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$208/$218 Return to Beijing via China Southern @ BYOjet ex SYD

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Thanks to this this deal from BYO jet, you can fly to Beijing from Sydney for just $218 return on China Southern! Crazy!

Includes: 2 x 23kg checked baggage and meals.

Proof: SYD (before $75 discount applied at checkout)

Find cheap travel dates from here.

Note: Visa costs around $130 which is more than half your flight.
Note 2: Promo code, not voucher code

Note 7: Don't bring this on the plane /s

Edit: Possible example of $208 fare here - thanks peterpeterpumpkin

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  • Is this deal just for Sydney? Any prices out of Melbourne?

    • +1

      Melbourne is ~$330 before discount, ~$255

      • +1

        See updated post. $218 on selected dates can be had.

  • Couldn't find anything out of Brisbane. Such a shame

    • Sorry Brissy seems to miss out

    • true, no promotion at all

  • +1

    China southern actually offers 2 x 23kg checked in luggage for flights to mainland china leaving from Australia. 46 kg is awesome for economy.

    • Fixed!

    • +1

      While it would be awesome for some, travelling with 46kg would be a nightmare for most.

      I always try and keep my bags as light as possible as it makes ones travels a lot less of a hassle.

      • +11

        Image how much baby formula you can take with you

        • +1

          or paw paw ointment! or milk powder ! or swisse vitamins !

      • Same here dude, i typically take less than 8kg total…so carry on only even if checkin baggage is included… and of that 8kgs about half of it is medicine. I'd rather be I the first taxi rather than waiting for my bloody stuff to come out of the baggage carosel.

      • What if you have 30kg of luggage? It is very easy to exceed the 23kg limitation if you bought lots of gifts.

      • +4

        imagine, how much you can buy in CN and bring it back to AU .
        you could skip the AliBaba shipping times of 6+ weeks and bring it back in 1 x flight :-)

        • The trouble is finding stuff in a Chinese electronic s market if you don't speak Chinese. I gave up when I tried doing this nyself and I have spent a lot of time in China.

  • Great deal - pity Perth is substantially higher.

  • I can find super cheap tickets to Seoul for less than $500 with discount applied for 2 stop overs. (Only have flown direct before)
    Is there some preventative measure that I wouldn't miss my connecting flight due to, say a medical situation?

    • Longer layovers would help but then would really be annoying if everything was on time.

  • +18

    hahaha love it…"note 7: dont bring it on plane" lmao

    • Sorry I must be slow. What's it talking about? Don't bring what? And what is note 2-6?

      • +2

        Samsung Galaxy Note 7. It's lit son

  • +1

    If we're bringing our own jet, why are we paying?

    • +3

      For this price, you're probably just paying for taxes and levies

      • lol can't find any around March.

  • If i need to go to guangzhao would it be cheaper to fly to beijing then to guangzhao?

    • Just to CAN looks like it'd be an extra $30-ish

      • Which date? Tried many dates and cannot find one that is only extra $30 to CAN.

        • I just had a look on IWTF and prices for a few dates looked a little more than to Beijing

    • lol can't find any around March.

  • I can't seems to find any cheap fares from MEL? Either to Beijing or Guangzhou, is there a link I can use?

      • Thanks for the link, how did you get to that view? I never seems to have any luck getting to that view via iwantthatflight.

        Also, it seems there's nothing for China Southern from MEL to CAN or PEK? The link you listed above only have cheap fares for Air Asia.

        • +1

          the MELPEK bit, is the origin and destination codes respectively and the CZ bit at the end is the filter for airlines using their code, comma separated.

          e.g. http://iwantthatflight.com.au/x2SYDHKG-Flights-from-Melbourn…
          would give you Sydney to HK with Qantas and Cathay only. The "Flights-from-Melbourne-to-Beijing" bit is irrelevant

          The one in the post itself doesn't have the CZ filter on it because it's already at the top.

        • @the69thhokage:

          Thank you, makes a lot of sense now.

