CAN
19h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R13 579
Qatar Airways
Sept 8
JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 28
CAN
32h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R13 628
Kenya Airways
Nov 12
CPT
54h 35m
3 stops
CAN
Dec 15
CAN
30h 25m
2 stops
CPT
R13 628

Flights to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport

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Singapore Airlines
Jul 22
JNB
28h 10m
1 stop
PVG
Aug 13
PVG
32h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R11 955
Qatar Airways
Jul 21
JNB
26h 30m
1 stop
PVG
Jul 28
PVG
20h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R12 215
Singapore Airlines
Jul 22
JNB
39h 40m
1 stop
PVG
Aug 13
PVG
34h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R12 458
Qatar Airways
Oct 1
JNB
19h 35m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 13
PVG
20h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R12 475
Qatar Airways
Sept 5
JNB
19h 40m
1 stop
PVG
Sept 12
PVG
20h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R12 718
Qatar Airways
Dec 1
JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
PVG
Dec 5
PVG
22h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R12 735
Singapore Airlines
Jul 28
JNB
28h 10m
1 stop
PVG
Aug 4
PVG
30h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R12 783
Qatar Airways
Sept 15
CPT
27h 20m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 13
PVG
22h 55m
1 stop
CPT
R12 946
Qatar Airways
Sept 15
CPT
27h 20m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 13
PVG
22h 55m
1 stop
CPT
R12 962
Qatar Airways
Jul 19
CPT
21h 05m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 25
PVG
29h 20m
1 stop
CPT
R12 978
Qatar Airways
Jul 19
CPT
21h 05m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 25
PVG
29h 20m
1 stop
CPT
R13 059
Qatar Airways
Jul 19
CPT
21h 05m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 25
PVG
29h 20m
1 stop
CPT
R13 076

Flights to Beijing

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Singapore Airlines
Sept 28
JNB
20h 35m
1 stop
PEK
Oct 5
PEK
32h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R13 157
Emirates
Jul 15
JNB
26h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Jul 23
PEK
38h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 368
Emirates
Oct 18
JNB
26h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Oct 24
PEK
25h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R13 449
Emirates
Jul 15
JNB
18h 00m
1 stop
PEK
Jul 31
PEK
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R13 466
Emirates
Aug 25
JNB
30h 15m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 15
PEK
19h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R13 482
Emirates
Jul 15
JNB
23h 20m
1 stop
PEK
Jul 31
PEK
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R13 514
Singapore Airlines
Jul 27
JNB
35h 30m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 3
PEK
25h 15m
1 stop
JNB
R13 872
Singapore Airlines
Jul 27
JNB
20h 35m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 3
PEK
25h 15m
1 stop
JNB
R13 888
Emirates
Oct 18
JNB
23h 20m
1 stop
PEK
Oct 24
PEK
39h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 099
Singapore Airlines
Sept 22
JNB
36h 15m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 29
PEK
32h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 278
Emirates
Jul 16
JNB
23h 20m
1 stop
PEK
Jul 21
PEK
38h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R14 473
Emirates
Nov 7
CPT
38h 15m
1 stop
PEK
Dec 8
PEK
41h 10m
1 stop
CPT
R14 668

Flights to Xiamen

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Etihad Airways
Oct 29
JNB
32h 35m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 2
XMN
30h 20m
2 stops
JNB
R21 993
Etihad Airways
Oct 29
JNB
32h 35m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 2
XMN
30h 20m
2 stops
JNB
R22 107
Etihad Airways
Oct 29
JNB
32h 35m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 2
XMN
30h 20m
2 stops
JNB
R22 156
Etihad Airways
Oct 29
JNB
32h 35m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 2
XMN
30h 20m
2 stops
JNB
R22 172
Cathay Pacific
Oct 29
JNB
26h 30m
1 stop
XMN
Nov 2
XMN
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R24 836
Cathay Pacific
Oct 29
JNB
26h 30m
1 stop
XMN
Nov 2
XMN
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R24 982
Cathay Pacific
Oct 29
JNB
26h 30m
1 stop
XMN
Nov 2
XMN
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R25 031
Cathay Pacific
Oct 29
JNB
26h 30m
1 stop
XMN
Nov 2
XMN
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R25 047

