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

Emirates can get you from China to London Stansted Airport in just under 18h 20m. Your travel time can differ by up to . The distance from China to London Stansted Airport is about 5021 mi.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in London Stansted Airport ranges from 40.0 - 70.0 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 70.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit London Stansted Airport when rainfall is around 40.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to London Stansted Airport, 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 17.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 4.0 C).

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

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

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

When flying from China to London Stansted Airport, 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 China to Stansted that include hotel bookings?

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

How can I find direct flights from China to Stansted?

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

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Cheapest flights from China to Stansted
Explore the most affordable flight options available from China to Stansted. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 5 December 2025.

Fri 26/1219:30PEK - STN

2 stops26h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sat 3/120:10STN - PEK

2 stops31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£491

Mon 22/1210:45PVG - STN

2 stops19h 50mMultiple Airlines

Mon 29/1207:30STN - PVG

2 stops27h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£515

Sun 21/1217:30PVG - STN

2 stops34h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sun 28/1219:35STN - PVG

2 stops35h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£524

Wed 31/1218:55PEK - STN

2 stops24h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 7/120:40STN - PEK

2 stops30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£549

Fri 12/1223:00CAN - STN

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 19/306:20STN - CAN

3 stops32h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£558

Thu 25/1200:15CAN - STN

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Wed 7/120:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£565

Mon 8/1210:45PVG - STN

2 stops19h 50mMultiple Airlines

Mon 15/1213:50STN - PVG

2 stops21h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£572

Sun 7/1215:00PVG - STN

2 stops35h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 14/1206:25STN - PVG

1 stop15h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 2/12£578

Wed 24/1200:40PEK - STN

1 stop25h 15mEmirates

Wed 7/114:05STN - PEK

1 stop16h 40mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£579

Tue 30/1206:15PVG - STN

1 stop19h 40mEmirates

Thu 5/214:05STN - PVG

1 stop23h 00mEmirates

Deal found 4/12£601

Wed 10/1206:15PVG - STN

2 stops33h 15mMultiple Airlines

Wed 17/1207:40STN - PVG

2 stops23h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 2/12£614

Mon 22/1206:50PEK - STN

1 stop37h 15mEmirates

Fri 2/114:05STN - PEK

1 stop24h 25mEmirates

Deal found 2/12£619

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Sat 17/111:50PEK - STN

2 stops31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/106:30STN - PEK

2 stops27h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£438

Tue 28/407:25PEK - STN

1 stop18h 20mEmirates

Fri 8/521:10STN - PEK

1 stop18h 10mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£475

Sat 17/100:05PEK - STN

2 stops24h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 25/108:30STN - PEK

2 stops25h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£453

Tue 28/407:25PEK - STN

1 stop18h 20mEmirates

Sun 10/521:10STN - PEK

1 stop18h 10mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£475

Wed 8/423:00CAN - STN

1 stop30h 10mTurkish Airlines

Sat 11/411:10STN - CAN

1 stop22h 40mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 5/12£1,012

Tue 27/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops34h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 3/206:30STN - PVG

2 stops26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£461

Sun 18/106:50PEK - STN

1 stop37h 15mEmirates

Sun 25/114:05STN - PEK

1 stop24h 25mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£494

Sat 17/109:20SHA - STN

3 stops30h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/108:50STN - SHA

2 stops29h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£471

Thu 30/407:25PEK - STN

1 stop18h 20mEmirates

Fri 8/521:10STN - PEK

1 stop18h 10mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£514

Sat 24/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sat 31/114:55STN - PVG