          Just one last question, did you find any cheap fares from MEL-PEK via China Southern? I saw you amended the subject to include MEL but your screenshot for MEL only shows the SYD flight.

        • @glassyan:

          My bad I thought I had searched Melbourne but seems I only searched Sydney. I didn't read the screenshot before I posted evidently.

  • +2

    Are there any cheap flights to Shanghai?

    • You can catch the bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai. 5.5 hours.

      • Probably cheaper to just fly directly to Shanghai.

        • Probably….. The train ticket is $110 each way, but it's an enjoyable experience (for the first hour or two!).

        • @ash2000:
          What percentage of the population would be able to afford that?

        • @LoopyLou:

          A small percentage I guess, but even a small percentage of 1.4 billion is a huge market.

          Trains run full on this route ever 15 minutes with over 600+ passengers each time.

  • +4

    I'm no mathemagician, but my statistical analysis and subsequent calculations tells me this flight will be free in about a year at this rate. I'll hold…NO deal! X

  • crappy website

    you cant choose direct or stops

  • What dates

  • +1

    +ed for Note 7 lmao

  • Anyone able to find any other cities? I can find Shenzhen but only on IWTF, isn't $200~ on the BYOJet website.

  • -3

    So cheap! Is this once in a lifetime trip? One way ticket?

    Here come the negs!

    • Ask and you shall get! :)

    • +1

      You can just jump off any high buildings in CBD for a one way ticket. Why bother going to the airport?

  • Any feb flights

  • -1

    Aus citizens need Visa to visit China so not really worth it as you need to pay for the visa.

    • +1

      I am speechless every time people comment about the visa fee. You also need to pay for visa to visit US right?

      • And for half the other countries on the planet. It's a specious comment for sure.

        • A lot of people are living in their bubbles, or their mum's wombs whatever you want to call it. Education is not a solution to that.

      • +1

        Yes.. but only $14.

        • +3

          That's really cheap. The problem here is Australia government charge Chinese people much more for the Australian visa.

      • +4

        Getting a visa for China is a fair bit of effort. Every other country I have travelled to it is free, pay on arrival, or just do it online. Also USA one is good for two years so no comparison. Also cheaper… .

        • +2

          Getting a visa for Australia in China take much more efforts. You have to freeze certain amount of money in your bank account as a proof that you are financially capable to travel. Plus you need a letter from your employer as a proof that you have a job in China.

        • @maxdba: The process for Chinese to travel to Australia is because of the bureaucracy of China and not Australia. If China made it easier for everyone to visit them all other countries would follow suit. Reciprocal and all that jazz… I figured with the FTA agreement in place now there would have been some changes to tourism for both countries but that hasn't taken happened. Thankfully when I do go to Shanghai for business I can now just take advantage of the 144hr visa free period as I always make another stop when I fly overseas.

        • @maxdba: er I didn't need to do any of that, I got a single entry visa in december

        • +2

          @Third_Gear: That's not correct. The visa application documents for Chinese tourist are submitted to Australian consulate and reviewed by Australian visa officer, not the Chinese government. The Australian government want to make sure that the traveler from developing countries like China does not have the intention to immigrate illegally.

        • @maxdba:
          Fyi -Yes applies in the Philippines as well traveling to Australia.

          Also suspect happens to alot of people from different countries wanting to travel to Australia.

        • -2

          @Third_Gear: You are here to make people laugh, I got it. I just want to say being dumb is not necessarily a funny thing.

        • @Third_Gear: If you travel to Russia this is what you need to pay. "The actual visa processing fee: AUD$150 for a tourist single entry visa (processed within 10 business days) or AUD$300 for an expedited Visa (processed in 2 business days). You must also add the cost of the letter of invitation or visa support, which is also required.May 12, 2016" The main reason may be, I presume, because China and Russia are communist countries. Do you also aware that getting a mobile phone SIM card in China and Russia is even harder than a Visa? I cannot buy a local mobile SIM card in China with my Oz passport.

