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Find cheap flights to Beijing from R9 243

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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Capital that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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11:20 - 17:25JNB-PEK
24h 05m1 stop
10:00 - 9:50PEK-JNB
29h 50m2 stops
R14 101Cathay Pacific
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Fri, May 24 - Fri, May 31
13:45 - 14:40JNB-PEK
18h 55m1 stop
16:35 - 6:10PEK-JNB
19h 35m1 stop
R16 104Singapore Airlines
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Fri, May 24 - Fri, May 31
22:20 - 22:20JNB-PEK
18h 00m1 stop
0:40 - 10:15PEK-JNB
39h 35m1 stop
R16 142Emirates
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Fri, May 24 - Thu, May 30
10:10 - 18:25JNB-PEK
26h 15m2 stops
21:05 - 8:00PEK-JNB
64h 55m2 stops
R17 598Air China
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Fri, May 24 - Fri, May 31
15:00 - 22:20JNB-PEK
25h 20m2 stops
0:40 - 16:15PEK-JNB
21h 35m1 stop
R17 711
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Fri, May 24 - Thu, May 30
10:40 - 23:00CPT-PEK
30h 20m2 stops
0:05 - 9:25PEK-CPT
39h 20m2 stops
R18 089Singapore Airlines
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Sun, Sep 15 - Sat, Sep 28
18:20 - 15:25CPT-PEK
39h 05m1 stop
7:25 - 16:50PEK-CPT
39h 25m1 stop
R21 038Emirates
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Sun, Sep 15 - Sun, Sep 29
13:05 - 22:20CPT-PEK
27h 15m1 stop
7:25 - 8:15PEK-CPT
30h 50m2 stops
R21 529
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Sun, Sep 15 - Sun, Sep 29
14:35 - 17:20CPT-PEK
20h 45m1 stop
0:10 - 13:45PEK-CPT
19h 35m1 stop
R22 191Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Sep 15 - Sat, Sep 28
17:15 - 17:20JNB-PEK
42h 05m3 stops
0:10 - 16:15PEK-JNB
46h 05m3 stops
R26 368Ethiopian Air
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Fri, May 24 - Thu, May 30

Flights to Capital - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Beijing?

The average price of all flights to Beijing Capital Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Beijing is Wednesday where tickets can be as cheap as R15 490. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R16 481 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Beijing Capital Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Beijing Capital Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Beijing Capital Airport is February, where tickets cost R13 515 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and May, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R19 734 and R18 486 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is November with an average price of R13 779.

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

The average price for all flights to Beijing Capital Airport depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Beijing Capital Airport is generally in the morning, when flights cost R14 289 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Beijing Capital Airport is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R18 888.

How long is the flight to Beijing Capital Airport?

The duration of your flight to Beijing depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Beijing on KAYAK are from Johannesburg, which takes 18h 45m, and Cape Town, which takes 22h 00m.

Good to know

Low season

November

High season

September

Cheapest flight

R9 243
Best time to beat the crowds (19% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (10% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Beijing

When to book flights to Capital

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Capital based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Beijing based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Beijing flights

  • How far is Beijing from central Beijing?

    You’ll need to travel 25 km to reach the Beijing city centre from Beijing.

  • How much is a flight to Beijing?

    On average, a flight to Beijing costs R15 209. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R14 868 and departed from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Beijing?

    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 to Beijing.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Beijing?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Beijing 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 to Beijing?

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

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Beijing Capital Airport?

    Of the 12 airlines that fly to Beijing Capital Airport, Air China offers the most flights, with around 2 253 per week, followed by Hainan Airlines with 567 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Beijing

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Prefer to fly direct to Beijing Capital?

Find which airlines fly direct to Capital, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Beijing Capital

Monday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +43 more

ANA, Air Astana, +44 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +46 more

ANA, Air Astana, +47 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +45 more

ANA, Air Astana, +46 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Algerie, Air Astana, +44 more

ANA, Air Algerie, +45 more

Friday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +46 more

ANA, Air Astana, +47 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +44 more

ANA, Air Astana, +45 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Algerie, Air Astana, +47 more

ANA, Air Algerie, +48 more

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Direct returns

Beijing Capital to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +43 more

ANA, Air Astana, +44 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +46 more

ANA, Air Astana, +47 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +45 more

ANA, Air Astana, +46 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Algerie, Air Astana, +44 more

ANA, Air Algerie, +45 more

Friday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +46 more

ANA, Air Astana, +47 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Astana, Air Canada, +44 more

ANA, Air Astana, +45 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Algerie, Air Astana, +47 more

ANA, Air Algerie, +48 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Capital

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Beijing. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Beijing. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Capital? 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.
8,2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1479 reviews
8,4boarding
8,2entertainment
7,8food
8,1comfort
8,7crew
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Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

10,0 ExcellentYM, Apr 2024SIN - KUL
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Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Excellent meal served with real utensils, cardboard served hot meals instead of plastic utensils and plastic covers. Quick service, friendly and accommodating stewards.

