£217 Find Cheap Flights from England 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 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.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in China is Xi'an Xianyang Airport (XIY), with an average flight price of £312.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to China is Thursday when return tickets can be as cheap as £565. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are £640 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to China is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost £689 on average. Morning departures are around 9% more expensive than evening flights, on average. 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 £1,103.

The cheapest ticket to China from England found in the last 72 hours was to Shenzhen, at £501 return. The most popular route is London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £504.

The cheapest month for flights from England to China is November, when tickets cost £413 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £766 and £748 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from England to China, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from England to China takes 14h 46m, covering a distance of 5540 miles. The shortest route is London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) with an average flight time of 9h 45m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Shanghai (57% of total searches to China). The next most popular destinations are Guangzhou (8%) and Shenzhen (5%). Searches for flights to Fuzhou (4%), to Wuhan (3%), and to Shenyang (3%) are also popular.