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Verified one-way prices for the outbound long-haul leg, Jul 1, 2026. Includes a comparison window for outbound dates Jul 7/8/9 (Beijing → Paris / Vienna), per ishmael's 2026-06-30 request. Jul 8 Hainan $464 via XIY locked 2026-06-30 15:14 UTC.

Note 2026-07-08: the Paris → Budapest short-haul leg (Ryanair FR4230 BVA→BUD, Tue Jul 14 19:25 → 21:35) is on ishmael's Ryanair booking and is not on this page. This page covers long-haul Beijing → Europe only. For the full chain see the project status page.

Source: Google Travel Explore + Google Flights, scraped 2026-06-29 + 2026-06-30 via headed chrome on :1. Currency locked to USD (&curr=USD in URL). All times local.

TL;DR

This trip is one-way — it ends in Warsaw on Jul 25. No return flight to China is part of the plan. This page is about the outbound leg only: Tianjin/Beijing → Paris (or Vienna) on Jul 1, 2026.

Cheapest one-way outbound Jul 1:

Recommended: $464 Hainan PEK → CDG via XIY if you're sticking to the Paris-mandatory plan; the Hainan PP at XIY T3 is solid (VIP V38 / Simple Business / China Southern VIP all available). The trip plan still calls for 3 nights Paris, then a separate CDG→VIE flight on Jul 4 (~€146 OW / ~$170 cheapest on Google Flights 2026-07-05; mid-tier €171-182).

The "$964 RT" number from earlier is the same Hainan flight, just the round-trip version (RT ~ 2× OW). Verified by switching Google Flights to one-way mode — the $464 OW matches what ishmael saw for Jul 1.

Outbound Jul 1 — Beijing → Paris / Vienna (one-way)

Fit filter: afternoon/evening depart from PEK/PKX, morning/early afternoon arrive in CDG/VIE. 1 stop or fewer. = strong PP lounge at connection. ★★ = best-in-class PP. = bad layover.

DestPriceCarrierDepartArriveConnectionLayoverTotal
Paris CDG $464 Hainan 4:30 PM PEK 7:20 AM+1 CDG Xi'an XIY 7h 30m (overnight) 20h 50m
Paris CDG $518 China Southern 7:30 PM PKX 7:20 AM+1 CDG Guangzhou CAN 2h 15m 17h 50m
Paris CDG $519 Cathay Pacific 6:40 PM PEK 7:55 AM+1 CDG Hong Kong HKG 1h 40m 19h 15m
Paris CDG $644 THAI 5:05 PM PEK 7:10 AM+1 CDG Bangkok BKK 2h 50m 20h 05m
Paris CDG $716 Qatar Airways 1:45 AM PKX 2:25 PM CDG Doha DOH ★★ 2h 10m 18h 40m
Paris CDG $852 Turkish Airlines 6:45 AM PEK 5:00 PM CDG Istanbul IST 2h 00m 16h 15m
(No Etihad in Paris OW Jul 1 — Etihad only prices RT bundles for this route. The $964 RT number from earlier is the same Hainan flight, RT total.)
Vienna VIE $333 Hainan 2:30 PM PEK 6:55 AM+1 VIE Chengdu TFU 9h 20m 22h 25m
Vienna VIE $333 Hainan 3:55 PM PEK 6:55 AM+1 VIE Chengdu CTU→TFU 7h 55m (airport change) 21h 00m
Vienna VIE $751 Etihad 7:40 PM PKX 6:40 AM+1 VIE Abu Dhabi AUH ★★ 2h 15m 17h 00m
Vienna VIE $825 Qatar Airways 1:45 AM PKX 2:05 PM VIE Doha DOH ★★ 3h 30m 18h 20m
Vienna VIE $896 Lufthansa+Austrian 1:25 PM PEK 10:45 PM VIE Munich MUC 2h 25m 15h 20m

