What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to Beijing one-way?

The cheapest airline one-way is Singapore Airlines, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as R8 324. However, be on the lookout for offers from Emirates and China Eastern, as they are both options that can get you from South Africa to Beijing for a low price.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Beijing ranges from 0.0 - 220.0 inches per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 220.0 mm. January is typically the driest time to visit Beijing when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Beijing, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 26.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around -3.0 C).

What are the most popular airlines that fly from South Africa to Beijing?

Air China, Cathay Pacific and Emirates are the most popular airlines when flying from South Africa to Beijing.

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to Beijing?

Travellers have found it’s best to book a flight 53 days in advance to save up to 12% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 53 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from South Africa to Beijing 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as R13 507, or R15 033 for flights within the next 24 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Beijing?

March is one of the best times of the year to fly to Beijing from South Africa. Prices for March average R13 776 per person but you can even find prices for as low as R10 188. The most expensive prices can be found in the month of August. Opting for a March flight can save you 11% on your journey compared to booking in August

Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to Beijing that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to Beijing flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Beijing?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to Beijing.

Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Beijing?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to Beijing by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

R8 324+ Flights from South Africa to Beijing, China

Cheap flight deals from South Africa to Beijing

Round-trip from	R12 832
One-way from	R8 324
Popular in	August
Cheapest in	March
Average price	R14 270

China Eastern
21/8-3/9
4 total stops
53h 00m total
South Africa to Beijing

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Singapore Airlines
28/7
1 total stop
29h 25m total
South Africa to Beijing

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 7% potential increase in price (R18 407 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 1% potential price decrease (R2 678 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from South Africa to Beijing
Explore the most affordable flight options available from South Africa to Beijing. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 8 July 2025.

Thu 21/89:50JNB - PEK

2 stops26h 10mChina Eastern

Wed 3/911:30PEK - JNB

2 stops26h 50mChina Eastern

Deal found 6/7R12 832

Tue 5/819:50JNB - PEK

1 stop21h 10mSingapore Airlines

Tue 12/816:35PEK - JNB

1 stop32h 00mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 5/7R13 933

Thu 21/810:05JNB - PEK

1 stop23h 20mEmirates

Wed 3/97:25PEK - JNB

1 stop19h 25mEmirates

Deal found 6/7R14 146

Wed 20/810:10JNB - PEK

1 stop18h 45mAir China

Wed 27/821:00PEK - JNB

1 stop40h 40mAir China

Deal found 5/7R14 873

Mon 1/910:40CPT - PEK

2 stops30h 20mSingapore Airlines

Sun 7/90:05PEK - CPT

2 stops39h 20mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 7/7R15 140

Mon 3/1113:40CPT - PEK

1 stop19h 05mEmirates

Mon 10/116:50PEK - CPT

1 stop39h 55mEmirates

Deal found 7/7R15 512

Wed 20/87:00CPT - PEK

2 stops26h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 27/87:25PEK - CPT