Flights to Kunming

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Singapore Airlines
Aug 12
JNB
30h 15m
1 stop
KMG
Aug 18
KMG
22h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R15 090
Multiple Airlines
Aug 12
JNB
18h 10m
1 stop
KMG
Aug 19
KMG
46h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R16 747
Air China
Nov 6
JNB
26h 50m
1 stop
KMG
Nov 10
KMG
24h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R17 055
Air China
Nov 6
JNB
46h 20m
2 stops
KMG
Nov 10
KMG
24h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R17 543
Multiple Airlines
Aug 12
JNB
42h 10m
2 stops
KMG
Aug 19
KMG
39h 35m
3 stops
JNB
R19 378
Etihad Airways
Nov 21
JNB
42h 50m
2 stops
KMG
Nov 25
KMG
41h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R20 353
Etihad Airways
Nov 21
JNB
42h 50m
2 stops
KMG
Nov 25
KMG
41h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R20 466
Etihad Airways
Nov 21
JNB
42h 50m
2 stops
KMG
Nov 25
KMG
41h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R20 515
Air China
Aug 12
JNB
28h 25m
3 stops
KMG
Aug 19
KMG
43h 50m
3 stops
JNB
R23 081
Etihad Airways
Nov 21
JNB
42h 50m
2 stops
KMG
Nov 25
KMG
41h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R23 341

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20:25 - 6:35
JNB
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PVG
28h 10m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
16:50 - 19:20
PVG
-
JNB
32h 30m
1 stop
R11 955Singapore Airlines
Wed, Jul 22 - Thu, Aug 13
Qatar Airways Logo
14:05 - 22:35
JNB
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PVG
26h 30m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:40 - 9:00
PVG
-
JNB
20h 20m
1 stop
R12 215Qatar Airways
Tue, Jul 21 - Tue, Jul 28
Singapore Airlines Logo
20:25 - 18:05
JNB
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PVG
39h 40m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
14:30 - 19:20
PVG
-
JNB
34h 50m
1 stop
R12 458Singapore Airlines
Wed, Jul 22 - Thu, Aug 13
Qatar Airways Logo
14:45 - 16:20
JNB
-
PVG
19h 35m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
0:35 - 15:20
PVG
-
JNB
20h 45m
1 stop
R12 475Qatar Airways
Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 13
Emirates Logo
13:30 - 22:20
JNB
-
PEK
26h 50m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
7:25 - 16:15
PEK
-
JNB
38h 50m
1 stop
R13 368Emirates
Wed, Jul 15 - Thu, Jul 23
Emirates Logo
13:30 - 22:20
JNB
-
PEK
26h 50m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
0:40 - 20:35
PEK
-
JNB
25h 55m
1 stop
R13 449Emirates
Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24
Kenya Airways Logo
12:20 - 19:00
CPT
-
CAN
48h 40m
3 stops
Kenya Airways Logo
22:10 - 23:35
CAN
-
CPT
31h 25m
3 stops
R13 628Kenya Airways
Tue, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 10
Kenya Airways Logo
12:20 - 19:00
CPT
-
CAN
24h 40m
3 stops
Kenya Airways Logo
22:10 - 13:35
CAN
-
CPT
21h 25m
3 stops
R13 677Kenya Airways
Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 21
Air China Logo
10:10 - 14:25
JNB
-
SHA
22h 15m
1 stop
Air China Logo
15:35 - 7:40
SHA
-
JNB
22h 05m
1 stop
R16 730Air China
Wed, Jul 22 - Thu, Aug 13
Air China Logo
10:10 - 15:20
JNB
-
SHA
23h 10m
1 stop
Air China Logo
8:55 - 7:40
SHA
-
JNB
28h 45m
2 stops
R16 747Air China
Wed, Jul 22 - Thu, Aug 13

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 13 550 searches and data was last updated on 15 June 2026.
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Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 22/7

