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Cheapest return flight
R13 119
Typical prices: R12 261-R17 178
Emirates
Mon 22/10Sat 3/11
JNB - PEK • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R8 297
Typical prices: R7 382-R10 666
China Eastern
Sun 7/1
JNB - PEK • 2 stops
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Cheap Flights to Beijing

 
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Recent return flight deals to Beijing

Thu, Oct 22 - Tue, Nov 3
Emirates Logo
19:10 - 22:20JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
21h 10m1 stop Dubai Intl
Emirates Logo
0:40 - 20:35PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
25h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl
R13 119Emirates
Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Oct 28
Emirates Logo
22:20 - 22:20JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
18h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl
Emirates Logo
6:50 - 10:25PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
33h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl
R13 151Emirates
Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Oct 27
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:55 - 5:50JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
29h 55m1 stop Istanbul
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:40 - 11:00PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
32h 20m1 stop Istanbul
R14 592Turkish Airlines
Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Oct 27
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:55 - 5:50JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
29h 55m1 stop Istanbul
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:40 - 22:25PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
43h 45m1 stop Istanbul
R14 640Turkish Airlines
Thu, Oct 22 - Thu, Oct 29
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:10 - 12:25JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
19h 15m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
Cathay Pacific Logo
15:20 - 7:25PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
22h 05m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
R14 672Cathay Pacific
Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Sep 28
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:10 - 10:45JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
17h 35m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
Cathay Pacific Logo
19:40 - 7:55PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
18h 15m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
R14 704Cathay Pacific
Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Oct 30
Air China Logo
10:10 - 18:15JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
26h 05m2 stops Shenzhen Yichun Mingyueshan Air
Air China Logo
11:30 - 7:40PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
26h 10m1 stop Shenzhen
R16 402Air China
Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Oct 28
Air China Logo
10:10 - 10:55JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
18h 45m1 stop Shenzhen
Air China Logo
12:30 - 7:40PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
25h 10m2 stops Hangzhou Shenzhen
R17 732Air China
Sat, Sep 19 - Tue, Sep 22
Singapore Airlines Logo
20:25 - 7:15JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
28h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi
Singapore Airlines Logo
0:05 - 19:20PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
25h 15m1 stop Singapore Changi
R22 681Singapore Airlines
Tue, Oct 20 - Mon, Oct 26
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 17:20JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-PEK Beijing Capital
36h 30m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
Ethiopian Air Logo
0:10 - 13:30PEK  Beijing Capital-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
19h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
R25 260Ethiopian Air
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Price, demand, and travel trends for South Africa to Beijing flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines, and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights from South Africa to Beijing with more confidence.

What is the cheapest flight to Beijing?

Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Beijing is the cheapest route at R13 119 return, found in the past 5 days on KAYAK. KAYAK data shows this is also the most popular route.

How much is a flight to Beijing?

A return flight to Beijing costs R14 052 on average, based on data over the past 12 months on KAYAK. Return fares from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport average R13 616, while Durban runs a bit higher at R14 052.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Beijing?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Beijing at R13 679 return on average over the past 12 months on KAYAK. Saturday is the most expensive at R15 794.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Beijing?

  • January is the cheapest month to fly to Beijing with an average price of R12 814 return.
  • December (R15 249) and October (R14 977) are the most expensive.
  • Based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months.

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

Evening flights to Beijing are the cheapest at R13 423 return on average. Morning flights are the most expensive at R15 714.

What is a good deal for flights to Beijing?

Flights under R12 261 are considered a good deal. 25% of KAYAK users found return flights to Beijing at or below these prices, with the lowest fares from:

  • Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport R11 827
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When are flights to Beijing the cheapest?

Flights to Beijing are cheapest 23 weeks before departure. Booking in this window typically costs about 30% less than the average last-minute fare (within 2 weeks of the flight), based on KAYAK data.

Key details for flights to Beijing

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

R8 297
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Beijing Capital Airport

When to book flights to Beijing

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Beijing based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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Your questions about flights to Beijing, answered

Find helpful route details based on KAYAK data, including flight times, airports, airlines, and booking questions.

  • What is the difference between the most popular and the most frequent airline at Beijing?

    Emirates operates the most flights from South Africa to Beijing at 0 per week, and for this route Emirates is also the airline most often selected by KAYAK users searching for flights from South Africa to Beijing. The two are sometimes different because flight volume reflects an airline's schedule, while popularity reflects traveller choice.

  • Which airports serve Beijing?

    Flights to Beijing arrive at: Beijing Capital (PEK) and Beijing Daxing Intl (PKX).