1 stop34h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/7R16 897

Tue 5/817:50JNB - PEK

1 stop29h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/86:55PEK - JNB

2 stops30h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/7R16 897

Fri 18/711:20JNB - PEK

1 stop24h 05mCathay Pacific

Fri 25/719:40PEK - JNB

1 stop18h 00mCathay Pacific

Deal found 7/7R16 914

Tue 16/1219:10JNB - PEK

1 stop39h 05mTurkish Airlines

Wed 31/120:50PEK - JNB

1 stop40h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 7/7R17 482

Tue 21/1013:50CPT - PEK

1 stop21h 30mEthiopian Air

Fri 24/100:10PEK - CPT

1 stop20h 25mEthiopian Air

Deal found 7/7R18 778

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Thu 21/89:50JNB - PEK

2 stops26h 10mChina Eastern

Wed 3/911:30PEK - JNB

2 stops26h 50mChina Eastern

Deal found 6/7R12 832

Tue 5/819:50JNB - PEK

1 stop21h 10mSingapore Airlines

Tue 12/816:35PEK - JNB

1 stop32h 00mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 5/7R13 933

Thu 21/810:05JNB - PEK

1 stop23h 20mEmirates

Wed 3/97:25PEK - JNB

1 stop19h 25mEmirates

Deal found 6/7R14 146

Wed 20/810:10JNB - PEK

1 stop18h 45mAir China

Wed 27/821:00PEK - JNB

1 stop40h 40mAir China

Deal found 5/7R14 873

Wed 20/87:00CPT - PEK

2 stops26h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 27/87:25PEK - CPT

1 stop34h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/7R16 897

Fri 18/711:20JNB - PEK

1 stop24h 05mCathay Pacific

Fri 25/719:40PEK - JNB

1 stop18h 00mCathay Pacific

Deal found 7/7R16 914

Tue 16/1219:10JNB - PEK

1 stop39h 05mTurkish Airlines

Wed 31/120:50PEK - JNB

1 stop40h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 7/7R17 482

Tue 21/1013:50CPT - PEK

1 stop21h 30mEthiopian Air

Fri 24/100:10PEK - CPT

1 stop20h 25mEthiopian Air

Deal found 7/7R18 778

Mon 1/910:40CPT - PEK

2 stops30h 20mSingapore Airlines

Sun 7/90:05PEK - CPT

2 stops39h 20mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 7/7R15 140

Mon 3/1113:40CPT - PEK

1 stop19h 05mEmirates

Mon 10/116:50PEK - CPT

1 stop39h 55mEmirates

Deal found 7/7R15 512

Tue 5/817:50JNB - PEK

1 stop29h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/86:55PEK - JNB

2 stops30h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/7R16 897

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Fri 18/711:20JNB - PEK

1 stop24h 05mCathay Pacific

Fri 25/719:40PEK - JNB

1 stop18h 00mCathay Pacific

Deal found 7/7R16 914

Fri 18/713:45JNB - PEK

1 stop35h 30mSingapore Airlines

Thu 24/70:05PEK - JNB

1 stop24h 30mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 7/7R19 328

Fri 18/716:00JNB - PEK

2 stops24h 20mMultiple Airlines

Fri 25/77:25PEK - JNB

1 stop38h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/7R20 198

Fri 18/719:00JNB - PEK

2 stops34h 45mLufthansa

Fri 25/713:25PEK - JNB

2 stops49h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 7/7R32 640

Tue 5/819:50JNB - PEK

1 stop21h 10mSingapore Airlines

Tue 12/816:35PEK - JNB

1 stop32h 00mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 5/7R13 933

Tue 5/817:50JNB - PEK

1 stop29h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/86:55PEK - JNB

2 stops30h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/7R16 897

Wed 6/814:30JNB - PEK

1 stop20h 50mEthiopian Air

Fri 15/80:10PEK - JNB

2 stops24h 55mEthiopian Air

Deal found 8/7R24 245

Wed 20/810:10JNB - PEK

1 stop18h 45mAir China

Wed 27/821:00PEK - JNB

1 stop40h 40mAir China

Deal found 5/7R14 873

Wed 20/87:00CPT - PEK

2 stops26h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 27/87:25PEK - CPT

