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Air China: Tokyo, Japan Return via Beijing from Melbourne from $601, Sydney from $629 [Feb-Jul] @ Beat That Flight

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Air China: Tokyo, Japan Return via Beijing from Melbourne from $601, Sydney from $629 [Feb-Jul] @ Beat That Flight
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Price War! With yesterday's China Southern deal, Air China is also in on the mix with flights via Beijing (vs via Guangzhou with China Southern) with some of the stopover times arguably better as well. Dates also cover Easter and Cherry Blossom season:

Including much of the sakura season, as well as Easter 2024!

The cherry blossom or sakura is never perfectly predictable, but some early predictions are below:

A friend has a video series on the 10 Best Cherry Blossom Sakura Spots in Japan - Tokyo, Yamanashi! [4K] (CC)

Destination First bloom Full bloom
Kochi March 17 March 25
Kumamoto March 19 March 28
Hiroshima March 26 April 3
Kyoto March 26 April 4
Nagoya March 24 April 1
Kanazawa March 31 April 6
Tokyo March 19 March 26
Matsumoto April 2 April 11
Fuji Five Lakes April 2 April 10
Sendai March 31 April 6
Hirosaki April 20 April 26
Hakodate April 26 May 3

As such, I've compiled dates before and after Easter in 2024.

I also have an article on the top 5 most popular hotels in Tokyo for under $120.

Summary:
Melbourne to Tokyo (13 Feb - 2 Jul) from $601
Sydney to Tokyo (13 Feb - 2 Jul) from $629

Melbourne to Tokyo on Air China

Dates: 13 Feb 24 - 02 Jul 24

Return Price Travel Dates
$602 25 Feb to 16 Mar
$602 25 Feb to 21 Mar
$601 25 Feb to 26 Mar
$611 25 Feb to 31 Mar
$602 4 Mar to 14 Mar
$602 4 Mar to 19 Mar
$602 4 Mar to 24 Mar
$601 4 Mar to 13 Apr
$603 8 Mar to 23 Mar
$602 8 Mar to 28 Mar
$602 8 Mar to 2 Apr
$601 8 Mar to 7 Apr
$601 20 Mar to 30 Mar
$601 20 Mar to 4 Apr
$601 20 Mar to 9 Apr
$601 20 Mar to 14 Apr
$644 1 Apr to 11 May
$645 5 Apr to 20 Apr
$644 17 Apr to 12 May
$643 21 Apr to 26 May
$643 15 May to 25 May
$643 19 May to 23 Jun
$643 27 May to 6 Jun
$643 31 May to 15 Jun
$643 31 May to 30 Jun
$643 12 Jun to 22 Jun

Sydney to Tokyo on Air China

Dates: 25 Feb 24 - 02 Jul 24

Return Price Travel Dates
$631 25 Feb to 26 Mar
$633 29 Feb to 20 Mar
$633 4 Mar to 19 Mar
$633 4 Mar to 24 Mar
$631 4 Mar to 3 Apr
$632 4 Mar to 8 Apr
$632 4 Mar to 13 Apr
$632 8 Mar to 12 Apr
$632 8 Mar to 17 Apr
$631 12 Mar to 22 Mar
$630 12 Mar to 27 Mar
$631 12 Mar to 1 Apr
$630 12 Mar to 6 Apr
$631 16 Mar to 10 Apr
$630 16 Mar to 15 Apr
$632 16 Mar to 20 Apr
$629 20 Mar to 19 Apr
$631 20 Mar to 24 Apr
$630 20 Mar to 29 Apr
$631 24 Mar to 3 Apr
$631 24 Mar to 8 Apr
$630 24 Mar to 13 Apr
$674 21 Apr to 11 May
$669 7 May to 22 May
$668 11 May to 5 Jun
$668 19 May to 8 Jun
$668 23 May to 17 Jun
$674 4 Jun to 19 Jun

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  • Tyler Kwok on 12/01/2024 - 21:30
    +2

    i just need syd to china on promotion… are there any?

  • parker2004au on 12/01/2024 - 21:31

    My wife needs medication from Japan - can you go over for say 2 days?

    • jeppetto367 on 12/01/2024 - 22:18

      Yes, I've done 20 hours before.

      EDIT: This is assuming you have an Australian passport, if not you'll have to research.

    • Worf on 13/01/2024 - 15:54

      Which medications are cheaper in Japan?

      • parker2004au on 13/01/2024 - 18:26

        Radicava - not available in Australia till hopefully this year so need to go back every three months.

