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

A quick flight from London Stansted Airport to China can take about 17h 30m. Emirates provides one of the quickest options available for as low as £492. Airlines will cover a distance of 5856 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.

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.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from STN to CN?

When flying from London Stansted Airport to China, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

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.

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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 2 January 2026.

Thu 22/120:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Tue 3/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Deal found 31/12£492

Sat 24/114:40STN - CAN

1 stop18h 00mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/316:40CAN - STN

2 stops36h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£497

Mon 11/510:50STN - PVG

1 stop22h 55mTurkish Airlines

Sun 7/622:25PVG - STN

1 stop30h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 1/1£636

Sat 24/114:40STN - CAN

1 stop18h 00mMultiple Airlines

Fri 6/223:00CAN - STN

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£502

Thu 15/107:40STN - SHA

2 stops23h 20mMultiple Airlines

Wed 28/121:30SHA - STN

2 stops24h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£503

Thu 22/114:05STN - SZX

1 stop23h 55mEmirates

Sun 25/100:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 31/12£560

Tue 13/118:05STN - SZX

1 stop26h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 8/219:20SZX - STN

2 stops28h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£505

Sun 1/220:15STN - SZX

1 stop17h 45mEmirates

Wed 11/200:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 30/12£561

Tue 13/118:05STN - SZX

1 stop26h 25mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/219:35SZX - STN

2 stops25h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£510

Tue 3/220:15STN - SZX

1 stop17h 45mEmirates

Wed 11/200:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 30/12£561

Sun 11/108:55STN - SHA

2 stops22h 05mMultiple Airlines

Thu 15/107:55SHA - STN

3 stops35h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/12£525

Tue 17/220:15STN - SZX

1 stop17h 45mEmirates

Sat 28/200:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 30/12£591

Sun 11/106:30STN - SHA

2 stops29h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/119:35SHA - STN

2 stops22h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/12£533

Thu 5/214:05STN - SZX

1 stop23h 55mEmirates

Tue 10/200:45SZX - STN

1 stop25h 10mEmirates

Deal found 1/1£596

Tue 13/105:55STN - SHA

3 stops30h 05mMultiple Airlines

Fri 16/121:50SHA - STN

2 stops34h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/12£535

Sun 8/220:15STN - SZX

1 stop17h 45mEmirates

Mon 16/200:45SZX - STN

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 30/12£597

Fri 6/305:55STN - TAO

3 stops45h 20mMultiple Airlines

Fri 20/313:15TAO - STN

3 stops33h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£542

Mon 19/106:10STN - CAN

2 stops21h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/216:30CAN - STN

2 stops29h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£542

Sun 18/120:15STN - PEK

1 stop18h 15mEmirates

Wed 21/106:50PEK - STN

1 stop19h 05mEmirates

Deal found 1/1£663

Thu 22/114:05STN - PVG

1 stop17h 00mEmirates

Mon 26/106:15PVG - STN

1 stop37h 50mEmirates

Deal found 31/12£666

Sat 24/114:40STN - SHA

2 stops23h 35mMultiple Airlines

Sat 31/107:45SHA - STN

3 stops35h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/12£551

Sun 15/220:15STN - PVG

1 stop34h 50mEmirates

Mon 2/323:00PVG - STN

1 stop26h 55mEmirates

Deal found 1/1£666

Sat 24/108:05STN - CAN

2 stops24h 40mMultiple Airlines

Sat 7/206:55CAN - STN

2 stops20h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£556

Tue 10/314:05STN - PVG

1 stop23h 00mEmirates

Tue 17/306:15PVG - STN

1 stop19h 40mEmirates

Deal found 30/12£667

Mon 19/106:10STN - SZX

2 stops31h 50mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/210:30SZX - STN

3 stops33h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£560

Tue 10/320:15STN - PVG

1 stop16h 50mEmirates

Thu 19/323:00PVG - STN

1 stop21h 05mEmirates

Deal found 30/12£667

Sun 1/208:55STN - SHA

2 stops23h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sun 8/219:30SHA - STN

2 stops26h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/12£565

Wed 11/320:15STN - PVG

1 stop16h 50mEmirates

Thu 19/323:00PVG - STN

1 stop21h 05mEmirates

Deal found 30/12£667

Fri 30/122:05STN - SZX

1 stop22h 25mMultiple Airlines

Fri 6/221:15SZX - STN

2 stops29h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 2/1£568

Tue 17/320:15STN - PVG

1 stop16h 50mEmirates

Tue 24/306:15PVG - STN

1 stop19h 40mEmirates

Deal found 31/12£667

Last-minute flights from Stansted to China
Discover last-minute flight deals from Stansted to China. Data last updated 2 January 2026 and is based on user searches.

