Cheap flights from New York to Beijing from £442

The cheapest month to fly to Beijing from New York is in December. Flight prices, which tend to average around £420, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you are unable to visit Beijing during the month of December, then departing from New York during the month August is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around £560.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Beijing Capital for the best New York - Beijing flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Beijing from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Beijing for around £957 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Beijing from New York for as low as £800 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 56% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Beijing flight.

As of May 2026, prices for New York to Beijing flights are approximately 9% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between New York and Beijing have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 176 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air China have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, there are 5 flights per week flying from New York to Beijing. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 20% of flights taking off on this day.

If you’re flying from a popular airport in New York, such as Newark or New York, and flying into Beijing, then you can expect flight times to average 28h and 35h 35m, respectively.