How long is the flight from London Stansted Airport to China?

A quick flight from London Stansted Airport to China can take about 17h 45m. Emirates provides one of the quickest options available for as low as £555. Airlines will cover a distance of 5917 mi.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in China ranges from 30.0 - 260.0 inches per month. May is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 260.0 mm. December is typically the driest time to visit China when rainfall is around 30.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to China, 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 28.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 14.0 C).

What are the most popular routes from London Stansted Airport to China?

Most travelers choose London Stansted - Shanghai Hongqiao Intl, London Stansted - Shanghai Pu Dong or London Stansted - Beijing Capital when deciding on the best route from London Stansted Airport to China.

Can I find deals for flights from Stansted to China that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Stansted to China flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Stansted to China?

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

Can I find deals for business class flights from Stansted to China?

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

£276+ Cheap Flights from London Stansted Airport to China

Cheap flight deals from Stansted to China

Round-trip from	£440
One-way from	£276
Popular in	July
Cheapest in	January
Average price	£612

14/11-21/11
4 total stops
53h 10m total
London to China

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5/11
2 total stops
42h 30m total
London to China

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from Stansted to China. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 29 October 2025.

Fri 14/1118:55STN - PVG

2 stops31h 05mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/1120:30PVG - STN

2 stops22h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£440

Thu 27/1117:20STN - SZX

1 stop26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Thu 4/1203:40SZX - STN

2 stops44h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/10£449

Fri 28/1122:05STN - SZX

1 stop22h 25mMultiple Airlines

Thu 4/1203:40SZX - STN

2 stops44h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/10£454

Mon 17/1107:30STN - PVG

2 stops27h 30mMultiple Airlines

Tue 16/1201:35PVG - STN

2 stops28h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£458

Fri 28/1107:30STN - PVG

2 stops27h 30mMultiple Airlines

Tue 9/1201:35PVG - STN

2 stops28h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/10£458

Sun 23/1106:25STN - PEK

2 stops21h 50mMultiple Airlines

Sun 30/1119:00PEK - STN

2 stops31h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/10£459

Thu 4/1220:05STN - PVG

2 stops35h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sun 7/1213:10PVG - STN

2 stops35h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£470

Mon 24/1109:30STN - PEK

2 stops30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Mon 1/1218:55PEK - STN

2 stops33h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£479

Sun 16/1119:30STN - PVG

2 stops35h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sun 30/1117:30PVG - STN

2 stops32h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£479

Sun 16/1119:30STN - PVG

2 stops30h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 23/1117:30PVG - STN

2 stops26h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£479

Tue 2/1206:30STN - PVG

2 stops26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Tue 16/1201:35PVG - STN

2 stops28h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£483

Fri 14/1107:30STN - PEK

2 stops21h 45mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/1119:00PEK - STN

2 stops23h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£484

Best flights from Stansted to China
Discover carefully curated flight deals from Stansted to China that have cost, travel time, and stopovers in mind to ensure you get the best travel experience. Data last updated 29 October 2025.

Thu 27/1117:20STN - SZX

1 stop26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Thu 4/1203:40SZX - STN

2 stops44h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/10£449

Mon 16/320:15STN - SZX

1 stop17h 45mEmirates

Sun 29/300:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 10mEmirates

Deal found 26/10£555

Fri 28/1122:05STN - SZX

1 stop22h 25mMultiple Airlines

Thu 4/1203:40SZX - STN

2 stops44h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/10£454

Sat 22/1109:50STN - SHA

2 stops24h 30mMultiple Airlines

Fri 5/1223:00SHA - STN

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£514

Wed 3/1214:05STN - SZX

1 stop23h 55mEmirates

Sun 7/1200:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 28/10£594

Fri 16/107:30STN - SHA

2 stops21h 15mMultiple Airlines

Fri 23/118:00SHA - STN

2 stops24h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£516

Sat 8/1120:15STN - SZX

1 stop17h 45mEmirates

Fri 14/1100:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 28/10£641

Wed 14/120:40STN - SHA

2 stops31h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 28/115:50SHA - STN