1 stop34h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/7R16 897

Wed 20/810:40CPT - PEK

2 stops38h 35mSingapore Airlines

Wed 27/816:35PEK - CPT

2 stops22h 50mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 6/7R17 695

Wed 20/818:25CPT - PEK

1 stop39h 00mEmirates

Wed 27/87:25PEK - CPT

1 stop39h 25mEmirates

Deal found 6/7R18 121

Thu 21/89:50JNB - PEK

2 stops26h 10mChina Eastern

Wed 3/911:30PEK - JNB

2 stops26h 50mChina Eastern

Deal found 6/7R12 832

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Mon 28/719:50JNB - PEK

1 stop29h 25mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 7/7R8 324

Thu 21/810:05JNB - PEK

1 stop23h 20mEmirates

Deal found 7/7R8 519

Wed 20/89:50JNB - PEK

2 stops26h 10mChina Eastern

Deal found 6/7R8 590

Wed 20/89:50JNB - PEK

3 stops30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/7R8 928

Sat 30/818:25CPT - PEK

1 stop21h 55mEmirates

Deal found 6/7R9 566

Sat 30/815:20CPT - PEK

2 stops25h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/7R10 294

Wed 20/810:10JNB - PEK

Nonstop18h 45mAir China

Deal found 6/7R10 454

Thu 7/814:30JNB - PEK

1 stop20h 50mEthiopian Air

Deal found 6/7R10 898

Thu 21/811:20JNB - PEK

1 stop17h 30mCathay Pacific

Deal found 6/7R12 016

Sat 30/813:50CPT - PEK

1 stop21h 30mEthiopian Air

Deal found 8/7R13 897

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Thu 21/8

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2 stops26h 10m

Beijing Capital

Wed 3/9

11:30-8:20

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JNB - PEK

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Tue 5/8

19:50-23:00

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Beijing Capital

Tue 12/8

16:35-18:35

1 stop32h 00m

R13 933

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 21/8

10:05-15:25

1 stop23h 20m

Beijing Capital

Wed 3/9

7:25-20:50

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R14 146

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 20/8

10:10-10:55

1 stop18h 45m

Beijing Capital

Wed 27/8

21:00-7:40

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R14 873

Cape TownBeijing

CPT - PEK

CPTPEK

Cape Town Intl

Mon 1/9

10:40-23:00

2 stops30h 20m

Beijing Capital

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0:05-9:25

2 stops39h 20m

R15 140

Cape TownBeijing

CPT - PEK

CPTPEK

Cape Town Intl

Mon 3/11

13:40-14:45

1 stop19h 05m

Beijing Capital

Mon 10/11

6:50-16:45

1 stop39h 55m

R15 512

Cape TownBeijing

CPT - PEK

CPTPEK

Cape Town Intl

Wed 20/8

7:00-15:25

2 stops26h 25m

Beijing Capital

Wed 27/8

7:25-11:35

1 stop34h 10m

R16 897

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 5/8

17:50-5:40

1 stop29h 50m

Beijing Capital

Tue 12/8

6:55-7:40

2 stops30h 45m

R16 897

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 18/7

11:20-17:25

1 stop24h 05m

Beijing Capital

Fri 25/7

19:40-7:40

1 stop18h 00m

R16 914

JohannesburgBeijing

JNB - PEK

JNBPEK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 16/12

19:10-16:15

1 stop39h 05m

Beijing Capital

Wed 31/12

0:50-10:50

1 stop40h 00m

R17 482

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Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 288 reviews

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1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 288 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 288 reviews

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1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 322 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 288 reviews

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1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Cathay Pacific

7,6

Good

929 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 288 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Turkish Airlines

7,3

Good

3 893 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 288 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

China Eastern

7,2

Good

151 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 288 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

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What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to Beijing one-way?
The cheapest airline one-way is Singapore Airlines, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as R8 324. However, be on the lookout for offers from Emirates and China Eastern, as they are both options that can get you from South Africa to Beijing for a low price.
Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to Beijing that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to Beijing flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Beijing?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to Beijing.
Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Beijing?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to Beijing by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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Top 6 airlines flying from South Africa to Beijing

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Singapore Airlines	CheapestR9 789	AverageR12 676	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time81%	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	CheapestR11 934	AverageR15 407	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%	Search Qatar Airways flights
Ethiopian Air	CheapestR12 050	AverageR15 174	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Cathay Pacific	CheapestR12 992	AverageR15 407	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Air China	CheapestR13 523	AverageR15 541	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time67%	Search Air China flights
Emirates	CheapestR14 583	AverageR17 560	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Emirates flights

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