  • BatmanAU on 12/01/2024 - 21:34

    Is China Air any good?

    • noisymime on 12/01/2024 - 21:44
      +8

      Air China, not China Air and they're… Fine. On par with China Eastern and China Southern.

      They're easily confused with China Air, who are a Taiwanese carrier and better than all of the above mentioned airlines.

      • kovojk on 12/01/2024 - 22:32
        +4

        I am sure you mean China Airlines. Their aircraft were old and outdated, but their service was better than the most of US & European airlines I flew with in the past. Perhaps, not as amazing as Middle Eastern airlines such as Etihad/Emirates/Qatar, but they were far above the average.

        On the other hand, my experiencd with Air China/China Southern Airlines/China Eastern Airlines wasn't so great. Let's say they were worse than Vietnam Airlines.

        However, at this price, you can't really complain if you need a full-service international flight ticket from OZ to Japan.

        • immrnonamehello on 12/01/2024 - 22:34
          +4

          China Airlines you really need to get on the new aircrafts, not their old A330.
          Their A350 and the new neos are all very good.

        • syswong on 12/01/2024 - 22:45
          +3

          I am sure you mean China Airlines. Their aircraft were old and outdated

          When was they last time you fly China Airlines? Can't say for other routes but from Sydney to Taipei and Taipei to Tokyo are all new planes.

      • Tppskk on 12/01/2024 - 22:35

        China Airlines?

          • wavesgreen on 12/01/2024 - 23:31

            @syswong:

            carbine crew

            Err… I enjoyed all the air raid bunkers dotted about the place when I visited Taiwan, but this is next level.

        • syswong on 13/01/2024 - 00:26
          -1

          That is a total different airline from total different country……

          Great to fly with even if you are not looking for a stop over in Taiwan. Many new planes, good food and good cabin crew services.

      • BatmanAU on 13/01/2024 - 11:36

        Semantics lol

        China Southern is cheaper on the few flights I have selected even up to $100, so maybe this thread should be updated. FYI Air China $678 first week of June, yet China Southern $601.

      • FOX on 13/01/2024 - 00:18
        +5

        lol Hong Kong refugees don’t take planes, they take boats.

        • syswong on 13/01/2024 - 00:33
          -5

          You know I keep saying thank you to you because you kept reminding everyone the wrong done in Hong Kong, only then the word Hong Kong refugees is used.

          As for boat / planes, its 2024 mate. wake up!! Didn't you hear PRCs now get into America through Mexico border too, how do yo think they get there?

    • enricosanchez on 13/01/2024 - 12:59
      +2

      I just flew China eastern yesterday, it was the worst airline I've ever flown by a large margin.
      In flight entertainment had about 3 old French movies and a bunch of Chinese ones, staff spoke little to no english, staff were rude and bossy, takeoff and landing was 1h before and after takeoff so no laptops (wtf!), USB chargers in seats are super low voltage so could charge phone but no power banks aren't allowed (wtf!!), alcohol was warm tsingtao or some Chinese wine, transfer in Shanghai was horrible, like going into prison with 1km+ walking, seats were like a ill fitting wooden bench, the approach in Shanghai was super slow, the last 200km took about 1hour for some reason.

      I could go on but I'm getting painful memories

      • TightAl on 13/01/2024 - 18:43
        +3

        Sounds like you don't fly often.

  • Angelscrap on 12/01/2024 - 21:49
    +3

    I think we are ready to see some Thailand deal

  • LaProblematique on 12/01/2024 - 21:54
    -1

    Still yet to see anyone from Ozbargain actually give positive feedback on experiences with FlightNetwork, Mytrip.com or Gotogate on these deals. On the contrary a quick google of these scream scam.

    • jeppetto367 on 12/01/2024 - 22:20
      +3

      I've used all 3, Gotogate used to be the main one I used years ago pre-COVID (probably 4-5 bookings), never had an issue, though never had to change anything or make any special requests.

      • wavesgreen on 12/01/2024 - 23:33
        +2

        Same. Also my itineraries are always 100% flexible on the off chance of a delay/cancellation. Never had any issues.

        By which I mean I'm flexible to eat a plane ticket.

    • Minhhr on 12/01/2024 - 22:27
      +1

      I've had issues with mytrip not refunding my flights due to covid restrictions. Had to resort to the bank to get my money back.

    • saltyas on 12/01/2024 - 23:29
      +2

      Have also used all three being the risk-taker I am, no issues - but again, didn't have modifications or cancellations.

