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Best China Flight Deals

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Fuzhou
Fuzhou2 stopsC$ 1,086
Nanjing
Nanjing1 stopC$ 892
Hangzhou
Hangzhou1 stopC$ 737
Xiamen
Xiamen1 stopC$ 908
Kunming
Kunming1 stopC$ 919
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou2 stopsC$ 851
Fuzhou
Fuzhou2 stopsC$ 1,086
Nanjing
Nanjing1 stopC$ 892
Hangzhou
Hangzhou1 stopC$ 737
Xiamen
Xiamen1 stopC$ 908
Kunming
Kunming1 stopC$ 919
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou2 stopsC$ 851
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to China

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to China to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to China?

The cheapest ticket to China from Canada found in the last 5 days was to Beijing Capital Airport, at C$ 584 round-trip. The most popular route is Vancouver Intl Airport (YVR) to Guangzhou (CAN), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was C$ 686.

How much is a flight to China?

A flight to China costs C$ 1,005 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was C$ 370 for the route Vancouver Intl Airport (YVR) to Guangzhou (CAN). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Vancouver to Guangzhou which costs C$ 1,083 on average, and Toronto to Guangzhou, which costs C$ 1,724 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from Canada to China?

The cheapest month for flights from Canada to China is August, when tickets cost C$ 827 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 1,076 and C$ 1,002 respectively.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to China?

The cheapest time of day to fly to China is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost C$ 1,658 on average. On average, there is no price difference when choosing to fly in the morning or the evening on this flight route. The most expensive time of day to fly to China is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is C$ 1,898.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Canada to China?

To get a below-average price on a flight from Canada to China, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in China?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in China is Qingdao Jiaodong Intl Airport (TAO), with an average flight price of C$ 446.

Good to know

Low season

August

Cheapest flight

C$ 489
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Vancouver to Beijing Capital Airport

FAQs - booking China flights

  • I want to visit the Great Wall of China, which airport should I fly into?

    The Great Wall of China is in Huairou, which is on the outskirts of Beijing, in the northeast of the country. The closest airport to The Great Wall is Beijing Capital International Airport which is 61 km away.

  • Can I get a direct flight to China from Canada?

    Most flights to China require a short stop-over in the U.S., yet there are non-stop flights offered by Air China, Air Canada and Hainan Airlines for a slightly increased cost.

  • I want to visit Hong Kong, is there an airport there?

    There is an airport located off the mainland of Hong Kong, on the island of Chek Lap Kok. Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is 31.2 km from the city centre and offers a range of public transportation options. Alternatively, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) is around 2h 30min from Hong Kong by train.

  • I am visiting Tibet, where should I fly into?

    You can get a flight into Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) in Tibet from Canada. The airport is in Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, part of China. Flights to this airport have several stop-overs which include connections in China.

  • Which airport should I fly into in Shanghai?

    Shanghai has two international airports, Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA). Shanghai Pudong International Airport is a major travel hub for China, with many of its flights being international, so Canadian travellers should book flights coming into this airport. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport predominantly provides domestic and regional flights.

  • If I plan on travelling to China in February or early March for the lantern festival, which city should I fly to?

    While most major cities in China take part in this festival, travellers often think that some of the smaller villages and cities in the south are a much more ideal setting for this type of festival. A good international airport choice to access this part of China is the Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), and you can find one-stop flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to this airport aboard Shanghai airlines with a layover at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA).

  • Which airport in China is the largest hub for international travel and offers a number of domestic flights to other cities in China after a trip from Canada?

    By far, the largest international hub airport in China is the Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG). You can find one-stop flights to this airport from cities all over Canada, such as Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto, which also offer nonstop flights. From this airport in China, you will find nonstop flights to cities such as Dalian, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Kunming and Guiyang, to name just a few.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Canada to China?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Canada to China.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Canada to China?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Canada to China is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Canada to China?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Canada to China with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Canada to China?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Canada to China up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to China?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to China is Monday when round-trip tickets can be as cheap as C$ 1,405. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when round-trip prices are C$ 1,636 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to China

  • Looking for cheap airfare to China? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to China for the following prices or less: From Vancouver Intl C$ 1,535, from Toronto Pearson Intl C$ 2,471
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest China flight deals.
  • To prepare for your flight to China, you will need to obtain a visa before entering the country. Canadian citizens can stay in China for 15 days. The single-entry visa costs C$ 120 and can be submitted either online or by post. If you enter China as a group, you must also exit the country as a group.
  • Travellers can import certain duty-free products upon arrival in China, including 400 cigarettes, 1.5 L of alcohol or 50 g of silver or gold. You will not be able to bring fresh fruit or meat into the country.
  • If you are travelling to China with children, Air Canada offers several child-friendly options for families. Take advantage of Family Check-in and early boarding if you have children under the age of six, where you and your family can board early on flights to China. They also offer family seating on the flight.
  • China has many large cities that are easily reached by domestic flights from one of the many airports. Consider flying to a major airport such as Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) or Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), which offer flights from Canada with Air China.
  • If you are looking at flights to China near the start of the year, avoid the last week in January as it is the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. Airfares can increase and airports will be busy as many Chinese citizens travel during this celebration.
  • Travellers making their way to the southwestern part of China might instead consider flying to the large international airport called Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) in neighbouring Vietnam. From Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), you can travel on one-stop flights to this airport with a layover at Incheon International Airport (ICN).
  • Something that parents should know before driving a rental car in China is that there is no national child restraint law in this country. Because of this fact, it is important to check with any rental car company that you plan on utilizing to make sure they can rent car seats to you.
  • Passengers looking for one of the cheapest flight options to get from the west coast of Canada to China should consider the midweek, one-stop flight aboard ANA that travels from Vancouver International Airport to Qingdao International Airport (TAO) with a layover at Incheon International Airport.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to China

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Canada to China? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.6
Cathay PacificOverall score based on 1497 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Boarding
8.1Crew
7.6Comfort
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

Everything was good; they still provided a sandwich snack. Good crew

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2026
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Everything was good; they still provided a sandwich snack. Good crew

The legroom in economy on an A321 is wholly inadequate for a 6’3” man. Deeply dissatisfied.