Awesome as always. I wish though the cabin for premium was upgraded.... Same old sane old :(

I requested an aisle seat and got a middle seat The flight gate was changed and the flight was delayed

Seating cramped; close to toilet, foul smelling and noisy, very unhygienic and disease risk Free and paid Wi-Fi NOT accessible at all - misleading advertising Very expensive sunglasses disappeared from back seat pouch. Coffee disgusting and cold

When boarding, after business class should be premium economy, but economy class already lined-up at the gate blocking premium economy to board. Singapore airline crew should done a better job to organize this chaos :( Thank you.

Wonderful service, planes and interior in great condition, very pleasant experience

They close their counter so early. I had internet issues so I couldn’t check In online . I would have made the flight but their counter was closed 5 minutes before we arrived. No way of contacting them even though I had the confirmation number and tried to check in the night before on someone else’s phone. I tried calling their customer service with no pick up. Horrible experience, I’m very unhappy with them. I hope to never fly with them ever again. It costed me almost $900.

Due to the delay of my first flight, my connecting flight with JetBlue was canceled by Singapore Airlines, but the JetBlue crew was very accommodating and rebooked a seat for me. The crew was very nice and had good attitude.

Seat and leg space is much better than the Qatar airline. The crew I would like to say is not meeting the requirements of emirates airlines cause it almost 20 years I am flying with emirates this time I really feel that crew is not behaving well someone asked for water waited more than 30 minutes and there are more incidents in this flight.

Amazing service and food. However I didn’t get chance to choose my own seat which bothered me a little.

The air hostess spilled tomato juice on me by mistake in Mumbai -Dubai flight. I was traveling from Mumbai to UAD. Her senior came and offered couple of small chocolates (probably given in business class) as compensation. I asked for access to lounge as I had to travel till IAD and I could shower and change. But she said she cannot do that and did nothing further. I found the response to their mistake as inappropriate.

The boarding was very chaotic and some airline staff were rude. This needs attending to.

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

Lovely experience. I feel like travelling in Emirates.. The flights are always superb.Vegan food served was really good..

Emirates is usually on time, but not this trip. Also, during the flight the attendants disappear unless called upon. Very strange. I have watched the quality of Emirates service diminish over the last five years.

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.

Boarding was chaotic ,wish it was better orgnaised. Seating was comfortable , however food quality left much to be desired. Over all a great experience but with room for imporvement. The Dubai Delhi sector was terrible with poor seat pitch over crowded rack space , crew trying to put even laptop containing bags in to luggage even the waiting area was poorly kept - the dubai - delhi lap was extremly poor flying experience in all respects - the waiting area, the craft the seat pitch & the service quality. It is sad but this will make me look for other options when flying out of Delhi.

I upgraded to first which was great and overall was a good experience. However, the service was a slight let down this time compared to what I would have expected from Emirates First. I ordered my meals and made a point to order the wine I wanted to have with the main course. The main course somehow came before my starter and I decided not to make a fuss of it and just asked for the wine so that I can enjoy it with the steak. It took quite a few minutes before the wrong wine came which I pointed out. At this point I decided to start eating as medium rare steak (the way I like it) was going to get cold . Few minutes later, a different crew came with the same incorrect wine and I had to send it back and waited another few minutes. Both crew came together few minutes later finally with the correct wine. By then I was more than half way through my steak which is rather unfortunate because the steak was good and and wine was good. Would have been perfect to enjoy them together . They were apologetic and when I mentioned that she had forgotten about my starter, she apologised and insisted that she will make it for me even if it’s just to try. They were nice about it all but so many mistakes for a rare experience in First was disappointing and this flight was paid for not miles redemption, even the upgrade.

Very comfortable Prem economy seats for a long haul flight. Had a problem with the tv that the crew fixed so was great!