Outbound Jul 7 / 8 / 9 — Beijing → Paris / Vienna (one-way)

Per ishmael's request 2026-06-30 — "I want to leave like the 7/8/9th or so". Note: the tianjin-europe-2026 trip departs Jul 1 on the $464 Hainan PEK→CDG (see the "Outbound Jul 1" section above for the canonical outbound). This Jul 7/8/9 section is a comparison window — useful if you want to delay departure by a week, or if you're scoping an alternative Beijing → Europe start. All times local. ★ = solid PP lounge at connection. ★★ = best-in-class PP. ⚠ = bad layover (e.g. change of airport, 20h+ overnight).

🔒 LOCKED: Hainan Jul 8 PEK→CDG at $464 via XIY (PEK 4:30 PM → XIY T5 7:00 PM → CDG 7:20 AM Jul 9, 7h 30m layover, 20h 50m total). Decision basis (2026-06-30 15:14 UTC): cheapest + cleanest layover of the three days + PP at XIY T5 24h International First Class Lounge (covers the 2:25 AM Hainan HU7907 departure) + geopolitically safest (no Gulf airspace). See "Recommended outbound" below for the full cost/PP/risk comparison.

Cheapest per route (OW): PEK→CDG Jul 7 = $464 Hainan (via XIY, but 25h 55m overnight layover — same route as the Jul 1 deal but worse timing) / Jul 8 = $464 Hainan (via XIY, 7h 30m overnight — same as Jul 1, the locked-in choice) / Jul 9 = $479 Hainan (via SZX, 4h 45m — strong alternate). PEK→VIE Jul 7/8/9 all $333 Hainan via TFU (long overnight, but the cheapest Vienna option by a wide margin).

