Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Korea Starting at €471 w/ Air China from Italy (Incl. Checked Bags)

Complementing their sale from Stockholm, Star Alliance member Air China also offers a set of decently cheap tickets to South East Asia with departure from Italy. Flights from Milan to Taiwan are available for as little as €471 (including checked bags), while you can also reach Japan, Korea or Thailand in that price range.

While prices are a bit higher than from Sweden, you can reach most destinations without spending a night in China between flights when departing from Milan.

You can reach the following destinations for less than €600 with departure from Milan:

• Taipei at €471
• Hong Kong at €536
• Bangkok at €555
• Seoul at €555
• Osaka at €560

It is possible to fly from Rome for roughly the same prices. Sadly, you need to accept the aforementioned long (mostly overnight) layover in Beijing to get the price.

Tickets at the lowest fare are available from October 2023 through June 2024, with two major blockouts around Christmas in December and during Chinese New Year from mid-January through the end of February.

All itineraries have at least one stop in Beijing. An Airbus A350-900 takes you from Milan to China, a flight that uses the direct route over Russian airspace. Most connections are operated with varying members of Air China’s widebody fleet.

If your itinerary requires a lengthy layover in Beijing (up to 28 hours) to get the cheapest price, you can take an advantage of China’s visa-free transit program.

Search & Book

According to the fare rules, this offer is valid until October 31, 2023. A minimum stay of six nights is necessary to score the cheapest tickets, while you may not stay longer than six months. Tickets at the lowest fare are available from October 2023 through April 2024.

Sadly, Google Flights does not preview Air China tickets. The most convenient way to find suiting flight dates is the ITA Matrix. For an easy set-up, you can follow one of these links to find cheap tickets:

• Taipei
• Hong Kong
• Bangkok
• Osaka
• Seoul

During the next step, you will have to edit search parameters to the calendar option and enter your desired trip length:

You can speed up your search results by entering C: CA as a Routing Code. Click the Search button on the bottom right to get a preview of available flight dates. You will be greeted by a calendar previewing the cheapest flight dates:

Enter the flight dates in our flight search to see which vendors sell tickets for these dates. Please note that the ITA Matrix’ price calendar is not 100% accurate, but gives you a decent enough idea on which dates the best fares are available.

Mileage

Air China issues tickets for all flight segments in booking class L. A trip to Taipei via Beijing earns the following mileage:

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