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R12 385 Cheap flights to China

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Flights to Guangzhou

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TAAG
Oct 13
JNB
20h 05m
1 stop
CAN
Oct 29
CAN
20h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R13 234
Singapore Airlines
Aug 25
JNB
31h 00m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 3
CAN
38h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R13 561
China Eastern
Nov 23
JNB
24h 20m
2 stops
CAN
Nov 27
CAN
30h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R13 676
Qatar Airways
Nov 24
JNB
18h 40m
1 stop
CAN
Nov 28
CAN
20h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R13 725
China Eastern
Nov 4
JNB
27h 40m
2 stops
CAN
Nov 20
CAN
29h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R13 839
Kenya Airways
Aug 24
JNB
20h 00m
2 stops
CAN
Aug 29
CAN
23h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R13 937
Kenya Airways
Nov 15
JNB
19h 35m
2 stops
CAN
Nov 28
CAN
19h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R13 953
Singapore Airlines
Jul 28
JNB
31h 00m
1 stop
CAN
Aug 11
CAN
24h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R13 986
China Eastern
Nov 25
JNB
27h 10m
2 stops
CAN
Dec 14
CAN
25h 35m
2 stops
JNB
R14 149
Singapore Airlines
Aug 25
JNB
31h 00m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 3
CAN
38h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R14 166
Multiple Airlines
Aug 29
JNB
22h 45m
2 stops
CAN
Sept 6
CAN
25h 20m
3 stops
JNB
R14 215
Singapore Airlines
Sept 2
JNB
21h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 8
CAN
24h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R14 231

Flights to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport

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Qatar Airways
Nov 8
JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 17
PVG
21h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R12 385
Qatar Airways
Oct 26
JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 2
PVG
20h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R12 466
Qatar Airways
Nov 12
JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 19
PVG
20h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R12 483
Qatar Airways
Sept 10
CPT
27h 25m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 13
PVG
21h 25m
1 stop
CPT
R12 793
Qatar Airways
Sept 9
CPT
27h 25m
1 stop
PVG
Sept 15
PVG
22h 55m
1 stop
CPT
R12 908
Singapore Airlines
Sept 15
JNB
35h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 13
PVG
32h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R12 973
Singapore Airlines
Sept 15
JNB
36h 40m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 13
PVG
30h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R13 006
Singapore Airlines
Sept 15
JNB
35h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 13
PVG
32h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R13 120
China Eastern
Nov 8
JNB
23h 10m
2 stops
PVG
Nov 17
PVG
24h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R13 300
Qatar Airways
Jul 27
JNB
26h 35m
1 stop
PVG
Aug 10
PVG
38h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R13 332
Singapore Airlines
Sept 29
JNB
35h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 22
PVG
30h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R13 398
Singapore Airlines
Sept 29
JNB
35h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Oct 22
PVG
30h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R13 414

Flights to Beijing

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Emirates
Sept 25
JNB
26h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Oct 6
PEK
39h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R13 349
Emirates
Aug 12
JNB
18h 00m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 19
PEK
38h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 398
Emirates
Aug 27
JNB
23h 20m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 3
PEK
32h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 447
Emirates
Aug 8
JNB
26h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 16
PEK
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R13 463
Emirates
Jul 29
JNB
18h 00m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 6
PEK
38h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 545
Emirates
Jul 27
JNB
23h 20m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 10
PEK
19h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R13 561
Emirates
Aug 10
JNB
35h 05m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 17
PEK
38h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 643
Emirates
Aug 16
JNB
30h 15m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 22
PEK
38h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 806
Emirates
Aug 4
JNB
38h 15m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 17
PEK
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R13 839
Turkish Airlines
Nov 12
CPT
31h 40m
1 stop
PEK
Nov 17
PEK
33h 25m
1 stop
CPT
R14 443
Emirates
Jan 1
JNB
22h 20m
1 stop
PEK
Jan 15
PEK
19h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 542
Turkish Airlines
Dec 22
JNB
39h 25m
1 stop
PEK
Jan 7
PEK
40h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R14 656

Flights to Xiamen

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Singapore Airlines
Jul 30
JNB
16h 40m
1 stop
XMN
Oct 10
XMN
59h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R16 845
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
28h 15m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
26h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R17 564
Multiple Airlines
Aug 30
JNB
36h 40m
2 stops
XMN
Sept 6
XMN
39h 35m
2 stops
JNB
R18 610
Multiple Airlines
Jul 30
JNB
39h 00m
2 stops
XMN
Oct 10
XMN
37h 25m
2 stops
JNB
R19 035
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
28h 55m
3 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
30h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R19 492
Multiple Airlines
Aug 30
JNB
32h 45m
3 stops
XMN
Sept 6
XMN
31h 25m
2 stops
JNB
R19 656
Multiple Airlines
Aug 30
JNB
25h 55m
2 stops
XMN
Sept 6
XMN
35h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R21 191
Multiple Airlines
Jul 30
JNB
32h 25m
2 stops
XMN
Oct 10
XMN
35h 15m
3 stops
JNB
R21 649
Multiple Airlines
Jul 30
JNB
23h 55m
2 stops
XMN
Oct 10
XMN
59h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R22 041
Multiple Airlines
Aug 30
JNB
32h 45m
3 stops
XMN
Sept 6
XMN
28h 50m
3 stops
JNB
R22 433
Cathay Pacific
Aug 30
JNB
17h 55m
1 stop
XMN
Sept 6
XMN
17h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R22 711
Malaysia Airlines
Jul 30
JNB
34h 25m
3 stops
XMN
Oct 10
XMN
34h 20m
3 stops
JNB
R29 344