Mon 5/108:05STN - CAN

2 stops24h 50mMultiple Airlines

Thu 26/305:50CAN - STN

3 stops46h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£485

Tue 6/108:10STN - SHA

2 stops30h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 13/111:25SHA - STN

3 stops35h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£485

Fri 9/119:40STN - PEK

2 stops32h 50mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/115:30PEK - STN

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£487

Mon 12/107:25STN - PEK

3 stops32h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sun 25/120:15PEK - STN

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£462

Thu 15/107:40STN - PVG

2 stops33h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 28/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops34h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£462

Sat 17/122:10STN - PEK

1 stop23h 40mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/118:55PEK - STN

2 stops24h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£488

Mon 19/106:10STN - PVG

1 stop15h 15mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£459

Wed 21/106:20STN - SZX

3 stops31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Tue 27/116:55SZX - STN

2 stops35h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£492

Thu 22/120:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Tue 3/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Deal found 31/12£492

Wed 28/120:00STN - PVG

1 stop25h 25mMultiple Airlines

Tue 3/201:50PVG - STN

1 stop25h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£494

Thu 29/121:20STN - PVG

2 stops32h 00mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/200:45PVG - STN

1 stop23h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/12£474

Thu 29/123:20STN - CAN

2 stops32h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/205:50CAN - STN

3 stops47h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£491

One-way flights from Stansted to China
Search for one-way flight options from Stansted to China. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 2 January 2026.

Mon 2/305:55STN - CAN

2 stops22h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£232

Wed 28/120:40STN - CAN

1 stop36h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£235

Sun 15/305:55STN - CTU

3 stops43h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£250

Sat 14/317:20STN - SZX

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 2/1£251

Wed 18/212:45STN - SZX

2 stops36h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£256

Thu 8/117:20STN - SZX

1 stop26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£258

Tue 17/305:55STN - CAN

3 stops44h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£262

Fri 9/120:15STN - SZX

3 stops38h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£266

Mon 19/121:10STN - SZX

2 stops47h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£268

Fri 16/105:55STN - NKG

3 stops44h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/1£274

Thu 15/118:05STN - PVG

2 stops32h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£275

Sun 15/312:30STN - SHA

2 stops37h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 31/12£275

Find flight deals from Stansted to China

Round-trip from	£454
One-way from	£232
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	May
Average price	£506

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Thu 22/1

20:15-21:45

1 stop17h 30m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Tue 3/3

00:15-12:05

1 stop19h 50m

£492

LondonGuangzhou

STN - CAN

STNCAN

London Stansted

Sat 24/1

14:40-16:40

1 stop18h 00m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Wed 4/3

16:40-20:50

2 stops36h 10m

£497

LondonGuangzhou

STN - CAN

STNCAN

London Stansted

Sat 24/1

14:40-16:40

1 stop18h 00m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Fri 6/2

23:00-19:00

2 stops28h 00m

£502

LondonShanghai

STN - SHA

STNSHA

London Stansted

Thu 15/1

07:40-15:00

2 stops23h 20m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 28/1

21:30-14:10

2 stops24h 40m

£503

LondonShenzhen

STN - SZX

STNSZX

London Stansted

Tue 13/1

18:05-04:30

1 stop26h 25m

Shenzhen

Sun 8/2

19:20-15:55

2 stops28h 35m

£505

LondonShenzhen

STN - SZX

STNSZX

London Stansted

Tue 13/1

18:05-04:30

1 stop26h 25m

Shenzhen

Thu 5/2

19:35-13:20

2 stops25h 45m

£510

LondonShanghai

STN - SHA

STNSHA

London Stansted

Sun 11/1

08:55-15:00

2 stops22h 05m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 15/1

07:55-11:45

3 stops35h 50m

£525

LondonShanghai

STN - SHA

STNSHA

London Stansted

Sun 11/1

06:30-19:40

2 stops29h 10m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sat 24/1

19:35-09:50

2 stops22h 15m

£533

LondonShanghai

STN - SHA

STNSHA

London Stansted

Tue 13/1

05:55-20:00

3 stops30h 05m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Fri 16/1

21:50-00:10

2 stops34h 20m

£535

LondonQingdao

STN - TAO

STNTAO

London Stansted

Fri 6/3

05:55-11:15

3 stops45h 20m

Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

Fri 20/3

13:15-14:15

3 stops33h 00m

£542

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How often are flights from London to China delayed?

About 25% of weekly flights between London and China have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 76 minutes.

What is the most punctual flight time for London to China flights?

Historically, flights departing in the morning are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving at night tend to experience delays more often.

What day of the week experiences the fewest flight delays on this route?

Sunday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Wednesday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.

Which airline has the best punctuality record on London to China flights?

Over the past year, China Southern have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 29% of flights being delayed.

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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 30m. Emirates provides one of the quickest options available for as low as £492. Airlines will cover a distance of 5856 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.
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?
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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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