Excellent. Planes are a little older and could get some refurbishment, but besides that everything was excellent.

we were upgraded which was a blessing and tender mercy for us. I fell the day before and was in extreme pain from knee to shoulder. Sitting in a more comfortable seat during the flight was an unexpected blessing and experience.

Not impressed with check in desk staff at Vancouver airport. Not a professional mind service and not cared or tried to help. Don’t think I would fly with them again

Seats were very comfortable. Crew were excellent. Food very good.

One of the worst flight in business class by qatar airways and I’m no stranger with qatar airways businesses class, I travelled with the extensively in the past 12 years

Very comfortable flights. Not so many new releases in terms of films.

Flight was delayed. Drink was only offered during meal. Would have been nicer if crew walk around to offer drink after take off or in between meals.

Halal food options could have been better the first meal portion sizes were very small the second breakfast meal the fish and couscous was very dry and disappointing I enjoyed the Hong Kong t lot I enjoyed the midnight stuck a lot the Hong Kong tea we had for breakfast was very good

Cabin crew decided to make sure that the seat belt sight was on for most of a 3 hour 45 minute flight preventing pax.to use the facilities and then giving me omg when confronted with the situation. They should bear in mind that if there would be any human waste on the seats it has to be treated as biological material and removed by a hazardous material team.

The crew were extremely unfriendly. The plane was dirty and the entertainment system did not work, so they did not even give out earphones to anyone.

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.

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

it was a nice tripe but they need to work on the serving of soda,they should be abled to serve cain soda not on cup.At least each passenger should be entitled to one cain of soda not serving on cup.thanks.

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

The check in staff was amazing. Best customer service! The plane was old! My entertainment on the first flight didn't work at all, in my seat or in the seat next to me. The bathroom doors were old and troublesome. One of the bathrooms, the whole sink panel was broken. Everything felt old and falling apart. The airline stewardesses were amazing and quite hospitable. When there were delays, they kept us well informed. Transit was GREAT! I wasn't sure how I would make it to my next flight in 1 1/2 hours but the security lines were short and efficient. The C gates in Addis Ababa were CROWDED! That whole space downstairs was too crowded and challenging to manuever. I usually fly Ethiopian within Africa and was interested to see how the experience would be intercontinental. Overall, I would choose it again if it was cheaper than Delta/Air France or Lufthansa/KLM. I wouldn't make it a first choice if the prices were the same because the planes are so old! The food and entertainment also weren't as good. Good selection of movies but as I mentioned, on the first flight they didn't work at all (I slept so it was okay) and the 2nd flight it was glitchy. All in all, I didn't hate it but it would be a first choice only if it's cheaper.

The seats were quite uncomfortable despite having good legroom. The 350s are quite nice but the problem is on the old 777 aircraft. Special meal requests are not catered for as they should. They never had any ice for drinks.

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

Cons: "First of all, my flight had no option to plug my cellphone, there was no TV screen and no WiFi.. they served some loaf of bread cut in half with some spices inside and called it dinner! But the most disappointing thing is the fact is that they LOST BOTH OF MY LUGGAGE BAGS, and the most they could offer me is $50 compensation (my belongings worth thousands of dollars) And even this I would have to claim from my “home country” which is completely unreasonable as my home country isn’t the one lost my luggage, the airlines had! Beyond shocked, disappointed and aggravated, this was my first time flying this airlines and I promise you it’s the last. Won’t recommend to anyone."
Pros: "We got scammed out of the tickets from Justfly.com and Ethiopian Airlines turned us away without looking at our tickets. I am upset. Now I have to get more Covid Testing done and that will cost approx. $700 and new plane tickets. JustFly.com's customer service is misleading and deceiving. And they blocked my number."
Cons: "Background check your booking agencies and their agents."