20:25-6:35

1 stop28h 10m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 13/8

16:50-19:20

1 stop32h 30m

R11 955

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 21/7

14:05-22:35

1 stop26h 30m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 28/7

18:40-9:00

1 stop20h 20m

R12 215

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 22/7

20:25-18:05

1 stop39h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 13/8

14:30-19:20

1 stop34h 50m

R12 458
Fastest return journey

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 1/10

14:45-16:20

1 stop19h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 13/10

0:35-15:20

1 stop20h 45m

R12 475

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 15/7

13:30-22:20

1 stop26h 50m

Beijing Capital

Thu 23/7

7:25-16:15

1 stop38h 50m

R13 368

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 18/10

13:30-22:20

1 stop26h 50m

Beijing Capital

Sat 24/10

0:40-20:35

1 stop25h 55m

R13 449

Cape TownGuangzhou

CPT - CAN

CPTCAN

Cape Town Intl

Tue 1/9

12:20-19:00

3 stops48h 40m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Thu 10/9

22:10-23:35

3 stops31h 25m

R13 628

Cape TownGuangzhou

CPT - CAN

CPTCAN

Cape Town Intl

Mon 14/9

12:20-19:00

3 stops24h 40m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Mon 21/9

22:10-13:35

3 stops21h 25m

R13 677

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - SHA

JNBSHA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 22/7

10:10-14:25

1 stop22h 15m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 13/8

15:35-7:40

1 stop22h 05m

R16 730

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - SHA

JNBSHA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 22/7

10:10-15:20

1 stop23h 10m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 13/8

8:55-7:40

2 stops28h 45m

R16 747

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What is the cheapest flight to China?

If you are looking to fly to China for less, look to airlines like Shenzhen Airlines, China Southern, and Ethiopian Air, with prices starting at R2 649, R3 311, and R5 509 respectively.

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Cheap China flight deals and tips

Summary info about China flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R6 790

Best Round-Trip Price

R11 955

Fastest flight time

18h 45m

Popular in

September
The best one-way flight price to China from South Africa in the last 5 days is R6 790 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Shanghai Pu Dong).
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The best round-trip flight price to China from South Africa in the last 5 days is R11 955 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Shanghai Pu Dong).
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The fastest flight to China from South Africa takes 18h 45m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Guangzhou Baiyun).
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September has the highest demand for flights to China, with a 14% price increase on average.
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Frequently asked questions about flying to China

What is the best airport to land at to visit Oriental Pearl Tower?

Flying into Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport is typically the best way to visit Oriental Pearl Tower, since it is the closest airport to the area.

Which airlines fly to China?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Cathay Pacific are the top three most popular airlines that fly to China according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 65% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to China. Keep in mind that there are 12 different airlines that fly to China on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

If you’re unsure where to fly to in China, we recommend booking a flight that arrives at the popular Shanghai Hongqiao Intl airport, which services Shanghai and its surrounding areas. In the last 12 months, 19% of momondo travellers booking flights to China chose to fly into Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

How much are flights to China?

You can expect to spend an average of R24 279 for a flight to China. However, our users found flights to China for R12 063, which is the cheapest price we’ve seen in the past week. R42 551 per ticket tends to be the most expensive a flight to China will get, whereas anything for R22 588 or less is considered a good deal.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to China?

Prices for flights to China are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to China?

As of June 2026, there are 15 operators available to choose from for flights to China.

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 required travel and health documents for your China trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at China. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

Why use momondo?

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

We help find the flight that best suits your needs; momondo compares prices from hundreds of airlines and travel agents and helps you filter them to find the best flight for you.

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

Yes. momondo enables you to select and highlight flights to China with this policy.

How can momondo help me find flights to China?

Once you have performed a search in the form on the page, momondo provides useful filters and insights. We can show you the cheapest days and times to fly as well as filter your options to help you make an informed choice when booking flights to China.

I’m not ready to book a flight to China right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are not ready to book a flight to China now, use our insights above to find helpful tips or alternatively set up a price alert; this is where momondo will track prices on flights to China and let you know when they change.

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