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£473

Wed 29/407:25PEK - STN

1 stop18h 20mEmirates

Fri 8/521:10STN - PEK

1 stop18h 10mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£514

Mon 26/107:10SHA - STN

3 stops23h 50mMultiple Airlines

Mon 2/206:10STN - SHA

2 stops21h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£494

Thu 30/407:25PEK - STN

1 stop18h 20mEmirates

Sun 10/521:10STN - PEK

1 stop18h 10mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£514

Sun 18/118:00CAN - STN

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sun 25/118:15STN - CAN

2 stops31h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£494

Thu 30/407:25PEK - STN

1 stop18h 20mEmirates

Wed 17/621:10STN - PEK

1 stop18h 10mEmirates

Deal found 4/12£515

Fri 6/320:30PVG - STN

2 stops28h 05mMultiple Airlines

Fri 13/318:55STN - PVG

2 stops31h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 2/12£498

Fri 23/106:15PVG - STN

1 stop19h 40mEmirates

Fri 30/114:05STN - PVG

1 stop23h 00mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£533

Tue 20/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Fri 20/208:20STN - PVG

2 stops29h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£503

Thu 5/306:15PVG - STN

1 stop19h 40mEmirates

Thu 12/314:05STN - PVG

1 stop23h 00mEmirates

Deal found 4/12£533

Wed 4/306:15PVG - STN

2 stops24h 55mMultiple Airlines

Wed 11/308:05STN - PVG

2 stops29h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£512

Sat 17/106:15PVG - STN

1 stop19h 40mEmirates

Sat 24/120:15STN - PVG

1 stop16h 50mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£546

Sun 18/113:55XIY - STN

2 stops34h 15mMultiple Airlines

Fri 6/318:55STN - XIY

2 stops35h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£516

Thu 25/1200:15CAN - STN

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Wed 7/120:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£565

Thu 22/108:55SHA - STN

3 stops34h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/220:00STN - SHA

2 stops29h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£521

Thu 22/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/220:00STN - PVG

2 stops33h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£522

Sat 17/100:15CAN - STN

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Sun 25/120:15STN - CAN

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£624

Sat 17/116:05CAN - STN

2 stops26h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/114:40STN - CAN

1 stop18h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£522

Sat 17/116:15WUH - STN

2 stops27h 15mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/119:25STN - WUH

3 stops35h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£538

Sat 17/119:30PVG - STN

2 stops27h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/114:55STN - PVG

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£544

Wed 4/300:15CAN - STN

1 stop25h 40mEmirates

Mon 9/314:05STN - CAN

1 stop23h 40mEmirates

Deal found 2/12£755

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Mon 22/1210:45PVG - STN

2 stops19h 50mMultiple Airlines

Mon 29/1207:30STN - PVG

2 stops27h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£515

Fri 26/1219:30PEK - STN

2 stops26h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sat 3/120:10STN - PEK

2 stops31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£491

Sat 17/111:50PEK - STN

2 stops31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sat 24/106:30STN - PEK

2 stops27h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£436

Sat 17/100:05PEK - STN

2 stops24h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 25/108:30STN - PEK

2 stops25h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£453

Sun 18/106:50PEK - STN

1 stop37h 15mEmirates

Sun 25/114:05STN - PEK

1 stop24h 25mEmirates

Deal found 3/12£494

Sun 18/118:00CAN - STN

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sun 25/118:15STN - CAN

2 stops31h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£494

Sun 18/113:55XIY - STN

2 stops34h 15mMultiple Airlines

Fri 6/318:55STN - XIY

2 stops35h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£516

Sun 18/100:40PEK - STN

1 stop25h 15mEmirates

Mon 26/114:05STN - PEK

1 stop24h 25mEmirates

Deal found 4/12£517

Tue 20/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Fri 20/208:20STN - PVG

2 stops29h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£503

Sat 24/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops31h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sat 31/114:55STN - PVG

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£473

Mon 26/106:15PVG - STN

2 stops24h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 2/207:25STN - PVG

2 stops29h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£483

Tue 27/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops34h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 3/206:30STN - PVG

2 stops26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£461

One-way flights from China to Stansted
Search for one-way flight options from China to Stansted. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 5 December 2025.