  • Which airports serve Beijing and the surrounding area?

    Flights to Beijing can arrive at several major airports serving the metro area, including Beijing Capital (PEK) and Beijing Daxing Intl (PKX). Nearby alternatives within 80,5 km of Beijing include Beijing Capital (PEK). This airport is not in Beijing itself but may be useful depending on your route, airline, and onward travel plans.

  • Where can I fly from to get the cheapest fares to Beijing?

    Based on fares booked in the past 5 days, the cheapest flights to Beijing are from:
    • Johannesburg, from R13 119 return

  • How do I know if a flight to Beijing is a good deal?

    A good deal on a flight to Beijing is around R12 261 return. This fare is in the lowest 25% of return flight prices searched on KAYAK, averaged across the cities most often searched as origins by KAYAK users.

  • How expensive are last-minute flights to Beijing?

    Last-minute fares to Beijing – booked within 2 weeks of departure – run 21% above the average return fare of R14 052.

Your guide to booking Beijing flights

From booking to airport arrival, find tips to help you plan your flight with more confidence.
  • For the best chance at a low fare to Beijing, aim to book around 23 weeks before you fly. That window historically saves about 30% versus last-minute pricing based on KAYAK booking data over the last 12 months.
  • For flights to Beijing, recent KAYAK data shows that stronger deals tend to be around R12 261 return. If you see a fare below that threshold, it's a good deal – book before the price climbs back up.
  • If you can choose when to go, aim to travel to Beijing in January. Return fares historically average R12 814 that month – typically the cheapest month to travel based on the last 12 months.
  • Before you book:

    • Check the route's typical price range so you can spot a deal.
    • Confirm baggage fees and seat selection costs on budget carriers.
    • Verify whether you need any travel documents beyond an ID.
    • Pick a departure airport, since your nearest may not be the cheapest origin.
  • Shift your departure to afternoon to save up to R2 291 per return. Afternoon flights to Beijing average R13 423 compared to R15 714 for morning flights. See the time-of-day chart above for the full breakdown.
  • Once you arrive in Beijing, a great place to start is Niujie Mosque. It is popular with first-time visitors and can give you a good feel for the area.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Beijing

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Beijing? 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.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1599 reviews
8,3Boarding
8,1Entertainment
8,6Crew
7,8Food
8,0Comfort
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SQ is a market leader for good reason and its 787 this time was actually comfortable and the service top notch as always.

10,0 ExcellentTris, Jun 2026
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SQ is a market leader for good reason and its 787 this time was actually comfortable and the service top notch as always.

The consistency with Singapore Airlines is fantastic. Crew are always brilliant and food delicious in business class

Very good flight from Boarding to landing -efficient and comfortable with decent entertainment options

Really enjoyed the flight. Our flight attendant on the way back SIN-LAX was exceptional I didn’t get her name but she was so kind and went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable. I had a bit of a panic attack and she checked on me a few times to make sure I was ok. Really appreciated her attention and service. Thank u

Good airlines, travelled 🧳 n Singapore multiple times and experience is consistent

My experience with Scoot is very good. Will have no issue flying with Scoot again.

I did not like anything. Flight experience was bad overall.

Airport lounge for business class is too crowded and not comfortable. Poor foods and facilities. Boarding was delayed. A lot of coughing people in the flight even in the business class, which indicated poor screening and health risks.

The meals were ok,but we weren't given any beverages with the food, only after everyone was served food, maybe short staffed but that's not proper

I was very impressed with this airline. The flight was comfortable the plane was clean and the attendants were very nice. The zipper on my suitcase broke after I checked it. The airline wrapped it in plastic wrap, so it wouldn’t continue to fall apart. Every item I had in the suitcase was there when I got to Los Angeles. That is above and beyond!

Food was great. More vegetarian options on menu would be great!

There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

The amenities offered in the Business class is far away less compared with other Air Companies. Emirates is going down in the competition pricing the same value as Qatar airways for example.

For such a long flight I feel the spacing of seats could’ve been better to make it more comfortable for passengers. Very little space to move & stretch legs.

The flight was delayed in Jhb and I could have had some help in Dubai trying to get to my connecting flight to London

The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

Paid $10 for wifi for full flight duration and the wifi wasn’t available after initial 2 hours

Qatar Airways did a very good job. Flights were slightly delayed with boarding but pilots made up time by arrival. The food was OK, no better or worse than other airlines. Although it would be nice to have three meals during 16 hours flight instead of two.