2 stops35h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£541

Wed 12/1114:05STN - SZX

1 stop23h 55mEmirates

Wed 19/1100:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 28/10£644

Thu 27/1111:30STN - PVG

2 stops25h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 3/1200:10PVG - STN

2 stops23h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£542

Mon 5/120:15STN - SZX

1 stop17h 45mEmirates

Fri 27/200:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 26/10£656

Fri 13/314:05STN - PVG

2 stops20h 55mMultiple Airlines

Mon 16/310:45PVG - STN

2 stops19h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/10£554

Sun 14/1206:25STN - PVG

2 stops19h 20mMultiple Airlines

Thu 25/1201:45PVG - STN

1 stop24h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/10£566

Thu 12/314:05STN - PVG

1 stop17h 00mEmirates

Sun 22/306:15PVG - STN

1 stop19h 40mEmirates

Deal found 28/10£690

Wed 7/106:20STN - SZX

3 stops28h 40mMultiple Airlines

Fri 16/108:25SZX - STN

3 stops36h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£570

Thu 20/1120:15STN - PEK

1 stop18h 15mEmirates

Sun 23/1100:40PEK - STN

1 stop25h 15mEmirates

Deal found 26/10£704

Tue 17/220:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Tue 3/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Deal found 27/10£704

Fri 12/1207:30STN - CTU

2 stops21h 05mMultiple Airlines

Fri 19/1214:35CTU - STN

2 stops34h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£583

Wed 18/214:05STN - CAN

1 stop23h 40mEmirates

Mon 2/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Deal found 27/10£704

Tue 30/1214:20STN - CTU

3 stops38h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 20/111:00CTU - STN

3 stops30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£587

Wed 18/220:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Wed 4/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop25h 40mEmirates

Deal found 27/10£704

Fri 13/216:20STN - SHA

2 stops34h 35mMultiple Airlines

Sun 22/221:30SHA - STN

2 stops24h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£609

Wed 18/220:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Tue 3/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop25h 40mEmirates

Deal found 27/10£704

Wed 26/1107:35STN - SHA

2 stops18h 00mMultiple Airlines

Wed 3/1220:55SHA - STN

2 stops21h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£615

Wed 18/220:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Sun 1/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Deal found 27/10£704

Thu 1/119:10STN - PVG

3 stops31h 20mMultiple Airlines

Tue 27/120:30PVG - STN

2 stops22h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/10£621

Wed 19/1114:05STN - CAN

1 stop23h 40mEmirates

Mon 2/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Deal found 27/10£704

Wed 12/1107:35STN - SHA

2 stops18h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 20/1120:55SHA - STN

2 stops26h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£623

Tue 17/220:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Sun 1/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop25h 40mEmirates

Deal found 27/10£704

Wed 10/1205:55STN - SZX

2 stops24h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 16/1201:45SZX - STN

2 stops24h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/10£624

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Fri 14/1118:55STN - PVG

2 stops31h 05mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/1120:30PVG - STN

2 stops22h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£440

Fri 14/1107:30STN - PEK

2 stops21h 45mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/1119:00PEK - STN

2 stops23h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£484

Sun 16/1119:30STN - PVG

2 stops35h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sun 30/1117:30PVG - STN

2 stops32h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£479

Sun 16/1119:30STN - PVG

2 stops30h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 23/1117:30PVG - STN

2 stops26h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£479

Mon 17/1107:30STN - PVG

2 stops27h 30mMultiple Airlines

Tue 16/1201:35PVG - STN

2 stops28h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£458

Mon 17/1112:00STN - PVG

2 stops23h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sun 30/1120:30PVG - STN

2 stops28h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£485

Sun 23/1106:25STN - PEK

2 stops21h 50mMultiple Airlines

Sun 30/1119:00PEK - STN

2 stops31h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/10£459

Mon 24/1109:30STN - PEK

2 stops30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Mon 1/1218:55PEK - STN

2 stops33h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£479

Thu 27/1117:20STN - SZX

1 stop26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Thu 4/1203:40SZX - STN