        • @maxdba: Yes correct.

        • @noramando: Don't know about Russia but getting a mobile phone in China is as simple as buying a movie ticket. You can easily get SIM card from the Carrier's store (eg. China mobile, which is basically everywhere) using your passport. You can also buy pre-paid sim card before you leave Australia. Just google it.

        • @maxdba: Thanks. Maybe it is the look. I tried to get the mobile SIM from a corner shop/convenient store rather than the mobile carrier shop.

    • everyone arrive AUS also need visas

  • +2

    First you actually do not need VISA to travel to most countries. Second, anyone can comment on here and say their opinion!

    Visa is $60 per person!

    https://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/australia/visa-appl…

  • +1

    IF you have Aus passport you don't need VISA to travel to US!

    The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables nationals of certain countries, including Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K., to travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa, if certain requirements are met.

    • +2

      Google ESTA. Rock up to USA without one and see what happens. I learned the hard way.

      • +1

        Lol what happened

        • hand up butt

      • -4

        Yea, That's if you are staying more than 90 days :)

        • +2

          Nope, it applies for stays less than 90 days. Don't spread false information :)

          https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

        • +1

          I had to rush home to Canada and my Canadian passport was long expired but my Australian was all good. As I was in transit from LA to Chicago on the way to Toronto and I had to go through passport control and get a visa. Normally if you are Canadian they just wave you through but USA does not recognise dual passports. I was pulled aside and told to declare which passport I was coming into USA on. If I said Canada I would have been sent back to Australia. Go figure. So I declared AU and had to apply for the ESTA on the spot via my mobile. 5 mins later I was approved and told to keep a valid ESTA when ever travelling to USA. Usually I am on top of this stuff but I had to leave in a hurry. When I rocked up to Canada I just showed my expired passport and got a wave and a smile in.

        • @Third_Gear: Shit you would've been screwed hey if you didn't have reception!

        • +1

          @Third_Gear: Pre-Trump - pay visa to move on. Post-Trump - Spend at least USD$2000 per person in US before you move on. America first and a nutcracker country now.

  • any deal from Perth

  • website won't let me book. Anyone else having problems?

  • Great deal, just a shame I can't use it. Would love to go back to China one day though!

  • Any way around the expensive visa cost?

    • +8

      Here is a possible workaround,

      Step 1, buy a fully refundable ticket out of Guangzhou or shenzhen to a third country, departing within 144 hours of your plane's arrival.

      Step 2, board the flight to shenzhen.

      Step 3,when you arrive at shenzhen, tell Chinese immigration that you want to utilise the 144 hour visa free policy and show them the ticket to the third country.

      Step 4,after you go through the immigration, cancel the ticket to the third country, and board the flight to Beijing.

      Step 5, be an Australian made human air purifier for a few days and board your flight back. Make sure you leave within 6 days of your arrival into China.

      Step 6, throw a party to celebrate that you pulled off a grand and sophisticated scheme to prevent the Chinese government from ripping you off.

      • Can't see how it wouldn't work. Love ya work

      • Nice!

    • +1

      I would expect there'll be deals to China like this more often than not in the next two year. Getting a two year visa for multiple entries, which would cost you $200 something, then you can jump on a deal like this next time without worrying about visa. China is big and different in a lot of ways. It'll be worth it.

      • China has been offering 10 year tourist and business visas to US Citizens since 2015, and there is now a 10-year Australia travel visa for Chinese visitor in trial, which costs $1000 by the way. It would not be long before the Chinese goverment also offer Australian 10 year visa for multiple entries I guess.

  • +1

    To book this or not, already have flights around late August for Beijing. Tempted to go twice though!

  • What's with all these flight deals to Beijing, it's pushing me to go there, I have resisted but don't think can resist much longer… arghhh

  • no deals from bris 😭

    • We need cheaper flights from Sydney so we can still afford our mortgage and rent payments here

  • Seem there is no flight to Hong Kong…sad

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