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Pros: "Friendly crew and helpful staff"
Cons: "Missed connection from PEK to XIY due to delayed arrival and early departure. From XIY to PEK, booked and confirmed 11 departure, changed to 12:30 without notification or explaination. Rushed connections at PEK, pretty much ran from the minute left plan to another terminal, through custom, through all the health check points, security check. Just keep the fights on time and keep the original schedules, not arbitrarily change them."
Pros: "The crew was accommodating during the flight but spoke very little English and could not help with information on connecting flight."
Cons: "We missed our connecting flight due to a delay and the airline would not let us through because we could have made our second flight...."
Cons: "Connecting though Beijing from Taipei to LAX is not recommended if you can avoid it!"
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room poor, and food service is minimal."
Pros: "The seats on business were comfy, the service excellent, the movie selection was fair to poor, the food was also fair to good largely because they served a heavy lunch rather than a light breakfast."
Cons: "The food and movie selection."
Pros: "The crew was okay. The seating was great on all except for one leg."
Cons: "On one leg, it must have been an older plane, because the business class seats barely reclined."
Cons: "More TV show choices and more Hollywood movies although I understand it's a Chinese airline not American."
Pros: "Crew was great and was happy to get gluten free food i could eat"
Cons: "Not lose my bags :("

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Beijing found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
24/5Fri
1 stopCathay Pacific
24h 05mJNB-PEK
31/5Fri
2 stopsCathay Pacific
29h 50mPEK-JNB
R14 101
24/5Fri
1 stopSingapore Airlines
18h 55mJNB-PEK
31/5Fri
1 stopSingapore Airlines
19h 35mPEK-JNB
R16 104
24/5Fri
1 stopEmirates
18h 00mJNB-PEK
30/5Thu
1 stopEmirates
39h 35mPEK-JNB
R16 142
24/5Fri
2 stopsAir China
26h 15mJNB-PEK
31/5Fri
2 stopsAir China
64h 55mPEK-JNB
R17 598
24/5Fri
2 stops
25h 20mJNB-PEK
30/5Thu
1 stop
21h 35mPEK-JNB
R17 711
15/9Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
30h 20mCPT-PEK
28/9Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
39h 20mPEK-CPT
R18 089
15/9Sun
1 stopEmirates
39h 05mCPT-PEK
29/9Sun
1 stopEmirates
39h 25mPEK-CPT
R21 038
15/9Sun
1 stop
27h 15mCPT-PEK
29/9Sun
2 stops
30h 50mPEK-CPT
R21 529
15/9Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
20h 45mCPT-PEK
28/9Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
19h 35mPEK-CPT
R22 191
24/5Fri
3 stopsEthiopian Air
42h 05mJNB-PEK
30/5Thu
3 stopsEthiopian Air
46h 05mPEK-JNB
R26 368

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Beijing found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
18/5Sat
1 stopEmirates
20h 00mJNB-PEK
R9 243
18/5Sat
2 stopsCathay Pacific
24h 50mJNB-PEK
R10 302
18/5Sat
3 stops
55h 35mJNB-PEK
R10 906
17/5Fri
3 stops
28h 25mJNB-PEK
R19 696
17/5Fri
2 stops
28h 25mJNB-PEK
R22 247

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Recent domestic flight deals

10/5Fri
multi-stopShandong Airlines
10h 20mHGH-PEK
17/5Fri
multi-stopShandong Airlines
22h 35mPEK-HGH
R7 164
24/5Fri
multi-stopShandong Airlines
10h 20mHGH-PEK
27/5Mon
multi-stopShandong Airlines
11h 30mPEK-HGH
R7 977
11/5Sat
directSichuan Airlines
3h 45mURC-PEK
12/5Sun
directSichuan Airlines
4h 25mPEK-URC
R8 884
24/5Fri
multi-stopSichuan Airlines
4h 45mKMG-PEK
27/5Mon
multi-stopSichuan Airlines
5h 15mPEK-KMG
R9 413
27/5Mon
multi-stopShenzhen Airlines
6h 50mCAN-PEK
30/5Thu
directShenzhen Airlines
3h 35mPEK-CAN
R9 772
19/5Sun
multi-stopShenzhen Airlines
11h 45mCAN-PEK
21/5Tue
directShenzhen Airlines
3h 35mPEK-CAN
R9 923
25/5Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
40h 50mCAN-PEK
1/6Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
38h 45mPEK-CAN
R53 568
26/5Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
40h 50mCAN-PEK
29/5Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
38h 45mPEK-CAN
R55 174
21/5Tue
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
13h 20mCAN-PEK
23/5Thu
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
12h 05mPEK-CAN
R116 076
24/5Fri
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
14h 05mPVG-PEK
25/5Sat
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
15h 00mPEK-PVG
R132 804

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Flights to Beijing

Destination:

Beijing (PEK)China

Return flight deals:

Beijing - South Africa

Cabin classes:

R48 748
R14 876