2 stops44h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/10£449

Thu 27/1106:10STN - PVG

2 stops27h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 4/1220:30PVG - STN

2 stops23h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£484

Fri 28/1122:05STN - SZX

1 stop22h 25mMultiple Airlines

Thu 4/1203:40SZX - STN

2 stops44h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/10£454

Fri 28/1107:30STN - PVG

2 stops27h 30mMultiple Airlines

Tue 9/1201:35PVG - STN

2 stops28h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/10£458

One-way flights from Stansted to China
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Wed 5/1120:00STN - TAO

2 stops42h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£276

Mon 10/1117:25STN - TAO

3 stops59h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£279

Sat 8/1119:25STN - CTU

2 stops33h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£280

Tue 11/1121:20STN - CTU

2 stops33h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£284

Tue 4/1110:45STN - PVG

3 stops47h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£284

Wed 4/315:35STN - PVG

2 stops41h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£285

Thu 13/1121:20STN - PVG

3 stops29h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£286

Mon 17/1108:40STN - PVG

1 stop37h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£287

Sun 23/1109:35STN - SHA

2 stops40h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£288

Thu 6/1112:30STN - PVG

3 stops45h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/10£288

Sat 13/1219:25STN - SHA

2 stops30h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£290

Sat 13/1217:20STN - PVG

2 stops32h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/10£290

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LondonShenzhen

STN - SZX

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Thu 27/11

17:20-04:00

1 stop26h 40m

Shenzhen

Thu 4/12

03:40-15:40

2 stops44h 00m

£449

LondonShenzhen

STN - SZX

STNSZX

London Stansted

Fri 28/11

22:05-04:30

1 stop22h 25m

Shenzhen

Thu 4/12

03:40-15:40

2 stops44h 00m

£454

LondonShanghai

STN - SHA

STNSHA

London Stansted

Sat 22/11

09:50-18:20

2 stops24h 30m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Fri 5/12

23:00-19:00

2 stops28h 00m

£514

LondonShanghai

STN - SHA

STNSHA

London Stansted

Fri 16/1

07:30-12:45

2 stops21h 15m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Fri 23/1

18:00-10:35

2 stops24h 35m

£516

LondonShanghai

STN - SHA

STNSHA

London Stansted

Wed 14/1

20:40-12:15

2 stops31h 35m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 28/1

15:50-19:40

2 stops35h 50m

£541

LondonShanghai

STN - PVG

STNPVG

London Stansted

Thu 27/11

11:30-20:55

2 stops25h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 3/12

00:10-16:05

2 stops23h 55m

£542

LondonShanghai

STN - PVG

STNPVG

London Stansted

Fri 13/3

14:05-19:00

2 stops20h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 16/3

10:45-22:35

2 stops19h 50m

£554

LondonShenzhen

STN - SZX

STNSZX

London Stansted

Mon 16/3

20:15-22:00

1 stop17h 45m

Shenzhen

Sun 29/3

00:45-12:55

1 stop19h 10m

£555

LondonShanghai

STN - PVG

STNPVG

London Stansted

Sun 14/12

06:25-09:45

2 stops19h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 25/12

01:45-18:40

1 stop24h 55m

£566

LondonShenzhen

STN - SZX

STNSZX

London Stansted

Wed 7/1

06:20-19:00

3 stops28h 40m

Shenzhen

Fri 16/1

08:25-12:25

3 stops36h 00m

£570

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How long is the flight from London Stansted Airport to China?
A quick flight from London Stansted Airport to China can take about 17h 45m. Emirates provides one of the quickest options available for as low as £555. Airlines will cover a distance of 5917 mi.
What are the most popular routes from London Stansted Airport to China?
Most travelers choose London Stansted - Shanghai Hongqiao Intl, London Stansted - Shanghai Pu Dong or London Stansted - Beijing Capital when deciding on the best route from London Stansted Airport to China.
Can I find deals for flights from Stansted to China that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Stansted to China flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Stansted to China?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Stansted to China.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Stansted to China?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Stansted to China 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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