Melbourne/Sydney to Warsaw, Poland Return $776 Return Via Air China (November)

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Air China is offering return flights to Warsaw, Poland from Sydney or Melbourne for $776 during November.
Note: This is a cheap flight but is not for the faint hearted and suited to the tightarse adventurer/backpacker. See below.

So an example date:

21:40   MEL Melbourne Tullamarine       11h 30
06:10 (+1)  PEK Beijing Capital 
Connect in airport Long wait        **21h 20**
03:30 (+1)  PEK Beijing Capital     9h 50
**Journey duration: 42h 40**
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13:10   WAW Warsaw Chopin       8h 30
04:40 (+1)  PEK Beijing Capital 
Connect in airport Long wait        **20h 25**
01:05 (+1)  PEK Beijing Capital     11h 30
**Journey duration: 40h 25**

Pros

• Price (~$1350 for the next best price)
• Flights arrive in morning in Beijing, Leave late at night. Allows you to explore Beijing without needing a hotel. Check out the Forbidden City & other touristy stuff.
• Beijing has a 72 hour visa free transit policy.
• Once you are in Warsaw, you can fly budget airlines to other European destinations for cheap.

Cons

• 21 hour layover. This isn't a time any normal person can stay at the airport and due to the layover being in the day would be tricky to book a normal nights stay. A 1nt stay at a Holiday Inn is about $100 but I'm sure you can find cheaper places.
• Air China is rated 87 out of the top 100 airlines according to Skytrax and is rated 3 star. Qantas is 4 stars.
• In total, each way is about ~41 hours whereas you can get flights (twice the price) for 27 hours.

If I was traveling on my own or backpacking with a friend I'd do this but definitely not for families/couples.

Cheapest prices are via Travelgenio/Go to Gate but BYOJet has them for $800 and Air China direct is $812.

Hat tip to Fly4Free

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    insular on 19/09/2016 - 21:13

    +2

    yes, but wizzair can take you just about anywhere in EU cheaply.

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    Gavman on 19/09/2016 - 21:16

    +1

    u don't have to stay there.. its a hop destination to anywhere in Europe for 100's less than what ud normally pay. if u can find cheap return flight to UK sub $1000 is preety damn good

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      Wally Simmonds on 19/09/2016 - 21:27

      +2

      Yep, and Krakow was awesome last time I went. Keen to see more of Poland!

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        sonicentropy on 19/09/2016 - 22:59

        +1

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  sonicentropy on 19/09/2016 - 22:57

  I think Ryanair or easyjet fly out of warsaw I remember flying their from france for less than 50 euro as it was an excluded country from my euro rail pass. Highly recommend an amazing place to visit

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  belongsinforums on 20/09/2016 - 08:05

  Accom in Beijing is not cheap. There's a nice enough airbnb 20 minutes from the airport though. Cheap and the owner was nice.