£251 Find Cheap Flights from England to China – Compare and Save

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 England to China.

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

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

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 England to China up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

England and China are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Air China (49 flights per week), China Southern (38 flights per week), and China Eastern (29 flights per week).

There are 221 airports in China. The busiest airport is Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG), with 6% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in China is Xiamen Gaoqi Intl Airport (XMN), with an average flight price of £315.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to China is Sunday when return tickets can be as cheap as £611. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are £669 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to China is generally at night, when retur flights cost £632 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to China is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £666.

The cheapest ticket to China from England found in the last 5 days was to Beijing Capital Airport, at £345 return. The most popular route is London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was £345.

The cheapest month for flights from England to China is January, when tickets cost £350 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £554 and £506 respectively.

To get a below-average price on a flight from England to China, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

From England, there are direct flights to China from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is London, with 221 direct flights each week.

There are around 34 direct flights from within England to China every day. Most flights (37%) depart in the evening.

Each week there are around 238 direct flights from within England to China. The most common day for departures is Saturday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

An average direct flight from England to China takes 14h 16m, covering a distance of 5537 miles. The shortest route is Edinburgh (EDI) to Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) with an average flight time of 9h 50m.

There aren’t any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to China. Instead, there are 238 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from London.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Shanghai (61% of total searches to China). The next most popular destinations are Guangzhou (13%) and Shenzhen (11%). Searches for flights to Chengdu (3%), to Chongqing (2%), and to Fuzhou (2%) are also popular.