Thu 11/1202:50CAN - STN

3 stops44h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£220

Tue 24/205:50CAN - STN

3 stops45h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£224

Thu 15/117:50XMN - STN

2 stops37h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£229

Thu 29/111:45PVG - STN

2 stops43h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£235

Fri 20/320:30PVG - STN

2 stops34h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£237

Sun 1/220:30PVG - STN

2 stops29h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£239

Mon 2/311:45PVG - STN

2 stops51h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£241

Thu 26/211:45PVG - STN

2 stops43h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£242

Mon 9/318:55PEK - STN

2 stops35h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£244

Fri 30/109:20SHA - STN

3 stops41h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£244

Fri 30/108:10PVG - STN

3 stops42h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/12£244

Thu 11/1220:00CAN - STN

2 stops35h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/12£245

Find flight deals from China to Stansted

Round-trip from	£436
One-way from	£220
Popular in	July
Cheapest in	June
Average price	£659

17/1-24/1
4 total stops
58h 50m total
China to London

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11/12
3 total stops
44h 10m total
China to London

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BeijingLondon

PEK - STN

PEKSTN

Beijing Capital

Sat 17/1

11:50-11:35

2 stops31h 45m

London Stansted

Sat 24/1

06:30-17:35

2 stops27h 05m

£438

BeijingLondon

PEK - STN

PEKSTN

Beijing Capital

Sat 17/1

00:05-16:35

2 stops24h 30m

London Stansted

Sun 25/1

08:30-17:35

2 stops25h 05m

£453

ShanghaiLondon

PVG - STN

PVGSTN

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 27/1

11:45-13:50

2 stops34h 05m

London Stansted

Tue 3/2

06:30-17:10

2 stops26h 40m

£461

ShanghaiLondon

SHA - STN

SHASTN

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sat 17/1

09:20-07:50

3 stops30h 30m

London Stansted

Sat 24/1

08:50-22:15

2 stops29h 25m

£471

ShanghaiLondon

PVG - STN

PVGSTN

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 24/1

11:45-11:30

2 stops31h 45m

London Stansted

Sat 31/1

14:55-08:30

2 stops33h 35m

£473

BeijingLondon

PEK - STN

PEKSTN

Beijing Capital

Tue 28/4

07:25-18:45

1 stop18h 20m

London Stansted

Fri 8/5

21:10-22:20

1 stop18h 10m

£475

BeijingLondon

PEK - STN

PEKSTN

Beijing Capital

Tue 28/4

07:25-18:45

1 stop18h 20m

London Stansted

Sun 10/5

21:10-22:20

1 stop18h 10m

£475

BeijingLondon

PEK - STN

PEKSTN

Beijing Capital

Sun 18/1

06:50-12:05

1 stop37h 15m

London Stansted

Sun 25/1

14:05-22:30

1 stop24h 25m

£494

ShanghaiLondon

SHA - STN

SHASTN

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Mon 26/1

07:10-23:00

3 stops23h 50m

London Stansted

Mon 2/2

06:10-11:55

2 stops21h 45m

£494

GuangzhouLondon

CAN - STN

CANSTN

Guangzhou Baiyun

Sun 18/1

18:00-14:00

2 stops28h 00m

London Stansted

Sun 25/1

18:15-09:30

2 stops31h 15m

£494

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How often are flights from China to London delayed?

About 23% of weekly flights between China and London have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 346 minutes.

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

Saturday 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 China to London flights?

Over the past year, China Southern have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 79% of flights being delayed.

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How long is the flight from China to London Stansted Airport?
Emirates can get you from China to London Stansted Airport in just under 18h 20m. Your travel time can differ by up to . The distance from China to London Stansted Airport is about 5021 mi.
What are the most popular routes from China to London Stansted Airport?
Most travelers choose Shanghai Hongqiao Intl - London Stansted, Shanghai Pu Dong - London Stansted or Beijing Capital - London Stansted when deciding on the best route from China to London Stansted Airport.
Can I find deals for flights from China to Stansted that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on China to Stansted flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from China to Stansted?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from China to Stansted.
Can I find deals for business class flights from China to Stansted?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from China to Stansted 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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