Did not like anything. Seats were crammed, leg space was minimal and food was terrible. This was the first time traveling overseas in American Airlines and was the worst experience ever. Have learned a lesson to never travel in American Airlines.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Luggage handling was very very bad. Damaged my new Calvin Klein bag and delayed another. Still did not get it since 2 days. Worst airlines and service.

My Tv don’t work the whole from Doha to New Delhi. Overnight didn’t work from Bos to Doha and had to eat food without light

It is an international flight so food, entertainment and blankets is minimum requirement. Also cleanliness was very poor.

I moved to H row in the economy class. There was a crew member who's name might be shanya. She was not at all respectful for me. She was arrogant. While I was leaving the plane. The pilots and crew meter were saying Thank you and good bye to the passengers before and after me. And ignored Me.

Good service. But on flight to Kochi no entertainment except in app. And no working outlets to charge phone.

It was mediocre. Honestly, the flight was late but that didn’t bother me as I had plenty of time. The only thing that bothered me is that the crew never asked to make the beds for us in business class. Maybe the crew was exhausted and that just didn’t occur to them.

From the start of my vacation at Logan Airport, Boston it was chaotic. I'm praying my flight home is better .I'm grateful that we landed safe

Was so disappointing. Business class with no TV, uncomfortable seats. Had much higher expectations.

Surprised at the lower quality of seats on the Boeing 777 in Business Class. Seats are tight and the whole Business class section is jam packed with seats. It doesn’t feel like Business Class at all. Also the way the tray tables are placed with a huge bulky solid metal hinge at knee level makes it so uncomfortable and always anxious that one will accidentally bang their knee on it. Quality of amenities has also declined. Over priced tickets with diminished quality of the entire experience.

Etihad seems to have a very strict luggage enforcement. I am a very light passenger compared to other passengers which are mainly heavier. I do not understood why airlines enforce the weight restriction so strictly. I was overweight luggage of 1.5kg, but am probably 10+kg lighter than the average passenger. Other airlines are far more accommodating. Poor customer service as far as I am concerned. If weight is such an important issue to an airline they should charge passengers by total amount of body weight plus luggage. To me just ridiculous.

Extremely bad food, they never gave our bags in time, the online check-in did not let us check in because we had Indian OCI not sure why we were given the option to check in then, because we couldn’t check in online we had to go in person and we were not able to change our seats and sit with our family

Boarding was efficient, had to check in cabin luggage. Seats were narrow, food was more in quantity, received cabin luggage on the luggage belt which was fine.

I travelled from Adu Dhabi to Melb; service was minimal at best, when I asked for a bottle of water but no meal I was told it was not available- it seemed a cup would do. The staff were un helpful & dismissive. We had a family near us who I never saw obtain any assistance from crew- they were simply avoided! Meal was simple and adequate no hot drinks were on offer until close to arriving, with a pseudo breakfast. Seats were tight despite obtaining extra leg room. I will not be flying with Etihad again and will not recommend them to family & friends.

Transit time could be 15 min longer atleast. It was right on the dot to boarding time. Giving minimal time to do shopping

The following is a review for a flight from Johannesburg to Washington, DC with a connection at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and refueling landing at Rome, Italy. The flight was provided by Ethiopian Airlines. There were two of us: me and my wife on this flight. Everything was on time. Enough legroom between the seats, I was able to stretch my legs and sleep for at least some time during the 14 hour second flight (19 hours in total for both flights). Very decent meals that included two lunches and one breakfast on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington and one lunch on the flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa. The lunch choices were beef, chicken and fish, I think the vegetarian option was available as well, accompanied with beans. The breakfast was a choice between egg and pancake, accompanied with a fruit salad. The egg breakfast was awesome, it came with a scrambled egg and a sausage. However, my wife mentioned unusual taste of the pancake breakfast meal, by all means those were not pancakes. What wasn't good: Externally initiated commercials on the infosystem screens, you couldn't turn the screen off. These commercials were accompanied by loud and annoying music, transmitted through the entire cabin. Obviously, there was no escape from this music as well. Additional moment: on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, we landed at Rome for refueling. This was totally fine and it was in the flight itinerary. But, the flight attendant asked me to straighten the seat while we were at the steady position during the refueling. I can't rationalize this order except that some people just like to be a boss of some kind. Keeping the light lit in the economy cabin while keeping it dimmed in the first class also didn't improve my and my wife's feelings. Overall, the services were very good and the flight, despite its longevity, went on very smoothly.

The plane was old and the luggage racks above us were visibly shaking during turbulence. Water was dripping on our heads during landing. Our flight was over 2 hours late departing but we were not updated or told what to expect as the screen at the gate continued to read “on time”

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Boarding was delayed and people were just sitting there like lost.

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.

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