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R12 479 Cheap flights to China

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Qatar Airways
Nov 18
JNB
18h 40m
1 stop
CAN
Nov 24
CAN
20h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R13 783
Kenya Airways
Nov 24
JNB
35h 00m
2 stops
CAN
Dec 1
CAN
32h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R14 085
Egyptair
Nov 15
JNB
35h 30m
1 stop
CAN
Nov 28
CAN
37h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R14 135
Qatar Airways
Nov 25
JNB
18h 40m
1 stop
CAN
Nov 30
CAN
20h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R14 151
Qatar Airways
Nov 25
JNB
18h 40m
1 stop
CAN
Nov 30
CAN
20h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R14 185
Singapore Airlines
Sept 29
JNB
37h 40m
1 stop
CAN
Oct 5
CAN
24h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R14 202
Kenya Airways
Nov 15
JNB
24h 30m
2 stops
CAN
Nov 28
CAN
19h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R14 269
Multiple Airlines
Aug 27
JNB
29h 45m
2 stops
CAN
Sept 8
CAN
28h 55m
2 stops
JNB
R14 302
Multiple Airlines
Sept 2
JNB
29h 50m
2 stops
CAN
Sept 10
CAN
27h 30m
2 stops
JNB
R14 352
China Eastern
Aug 12
JNB
26h 30m
2 stops
CAN
Aug 19
CAN
25h 30m
2 stops
JNB
R14 402
Qatar Airways
Nov 25
JNB
18h 40m
1 stop
CAN
Nov 30
CAN
20h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R14 436
Singapore Airlines
Sept 4
JNB
31h 00m
1 stop
CAN
Sept 11
CAN
24h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R14 453

Flights to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport

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Qatar Airways
Nov 20
JNB
18h 55m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 27
PVG
22h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R12 479
Qatar Airways
Nov 3
JNB
26h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 10
PVG
27h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R12 495
Qatar Airways
Oct 29
JNB
26h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 5
PVG
22h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R12 512
Qatar Airways
Nov 3
JNB
26h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 11
PVG
27h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R12 596
Qatar Airways
Nov 12
JNB
18h 55m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 19
PVG
22h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R12 746
Etihad Airways
Dec 27
JNB
17h 25m
1 stop
PVG
Jan 10
PVG
20h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R12 997
Etihad Airways
Nov 20
JNB
21h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 28
PVG
24h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R13 181
Qatar Airways
Aug 25
CPT
26h 35m
1 stop
PVG
Aug 31
PVG
21h 25m
1 stop
CPT
R13 231
Qatar Airways
Sept 6
CPT
21h 05m
1 stop
PVG
Sept 10
PVG
21h 25m
1 stop
CPT
R13 349
Etihad Airways
Dec 26
JNB
17h 25m
1 stop
PVG
Jan 12
PVG
20h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R13 382
Multiple Airlines
Sept 9
JNB
33h 25m
3 stops
PVG
Sept 16
PVG
30h 00m
2 stops
JNB
R13 432
Etihad Airways
Nov 18
JNB
21h 00m
1 stop
PVG
Nov 26
PVG
24h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R13 466

Flights to Beijing

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Emirates
Aug 10
JNB
21h 10m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 16
PEK
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R13 449
Egyptair
Nov 2
JNB
34h 55m
1 stop
PEK
Nov 20
PEK
36h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R13 767
Emirates
Sept 9
JNB
26h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 16
PEK
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R13 867
Emirates
Sept 9
JNB
19h 55m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 16
PEK
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R14 051
China Eastern
Nov 2
JNB
32h 00m
2 stops
PEK
Nov 21
PEK
31h 20m
2 stops
JNB
R14 369
Emirates
Sept 4
JNB
26h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 11
PEK
32h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R14 653
Emirates
Sept 7
JNB
18h 00m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 14
PEK
19h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R14 821
Emirates
Aug 26
JNB
26h 50m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 8
PEK
21h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R14 954
Multiple Airlines
Sept 9
JNB
28h 10m
2 stops
PEK
Sept 16
PEK
30h 05m
2 stops
JNB
R15 005
Cathay Pacific
Sept 10
JNB
17h 35m
1 stop
PEK
Sept 17
PEK
25h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R15 021
Cathay Pacific
Aug 24
JNB
22h 15m
1 stop
PEK
Aug 31
PEK
18h 15m
1 stop
JNB
R15 172
Singapore Airlines
Jan 21
CPT
38h 35m
2 stops
PEK
Jan 31
PEK
30h 40m
2 stops
CPT
R15 222

Flights to Xiamen

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Air China
Nov 16
JNB
41h 40m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
40h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R16 393
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
28h 15m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
46h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R17 129
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
28h 15m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
46h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R17 146
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
41h 40m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
40h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R17 246
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
52h 55m
2 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
30h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R19 069
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
28h 55m
3 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
46h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R19 086
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
28h 55m
3 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
46h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R19 103
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
28h 55m
3 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
46h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R19 203
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
52h 55m
3 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
26h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R19 471
Singapore Airlines
Aug 7
JNB
34h 00m
1 stop
XMN
Sept 8
XMN
35h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R21 010
Air China
Nov 16
JNB
44h 50m
3 stops
XMN
Nov 19
XMN
40h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R22 231
Air China
Aug 7
JNB
29h 05m
3 stops
XMN
Sept 8
XMN
30h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R24 539