DateDestPriceCarrierDepartArriveConnectionLayoverTotal Tue Jul 7 Paris CDG $464 Hainan 10:05 PM PEK 7:20 AM+2 CDG XIY 25h 55m 39h 15m $497 Qatar Airways 1:45 AM PKX 2:25 PM CDG DOH ★★ 2h 10m 18h 40m $518 China Southern 7:30 PM PKX 7:20 AM+1 CDG CAN 2h 15m 17h 50m $537 Emirates 7:25 AM PEK 8:00 PM CDG DXB ★★ 3h 05m 18h 35m $552 Cathay Pacific 6:40 PM PEK 7:55 AM+1 CDG HKG 1h 40m 19h 15m $552 Air China, Cathay Pacific 6:05 PM PEK 7:55 AM+1 CDG HKG 2h 20m 19h 50m $586 EgyptAir 12:30 AM PEK 2:25 PM CDG CAI 4h 30m 19h 55m $605 Turkish Airlines 7:20 AM PEK 5:00 PM CDG IST 1h 25m 15h 40m $644 THAI 5:05 PM PEK 7:10 AM+1 CDG BKK 2h 50m 20h 05m $687 Etihad 7:40 PM PKX 7:55 AM+1 CDG AUH ★★ 2h 10m 18h 15m $733 Royal Air Maroc 1:25 PM PKX 7:00 AM+1 ORY CMN 7h 45m 23h 35m $901 Air France 11:05 PM PEK 5:50 AM+1 CDG Nonstop — 12h 45m $1,999 Air China, Lufthansa 2:30 AM PEK 9:40 AM CDG FRA 1h 35m 13h 10m Tue Jul 7 Vienna VIE $333 Hainan 3:55 PM PEK 6:55 AM+2 VIE Change of airport — 45h 00m $487 Qatar Airways 1:45 AM PKX 2:05 PM VIE DOH ★★ 3h 30m 18h 20m $522 Etihad 7:40 PM PKX 6:40 AM+2 VIE AUH ★★ 26h 15m 41h 00m $578 Emirates 7:25 AM PEK 12:55 PM+1 VIE DXB ★★ 21h 20m 35h 30m $594 Turkish Airlines 7:20 AM PEK 3:35 PM VIE IST 1h 30m 14h 15m $646 EgyptAir 12:30 AM PEK 2:30 PM VIE CAI 5h 40m 20h 00m $795 Lufthansa, AustrianAir China 1:25 PM PEK 10:45 PM VIE MUC 2h 25m 15h 20m $863 Air ChinaAustrian 2:55 AM PEK 6:50 AM VIE Nonstop — 9h 55m $3,320 Air China, Austrian 3:55 AM PEK 9:40 AM VIE WAW 55m 11h 45m Wed Jul 8 Paris CDG $464 Hainan 4:30 PM PEK 7:20 AM+1 CDG XIY 7h 30m 20h 50m $479 Hainan 9:30 PM PEK 8:10 AM+2 CDG SZX 24h 20m 40h 40m $518 China Southern 7:30 PM PKX 7:20 AM+1 CDG CAN 2h 15m 17h 50m $537 Emirates 7:25 AM PEK 8:00 PM CDG DXB ★★ 3h 05m 18h 35m $550 Hainan, Smartwings 2:50 AM PEK 2:15 PM CDG PRG 5h 35m 17h 25m $552 Cathay Pacific 6:40 PM PEK 7:55 AM+1 CDG HKG 1h 40m 19h 15m $552 Air China, Cathay Pacific 6:00 PM PEK 7:55 AM+1 CDG HKG 2h 20m 19h 55m $560 Etihad 7:40 PM PKX 7:55 AM+1 CDG AUH ★★ 2h 10m 18h 15m $605 Turkish Airlines 6:45 AM PEK 5:00 PM CDG IST 2h 16h 15m $644 THAI 5:05 PM PEK 7:10 AM+1 CDG BKK 2h 50m 20h 05m $901 Air France 11:05 PM PEK 5:50 AM+1 CDG Nonstop — 12h 45m $1,148 Air Algerie 8:50 AM PEK 9:55 PM ORY ALG 3h 19h 05m $1,168 Air China, Lufthansa 2:55 AM PEK 11:15 AM CDG MUC 2h 35m 14h 20m Wed Jul 8 Vienna VIE $333 Hainan 2:30 PM PEK 6:55 AM+1 VIE TFU 9h 20m 22h 25m $333 Hainan 3:55 PM PEK 6:55 AM+1 VIE Change of airport — 21h 00m $509 Etihad 7:40 PM PKX 6:40 AM+1 VIE AUH ★★ 2h 15m 17h 00m $578 Emirates 7:25 AM PEK 12:55 PM+1 VIE DXB ★★ 21h 20m 35h 30m $594 Turkish Airlines 6:45 AM PEK 3:35 PM VIE IST 2h 05m 14h 50m $795 Lufthansa, AustrianAir China 1:25 PM PEK 10:45 PM VIE MUC 2h 25m 15h 20m $841 Turkish Airlines 12:10 AM PEK 9:05 AM VIE IST 2h 15m 14h 55m $908 Air China, AustrianLufthansa 1:30 PM PKX 8:55 PM VIE FRA 1h 40m 13h 25m $973 Air ChinaAustrian 2:55 AM PEK 6:50 AM VIE Nonstop — 9h 55m Thu Jul 9 Paris CDG $479 Hainan 5:30 PM PEK 8:10 AM+1 CDG SZX 4h 45m 20h 40m $521 China Southern 7:30 PM PKX 7:20 AM+1 CDG CAN 2h 15m 17h 50m $552 Cathay Pacific 6:40 PM PEK 7:55 AM+1 CDG HKG 1h 40m 19h 15m $552 Air China, Cathay Pacific 6:15 PM PEK 7:55 AM+1 CDG HKG 2h 20m 19h 40m $560 Etihad 7:40 PM PKX 7:55 AM+1 CDG AUH ★★ 2h 10m 18h 15m $605 Turkish Airlines 7:20 AM PEK 5:00 PM CDG IST 1h 25m 15h 40m $618 Emirates 7:25 AM PEK 8:00 PM CDG DXB ★★ 3h 05m 18h 35m $644 THAI 5:05 PM PEK 7:10 AM+1 CDG BKK 2h 50m 20h 05m $1,168 Air China, Lufthansa 2:55 AM PEK 11:15 AM CDG MUC 2h 35m 14h 20m $1,449 Air France 11:05 PM PEK 5:50 AM+1 CDG Nonstop — 12h 45m Thu Jul 9 Vienna VIE $509 Etihad 7:40 PM PKX 6:40 AM+1 VIE AUH ★★ 2h 15m 17h 00m $594 Turkish Airlines 7:20 AM PEK 3:35 PM VIE IST 1h 30m 14h 15m $677 Emirates 7:25 AM PEK 12:55 PM+1 VIE DXB ★★ 21h 20m 35h 30m $752 Turkish Airlines 12:10 AM PEK 9:05 AM VIE IST 2h 15m 14h 55m $795 Lufthansa, AustrianAir China 1:25 PM PEK 10:45 PM VIE MUC 2h 25m 15h 20m $888 Air China, Austrian 11:00 AM PEK 10:55 PM VIE BCN 3h 10m 17h 55m $958 KLM 10:55 AM PEK 10:20 PM VIE AMS 3h 15m 17h 25m $1,002 Air China, AustrianShenzhen 2:50 AM PEK 12:15 PM VIE BCN 1h 45m 15h 25m $1,711 Air ChinaAustrian 2:55 AM PEK 6:50 AM VIE Nonstop — 9h 55m $2,069 Air China, AustrianLufthansa 1:30 PM PKX 8:55 PM VIE FRA 1h 40m 13h 25m