Flights to Kunming

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Etihad Airways
Nov 20
JNB
30h 05m
2 stops
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
41h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R16 878
Air China
Nov 20
JNB
23h 10m
1 stop
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
24h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R17 058

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Qatar Airways Logo
20:20 - 21:45
JNB
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PVG
19h 25m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
23:35 - 15:15
PVG
-
JNB
21h 40m
1 stop
R12 385Qatar Airways
Sun, Nov 8 - Tue, Nov 17
Qatar Airways Logo
20:20 - 21:45
JNB
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PVG
19h 25m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:10 - 8:40
PVG
-
JNB
20h 30m
1 stop
R12 466Qatar Airways
Mon, Oct 26 - Mon, Nov 2
Qatar Airways Logo
20:20 - 21:45
JNB
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PVG
19h 25m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:10 - 8:40
PVG
-
JNB
20h 30m
1 stop
R12 483Qatar Airways
Thu, Nov 12 - Thu, Nov 19
Singapore Airlines Logo
20:25 - 13:25
JNB
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PVG
35h 00m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
16:50 - 19:20
PVG
-
JNB
32h 30m
1 stop
R12 973Singapore Airlines
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Oct 13
Singapore Airlines Logo
20:25 - 15:05
JNB
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PVG
36h 40m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:10 - 19:20
PVG
-
JNB
30h 10m
1 stop
R13 006Singapore Airlines
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Oct 13
Emirates Logo
13:30 - 22:20
JNB
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PEK
26h 50m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
0:40 - 10:15
PEK
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JNB
39h 35m
1 stop
R13 349Emirates
Fri, Sep 25 - Tue, Oct 6
Emirates Logo
22:20 - 22:20
JNB
-
PEK
18h 00m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
7:25 - 16:15
PEK
-
JNB
38h 50m
1 stop
R13 398Emirates
Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19
Air China Logo
10:10 - 14:45
JNB
-
SHA
22h 35m
2 stops
Air China Logo
21:30 - 7:40
SHA
-
JNB
40h 10m
2 stops
R15 832Air China
Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19
Air China Logo
10:10 - 21:50
JNB
-
SHA
29h 40m
1 stop
Air China Logo
20:25 - 7:40
SHA
-
JNB
41h 15m
2 stops
R15 849Air China
Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:10 - 12:05
JNB
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SHA
18h 55m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:20 - 7:45
SHA
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JNB
24h 25m
1 stop
R16 224Cathay Pacific
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Oct 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 16 July 2026.
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Cheapest return flight

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 8/11

20:20-21:45

1 stop19h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 17/11

23:35-15:15

1 stop21h 40m

R12 385
Fastest return journey

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 26/10

20:20-21:45

1 stop19h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 2/11

18:10-8:40

1 stop20h 30m

R12 466

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 12/11

20:20-21:45

1 stop19h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 19/11

18:10-8:40

1 stop20h 30m

R12 483

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 15/9

20:25-13:25

1 stop35h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 13/10

16:50-19:20

1 stop32h 30m

R12 973

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 15/9

20:25-15:05

1 stop36h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 13/10

19:10-19:20

1 stop30h 10m

R13 006

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 25/9

13:30-22:20

1 stop26h 50m

Beijing Capital

Tue 6/10

0:40-10:15

1 stop39h 35m

R13 349

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 12/8

22:20-22:20

1 stop18h 00m

Beijing Capital

Wed 19/8

7:25-16:15

1 stop38h 50m

R13 398

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - SHA

JNBSHA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 12/8

10:10-14:45

2 stops22h 35m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 19/8

21:30-7:40

2 stops40h 10m

R15 832

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - SHA

JNBSHA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 12/8

10:10-21:50

1 stop29h 40m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 19/8

20:25-7:40

2 stops41h 15m

R15 849

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - SHA

JNBSHA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 15/9

11:10-12:05

1 stop18h 55m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 13/10

13:20-7:45

1 stop24h 25m

R16 224

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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 China Southern, Ethiopian Air, and Qatar Airways, with prices starting at R2 813, R5 542, and R6 693 respectively.

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Summary info about China flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R6 732

Best Round-Trip Price

R12 385

Fastest flight time

19h 25m

Popular in

September
The best one-way flight price to China from South Africa in the last 5 days is R6 732 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Shanghai Pu Dong).
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The best return flight price to China from South Africa in the last 5 days is R12 385 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Shanghai Pu Dong).
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The fastest flight to China from South Africa takes 19h 25m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Shanghai Pu Dong).
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September has the highest demand for flights to China, with a 16% 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 Singapore Airlines 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 64% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to China. Keep in mind that there are 13 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 R32 151 for a flight to China. However, our users found flights to China for R12 690, which is the cheapest price we’ve seen in the past week. R72 617 per ticket tends to be the most expensive a flight to China will get, whereas anything for R30 317 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 July 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.

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