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 928
Etihad Airways
Nov 20
JNB
30h 05m
2 stops
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
41h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R16 945
Etihad Airways
Nov 20
JNB
30h 05m
2 stops
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
41h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R17 045
Air China
Nov 20
JNB
23h 10m
1 stop
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
24h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R17 112
Air China
Nov 20
JNB
18h 20m
1 stop
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
24h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R17 129
Air China
Nov 20
JNB
18h 20m
1 stop
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
24h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R17 146
Air China
Nov 20
JNB
18h 20m
1 stop
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
24h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R17 246
Etihad Airways
Nov 20
JNB
30h 05m
2 stops
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
41h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R17 280
Air China
Nov 20
JNB
23h 10m
1 stop
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
24h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R17 480
Air China
Nov 20
JNB
18h 20m
1 stop
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
24h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R19 253
Air China
Nov 20
JNB
27h 50m
3 stops
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
24h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R19 856
Air China
Nov 20
JNB
27h 50m
3 stops
KMG
Nov 24
KMG
24h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R19 872

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13:45 - 14:40
JNB
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PVG
18h 55m
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23:35 - 15:35
PVG
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JNB
22h 00m
1 stop
R12 479Qatar Airways
Fri, Nov 20 - Fri, Nov 27
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 21:45
JNB
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PVG
26h 00m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:10 - 15:15
PVG
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JNB
27h 05m
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R12 495Qatar Airways
Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 10
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 9:15
JNB
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PVG
17h 25m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
18:15 - 8:20
PVG
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JNB
20h 05m
1 stop
R12 997Etihad Airways
Sun, Dec 27 - Sun, Jan 10
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 12:50
JNB
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PVG
21h 00m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 8:20
PVG
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JNB
24h 20m
1 stop
R13 181Etihad Airways
Fri, Nov 20 - Sat, Nov 28
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:45 - 1:10
JNB
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PVG
33h 25m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:20 - 8:20
PVG
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JNB
30h 00m
2 stops
R13 432Multiple Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Emirates Logo
19:10 - 22:20
JNB
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PEK
21h 10m
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Emirates Logo
7:25 - 5:30
PEK
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JNB
28h 05m
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R13 449Emirates
Mon, Aug 10 - Sun, Aug 16
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
R13 733Singapore Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 14
Emirates Logo
13:30 - 22:20
JNB
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PEK
26h 50m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
7:25 - 5:30
PEK
-
JNB
28h 05m
1 stop
R13 867Emirates
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Singapore Airlines Logo
13:45 - 22:45
JNB
-
PVG
27h 00m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:10 - 19:20
PVG
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JNB
30h 10m
1 stop
R14 001Singapore Airlines
Tue, Sep 29 - Thu, Oct 22
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:30 - 19:05
JNB
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CAN
23h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:55 - 20:35
CAN
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JNB
20h 40m
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R14 135Multiple Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 8

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 28 July 2026.
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Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 20/11

13:45-14:40

1 stop18h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 27/11

23:35-15:35

1 stop22h 00m

R12 479

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 3/11

13:45-21:45

1 stop26h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 10/11

18:10-15:15

1 stop27h 05m

R12 495
Fastest return journey

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 27/12

9:50-9:15

1 stop17h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 10/1

18:15-8:20

1 stop20h 05m

R12 997

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 20/11

9:50-12:50

1 stop21h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 28/11

14:00-8:20

1 stop24h 20m

R13 181

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 9/9

9:45-1:10

3 stops33h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 16/9

8:20-8:20

2 stops30h 00m

R13 432

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 10/8

19:10-22:20

1 stop21h 10m

Beijing Capital

Sun 16/8

7:25-5:30

1 stop28h 05m

R13 449

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 7/9

20:25-22:45

1 stop20h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 14/9

19:10-19:20

1 stop30h 10m

R13 733

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 9/9

13:30-22:20

1 stop26h 50m

Beijing Capital

Wed 16/9

7:25-5:30

1 stop28h 05m

R13 867

JohannesburgShanghai

JNB - PVG

JNBPVG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 29/9

13:45-22:45

1 stop27h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 22/10

19:10-19:20

1 stop30h 10m

R14 001

JohannesburgGuangzhou

JNB - CAN

JNBCAN

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 1/9

13:30-19:05

2 stops23h 35m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Tue 8/9

5:55-20:35

2 stops20h 40m

R14 135

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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 880, R5 674, and R6 852 respectively.

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Summary info about China flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R7 042

Best Round-Trip Price

R12 479

Fastest flight time

20h 05m

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The best one-way flight price to China from South Africa in the last 5 days is R7 042 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Guangzhou Baiyun).
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The best return flight price to China from South Africa in the last 5 days is R12 479 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Shanghai Pu Dong).
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The fastest flight to China from South Africa takes 20h 05m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Guangzhou Baiyun).
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September has the highest demand for flights to China, with a 17% 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 62% 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, 18% 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 R26 399 for a flight to China. However, our users found flights to China for R10 044, which is the cheapest price we’ve seen in the past week. R66 181 per ticket tends to be the most expensive a flight to China will get, whereas anything for R24 599 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 14 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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