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All direct flights to Beijing from the UK & Ireland
| Flights from | Airport code | Flag | Country | Airline Name | Book now | Route Description | Route | |
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| London Heathrow | LHR |  | Uk | Air China |  | flights from London Heathrow to Beijing | Flights to Beijing from London Heathrow | |
| London Heathrow | LHR | | Uk | BA (British Airways) | | Flights from London Heathrow to Beijing | Flights to Beijing from London Heathrow | Book directly with BA for the cheapest flight on the internet. |
Flight Summary
Flights to Beijing Capital are available direct from London Heathrow with British Airways and China Airlines. The most convenient options for connecting flights to Beijing Capital from the UK are with Air France via Paris Charles de Gaulle, KLM via Amsterdam and Lufthansa via Frankfurt International. Beijing Capital's gargantuan international flights hub, Terminal 3, was designed by British architect Lord Foster. The building is larger than all five of Heathrow's five terminal combined.
Destination Summary
The quaint Beijing of Blue Peter expeditions and Wham videos was swept aside in a building frenzy geared to getting the city ready for the 2008 Olympics.
Quick Facts
- Airport Code: PEK
- Alternative Name: Capital
- Miles From City Centre: 20
- Miles From London: 8123
James Says
Flights to beijing - january 2012 price comparison guide
We searched our partner site Ebookers.com for flights to Beijing on a one-week trip, starting on the April 15 and returning on April 22.
Flights to Beijing from London
- £385 (Emirates via Dubai).
- £422 (Air China non-stop).
- £438 (British Airways non-stop).
Although these flights with Emirates are exceptional value, showing Beijing to be one of the few Far East destinations to have flights available for less than £400, many passengers will prefer to pay a little bit extra to the advantages of a non-stop flight with Air China or British Airways. Note that all of the Beijing flights above depart from London Heathrow(LHR).
Beijing flights from UK regional airports
- Flights to Beijing from Birmingham - £385 (Emirates flights via Dubai).
- Flights to Beijing from Bristol -£490 (KLM via Amsterdam); much better value available from London or Birmingham.
- Flights to Beijing from Belfast - £575 (Aer Lingus/British Airways via Heathrow).
- Flights to Beijing from Dublin - £535 (Aer Lingus/British Airways via Heathrow).
- Flights to Beijing from Edinburgh - £497 (British Airways via Heathrow); better value and convenience available on flights from Glasgow (see below).
- Flights to Beijing from Glasgow - £435 (Emirates via Dubai).
- Flights to Beijing from Leeds Bradford - £632 (KLM via Amsterdam); much better value available from Manchester or Newcastle (see below).
- Flights to Beijing from Manchester - £403 (Air France via Paris).
- Flights to Beijing from Newcastle - £406 (KLM via Amsterdam).
As the case with flights to Shanghai from UK regional airports, KLM generally offer the most consistent value, although Emirates are also very major player here. We have found that flights from both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to Beijing to be notably more expensive than flights from English or Scottish airports. We have also noticed an anomaly with flights from Leeds Bradford to Beijing being significantly more expensive than other airports in northern England. Even though Emirates don't always offer the best fares, Beijing flights are generally much better value when taken from airports they serve because they tend to stimulate much stronger competition between the rival airlines. For example, flights to Beijing from Manchester or Newcastle (both airports served by Emirates) are both just over £400, whereas the best price on flights from Bristol to Beijing is much closer to £500.
Mark Says
Rush-hour in the ancient Chinese capital used to consist of an army of cyclists heading to and from work, but gradually the car is taking over. New roads are springing up all over town and the car dealerships are having a field day.
The gleaming glass offices and hotels mask an unrivalled historic core which stretches back over 3,000 years. The Great Wall, one of the world's great sights, is just north of the city.
Much of the Communist architecture seen in and around the city centre is built on an awesome scale that befits a city of this size ' 12 million and counting. Luckily the splendid Forbidden City, former home to the great Ming and Qin dynasties, is untouched by Maoist vulgarity. The heart of Beijing is Tiananmen Square, best known for all the wrong reasons as the sight of the political rally which led to the massacre of hundreds of pro-democracy protesters by the Chinese army in 1989.
Unfortunately Beijing suffers some of the worst weather in China. The best time to visit is in autumn, when it is relatively dry and warm. It gets bitterly cold in the winter, exasperated by freezing winds that blow down from Mongolia. Temperatures ease in the spring, but those howling winds remain. The summer months tend to be hot and humid.
Affordable accommodation used to be very hard to come by, but the situation is improving all the time. There are now a number of good value hotels in the city centre.
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