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R11 762 Cheap flights to China

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Flights to Guangzhou

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Qatar Airways
Jun 18
JNB
20h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Jun 26
CAN
37h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R13 255
Qatar Airways
Jun 11
JNB
20h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Jun 19
CAN
32h 25m
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JNB
R13 304
Qatar Airways
Jun 15
JNB
20h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Jul 1
CAN
37h 25m
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JNB
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Qatar Airways
Jun 15
JNB
20h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Jun 25
CAN
37h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R13 337
Qatar Airways
Jun 15
JNB
20h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Jul 1
CAN
37h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R13 386
Qatar Airways
Jun 16
CPT
20h 15m
1 stop
CAN
Jul 2
CAN
28h 00m
1 stop
CPT
R13 386
Qatar Airways
Jun 18
JNB
20h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Jun 26
CAN
32h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R13 419
Qatar Airways
Jun 13
JNB
20h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Jun 19
CAN
32h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R13 451
Singapore Airlines
Jul 13
JNB
21h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Jul 27
CAN
35h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R13 862
Egyptair
May 27
JNB
35h 45m
1 stop
CAN
Jun 3
CAN
37h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 960
Qatar Airways
Jun 16
CPT
20h 15m
1 stop
CAN
Jul 4
CAN
28h 00m
1 stop
CPT
R13 976
Qatar Airways
May 20
JNB
20h 50m
1 stop
CAN
Jun 15
CAN
37h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R14 239

Flights to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport

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Singapore Airlines
Jul 28
JNB
35h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Aug 4
PVG
17h 15m
1 stop
JNB
R11 762
Singapore Airlines
Jun 2
JNB
20h 20m
1 stop
PVG
Jun 23
PVG
30h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R11 795
Qatar Airways
May 28
JNB
22h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Jun 4
PVG
21h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R11 811
Qatar Airways
Jul 7
JNB
21h 40m
1 stop
PVG
Jul 30
PVG
20h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R11 827
Qatar Airways
Jul 7
JNB
21h 40m
1 stop
PVG
Jul 30
PVG
20h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R11 844
Qatar Airways
Jul 7
JNB
21h 40m
1 stop
PVG
Jul 30
PVG
39h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R11 860
Qatar Airways
Jun 18
JNB
19h 40m
1 stop
PVG
Jun 25
PVG
20h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R11 959
Qatar Airways
Jul 7
JNB
21h 40m
1 stop
PVG
Jul 30
PVG
20h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R11 991
Qatar Airways
Jun 5
JNB
22h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Jun 19
PVG
20h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R12 041
Qatar Airways
Jun 5
JNB
27h 55m
1 stop
PVG
Jun 16
PVG
39h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R12 057
Singapore Airlines
Jun 2
JNB
20h 20m
1 stop
PVG
Jun 23
PVG
30h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R12 090
Qatar Airways
Jun 5
JNB
38h 50m
1 stop
PVG
Jun 15
PVG
38h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R12 106

Flights to Beijing

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Singapore Airlines
Jul 27
JNB
28h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 3
PEK
25h 15m
1 stop
JNB
R12 812
Singapore Airlines
Jul 27
JNB
28h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 3
PEK
25h 15m
1 stop
JNB
R12 828
Singapore Airlines
Jun 3
JNB
28h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Jun 9
PEK
25h 15m
1 stop
JNB
R13 123
Singapore Airlines
Jul 27
JNB
28h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 3
PEK
25h 15m
1 stop
JNB
R13 140
Emirates
Jun 4
JNB
19h 55m
1 stop
PEK
Jun 10
PEK
34h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 484
Emirates
Jun 13
JNB
19h 55m
1 stop
PEK
Jun 20
PEK
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R13 533
Emirates
May 25
JNB
19h 55m
1 stop
PEK
Jun 24
PEK
34h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 566
Emirates
May 28
JNB
19h 55m
1 stop
PEK
Jun 11
PEK
32h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 615
Emirates
Jun 20
JNB
30h 15m
1 stop
PEK
Jun 27
PEK
38h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 632
Emirates
Sept 11
JNB
26h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 21
PEK
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R13 845
China Eastern
Jul 15
JNB
32h 00m
2 stops
PEK
Jul 22
PEK
29h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R14 124
China Eastern
Jun 20
JNB
30h 00m
2 stops
PEK
Jun 27
PEK
47h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R14 140

Flights to Xiamen

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Multiple Airlines
May 19
JNB
24h 45m
2 stops
XMN
May 27
XMN
28h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R15 026
Multiple Airlines
Jun 18
JNB
32h 10m
2 stops
XMN
Jun 25
XMN
26h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R15 748
Multiple Airlines
Jun 22
JNB
24h 45m
2 stops
XMN
Jun 29
XMN
26h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R15 764
Singapore Airlines
Sept 4
JNB
34h 00m
1 stop
XMN
Sept 7
XMN
22h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R17 044
Air China
Sept 4
JNB
31h 00m
2 stops
XMN
Sept 7
XMN
42h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R17 077
Singapore Airlines
Sept 4
JNB
34h 00m
1 stop
XMN
Sept 7
XMN
22h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R17 093
Air China
Sept 4
JNB
45h 05m
2 stops
XMN
Sept 7
XMN
40h 05m
2 stops
JNB
R17 388
Singapore Airlines
Sept 4
JNB
34h 00m
1 stop
XMN
Sept 7
XMN
35h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R17 405
Multiple Airlines
Jun 22
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
XMN
Jun 29
XMN
44h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R17 585
Multiple Airlines
Jun 27
JNB
24h 45m
2 stops
XMN
Jul 7
XMN
42h 20m
2 stops
JNB
R18 602
Singapore Airlines
Sept 5
JNB
34h 00m
1 stop
XMN
Sept 9
XMN
22h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R18 980
Singapore Airlines
Sept 5
JNB
34h 00m
1 stop
XMN
Sept 9
XMN
22h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R19 111