Cathay has always been great. Even allowed some leniency on my baggage weight. I believe they are also on the more leg room side of airlines.

I do not think there was much that could have been done to make it better. The delayed flight was due to bad weather. The turbulent patches were very unavoidable. Am simply thankful that there were no sudden and / or sharp drops during the flight. I do extend my compliments to captain Marcus I believe was his name and the rest of the crew. They all did an excellent job. My only question is whether I get a refund since the seats I had chosen and paid for were reassigned.

Missed our flight with Cathay due to late Westjet plane and chaotic Toronto airport. Had to clear customs get bags and re check bags in an hour. Did not make it got lost not clear signage with bag drop off. West jet only allowed 1 checked bag for this international fluid. Cathay checked my second bag for free.

Boarding on any airline is a hot mess. Load your pivilaged passengers, then back to front. Back to front.

The flight experience was good for a long flight over the pole, but it got my wife to the Far East in time.

Problems with entertainment system eventually rectified. Cabin crew attentive and polite but a bit absent minded when it came to remembering requests, salt, sugar etc.

We flew economy light. We did not want to check bags and we had free 1 bag, but just had back packs with small personal item. Try as we may could only get bags down to 17lbs each. So we put 2 lbs from one bag into other and checked it. I think if someone has a checked bag allowance and chose not to use it , it would benefit both parties to bump carry on weight up to the next level of 22lbs or 10kgs. Just a thought.

The employees are very nice and good. The delay due to the aircraft is not a good thing. Planning for such problems should be an easy task.

It we as a pleasant flight. Good helpful and happy cabin crew. Food was okay, not to write home about. Drinks good. Entertainment okay.. Seat space good , comfort acceptable

Weren’t even given earphones to use the entertainment system

Overall, excellent: check-in, boarding, service, and food. The Business Class seating is a little less private and spacious than the world's premier airlines, but still very good for a long haul flight.

It's terrible that we can't do online check in because we didn't buy the tickets directly from Air china. It was not explained until I contacted Chatdeal and we could not sit together.

Food and service are good. Bathroom was lack of lotions and cleaning. That should be improved.

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We were taking the flight MU 8649 from Shanghai to Osaka and the original boarding gate was 20 and we didn’t receive any notification or broadcast about gate changes, and by the time we missed the original boarding time we check thr electric board and realized the gate was changed to 208 Also the flight was delayed by almost an hour and the crew member didn’t provide any explanation, after we finally boarded the aircraft was very hot, the crew member told me the air conditioning was not working and tried to calm passages down by offering iced water, all of us sat in the aircraft for another 40 mins before it finally took off

Seats not comfortable. We had requested vegan meal and it wasn’t given.

I was denied boarding at the Brisbane airport and it seems like I won’t get any refunds from the airline

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

Basic long haul decent price but U pay for what you get. Over 5hrs of transit and terminal was pretty bare with nothing much to do except the lounge

Business Class window seat on my Shanghai to Venice route was broken and could not be converted into a bed which has to switch to a narrow aisle seat instead

It was just fine. The sirlines did live up fully to my expectation.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking by the gate, then there was another ticket checking right at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Don't understand why the duplication?

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

All went really well. Except that I was randomly chosen to be thoroughly checked!!

Not having to pay to sit together. Seat cushions were worn out and breaking down sitting on metal framing, knees jammed against seat in front of me. Not a comfortable flight.

Very disappointed with cancellation, then rebooking with booked friends bumped off & then a delay of over 6 hours!! Totally disappointing & all the anxiety it caused was unacceptable. $15 food voucher to compensate is a joke!

Delays after delays only to announce we don't know how long it will take

We were reluctant to travel with Air Canada after reading many bad reviews; however, we were more than satisfied with the experience flying from San Francisco to Montreal and back. Seats were comfortable (although on the return flight we had very little leg room) and the crew was friendly and competent. The entertainment was outstanding, with hundreds of choices, from movies to shows to comedy. Our luggage was delivered in a timely manner (a little slow in San Francisco) and we were sent tracking notices all along the way through the Air Canada app. I wouldn't hesitate to travel with Air Canada again.

The usb ports to charge phones laptops did not work.

Staff never asked passengers to bring their seat backs forward during landing. Was hoping to get a little relief from the passenger in front of me (I have long legs that I cannot stow in the overhead). Otherwise the flight was very pleasant.

As always, Air Canada flight was delayed for almost more than an hour, which made my time of my flight 15 hours which was absolutely unacceptable.

Everything was excellent except the breakfast was cheap yogurt and cake ????

The flight departed more than an hour later than expected. The flight itself was good. No other problems.

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