    • TightAl on 13/01/2024 - 11:11
      +1

      Used Gotogate to book a deal from here a few months ago, didn't have any issues.

      • LaProblematique on 13/01/2024 - 11:13

        Thanks, how quickly did you receive booking confirmation with the airline?

        • TightAl on 13/01/2024 - 13:10

          First time it wasn't ticketed but should be immediate

  • [Deactivated] on 12/01/2024 - 22:25
    +1

    Amazing prices from Sydney!

  • kovojk on 12/01/2024 - 22:40
    +3

    It seems China Southern Airlines offers a slight cheaper price. For instance, a return flight between Melb to Tokyo is $576 on the dates between May 27 and Jun 6 instead of $601 that is offered by Air China. Then again, the layover time of some flights is just horrible (14+hr in Guangzhou, China).

    I'd avoid both carriers if it is possible. However, that's just me.

  • ltjaris on 12/01/2024 - 22:45
    +3

    Took a flight recently with China southern. Planes were good (A350, 737-max). However the stopover at Ghuanghzhou was a shit show. Had a long layover 12 ish hours, immigration refused to let me and my partner(US citizen) in. We have never been refused entry, have no criminal convictions , did have a paid hotel booking too.

    Reddit has all kinds of similar stories. So do these flights but don't plan any stopovers.

    • Frozensage on 13/01/2024 - 09:07

      Wouldn’t that b more of a China issue than the airline itself?

      • syswong on 13/01/2024 - 09:58

        In China, the airline issue is the country’s issue

        • TightAl on 13/01/2024 - 11:10
          +1

          Of course, to hong kong people, everything is china's problem

      • Imposter on 13/01/2024 - 21:12

        Wouldn’t that b more of an issue that US people don't know what a 'visa' is?

        • syswong on 14/01/2024 - 01:32
          -1

          All those who go sour about the VISA issue, I finally know where all that came from:

          https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking

          Visa free travel is not a two-way highway, rather many are politically imitated. Hence why Australia can ask everyone to get a Visa and yet Australia citizen can travel Visa free to many countries.

          As for China, 2023 we finally see a deep decline on foreign visitor to China because they CHOOSE not to be politically friendly and that is how foreigners reacts. What the government then do is to control the amount of citizen traveling abroad, try to force them to spend that money locally to made the numbers of foreign tourist.

          • TightAl on 14/01/2024 - 13:19
            +2

            @syswong: Lol you think China controls the amount of citizens travelling abroad?
            Maybe China should remove the cap so more mainlanders can move to HK :)

            Tourism isn't China's life blood.

    • argamond on 13/01/2024 - 11:18
      +1

      China doesn't do automatic temporary visas on arrival. Not really an issue considering that Australia doesn't do it either, and the only other nationality that can enter without a visa is New Zealand.

  • donman92 on 12/01/2024 - 23:43

    Feels bad that there aren't any connecting flights to GC / Bris for similar price.

  • GundamZeta on 12/01/2024 - 23:47

    Watch this youtube before you book 😂

    https://youtu.be/1NDqZy4deDI

    • Windows7forever on 13/01/2024 - 10:55

      Show you what happens when a language barrier can potentially turn deadly.

    • EarlyBird on 13/01/2024 - 11:02

      This is scary! You'd expect a pilot of an international airlines to have basic English communication skills 😱

    • Imposter on 13/01/2024 - 21:09

      Some interesting comments:

      Interesting. I’ve happened to know Chinese and browsed several Mainland ATC videos in Chinese ATC fans community including this. From their view, AC981 clearly knows English and was playing dumb, he just wanted to jump into the queue to the ramp before ATC realize it, Air China has a reputation of “Chinese Royal Airlines “ in mainland community for such behavior during domestic flights.

      And

      The pilot exact knew what the controller was saying but he just pretend that he misunderstood , so he could go to the convenient No.4 gate

      So I guess they will save passengers some time in Japan

  • Donjer on 14/01/2024 - 18:40
    -1

    Just transited through Beijing just before Christmas and last weekend. The worst transiting experience of my life. What normally takes in most airports less than 30 minutes, took 70mins outbound and 2 and a half hours return - all Chinese red tape. There were people everywhere missing their connections. Air China also didn't load our luggage for our connecting flight so we were without our luggage overseas for 6 days.

  • syswong on 14/01/2024 - 19:26
    -2

    6 days

    That is shocking!! the Japs and Koreans will have that done in less than 24 hours.

    Another reason why foreign tourist is not returning to China🤣🤣

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