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Singapore Airlines Logo
20:25 - 13:25
JNB
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PVG
35h 00m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
8:05 - 19:20
PVG
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JNB
17h 15m
1 stop
R11 762Singapore Airlines
Tue, Jul 28 - Tue, Aug 4
Singapore Airlines Logo
20:25 - 22:45
JNB
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PVG
20h 20m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:10 - 19:20
PVG
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JNB
30h 10m
1 stop
R11 795Singapore Airlines
Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 23
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 16:40
JNB
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PVG
22h 00m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:40 - 10:30
PVG
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JNB
21h 50m
1 stop
R11 811Qatar Airways
Thu, May 28 - Thu, Jun 4
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 16:20
JNB
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PVG
21h 40m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:40 - 9:00
PVG
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JNB
20h 20m
1 stop
R11 827Qatar Airways
Tue, Jul 7 - Thu, Jul 30
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 16:20
JNB
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PVG
21h 40m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:40 - 9:00
PVG
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JNB
20h 20m
1 stop
R11 844Qatar Airways
Tue, Jul 7 - Thu, Jul 30
Emirates Logo
13:30 - 15:25
JNB
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PEK
19h 55m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
0:40 - 5:30
PEK
-
JNB
34h 50m
1 stop
R13 484Emirates
Thu, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 10
Emirates Logo
13:30 - 15:25
JNB
-
PEK
19h 55m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
7:25 - 5:30
PEK
-
JNB
28h 05m
1 stop
R13 533Emirates
Sat, Jun 13 - Sat, Jun 20
Air China Logo
10:10 - 14:45
JNB
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SHA
22h 35m
2 stops
Air China Logo
8:55 - 7:40
SHA
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JNB
28h 45m
2 stops
R16 617Air China
Wed, May 27 - Tue, Jun 16
Air China Logo
10:10 - 14:25
JNB
-
SHA
22h 15m
1 stop
Air China Logo
11:30 - 7:40
SHA
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JNB
26h 10m
2 stops
R16 634Air China
Fri, Jun 5 - Tue, Jun 16
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:15 - 20:55
CPT
-
SHA
25h 40m
2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
22:30 - 10:15
SHA
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CPT
41h 45m
2 stops
R50 033Cathay Pacific
Wed, Aug 26 - Thu, Sep 10

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 9 May 2026.
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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 28/7

20:25-13:25

1 stop35h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 4/8

8:05-19:20

1 stop17h 15m

R11 762

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 2/6

20:25-22:45

1 stop20h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 23/6

19:10-19:20

1 stop30h 10m

R11 795

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 28/5

12:40-16:40

1 stop22h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 4/6

18:40-10:30

1 stop21h 50m

R11 811
Fastest return journey

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 7/7

12:40-16:20

1 stop21h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 30/7

18:40-9:00

1 stop20h 20m

R11 827

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 7/7

12:40-16:20

1 stop21h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 30/7

18:40-9:00

1 stop20h 20m

R11 844

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 4/6

13:30-15:25

1 stop19h 55m

Beijing Capital

Wed 10/6

0:40-5:30

1 stop34h 50m

R13 484

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 13/6

13:30-15:25

1 stop19h 55m

Beijing Capital

Sat 20/6

7:25-5:30

1 stop28h 05m

R13 533

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - SHA

JNBSHA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 27/5

10:10-14:45

2 stops22h 35m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 16/6

8:55-7:40

2 stops28h 45m

R16 617

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - SHA

JNBSHA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 5/6

10:10-14:25

1 stop22h 15m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 16/6

11:30-7:40

2 stops26h 10m

R16 634

Cape TownShanghai

CPT - SHA

CPTSHA

Cape Town Intl

Wed 26/8

13:15-20:55

2 stops25h 40m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 10/9

22:30-10:15

2 stops41h 45m

R50 033

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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 676, R3 344, and R6 239 respectively.

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Cheap China flight deals and tips

Summary info about China flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R7 333

Best Round-Trip Price

R11 762

Fastest flight time

19h 40m

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The best one-way flight price to China from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R7 333 (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 72 hours is R11 762 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Shanghai Pu Dong).
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The fastest flight to China from South Africa takes 19h 40m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Shanghai Pu Dong).
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September has the highest demand for flights to China, with a 13% 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 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, 20% 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 939 for a flight to China. However, our users found flights to China for R12 209, which is the cheapest price we’ve seen in the past week. R42 973 per ticket tends to be the most expensive a flight to China will get, whereas anything for R24 529 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 May 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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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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