Cheapest PEK → Paris by date

DatePriceCarrierConnectionLayoverTotalNote
Tue Jul 7$464HainanXIY25h 55m39h 15m25h+ overnight layover (huge)
Wed Jul 8$464HainanXIY7h 30m20h 50mlong layover
Thu Jul 9$479HainanSZX4h 45m20h 40mmedium layover

Cheapest PEK → Vienna by date

DatePriceCarrierConnectionLayoverTotalNote
Tue Jul 7$333Hainan45h 00mchange of airport (CTU↔TFU)
Wed Jul 8$333HainanTFU9h 20m22h 25mlong layover
Thu Jul 9$509EtihadAUH2h 15m17h 00mclean connection

Why "change of airport" matters: Hainan flies to Vienna with a self-transfer at Chengdu (between CTU and TFU airports — different terminals, ~50 km apart). This is sold as a single ticket with a "1 stop" tag but the layover shown on Google is just the time inside one airport, not the full transfer. Realistic total elapsed time is 22h+. Avoid this routing if you can.

Why Hainan Jul 8 → CDG at $464 is the cleanest deal of the three days: same route as the canonical Jul 1 outbound (PEK 4:30 PM → XIY 7:00 PM → CDG 7:20 AM+1, 7h 30m in-airport overnight layover at XIY T3, 20h 50m total). Hainan prices this on Jul 7/8/9 because the China–Europe leisure travel peak starts the week after.

✅ PP coverage at the Chinese hubs — corrected 2026-06-30 15:14 UTC. Initial framing on this page implied "no PP at XIY/SZX." That was wrong. Per prioritypass.com:

Implication: the Hainan Jul 8 $464 deal via XIY is not just cheap — it's PP-usable during the 7h 30m layover, so it pairs price + lounge + clean routing. The Jul 9 SZX $479 is similar (4h 45m, China Southern lounge rated 4.5 covers most of it).

⚠ Gulf routing war-risk (added 2026-06-30 15:14 UTC): the DXB/AUH/DOH options on the comparison table fly through or near Iran-adjacent airspace. As of June 25, 2026, the US-Iran ceasefire is in a fragile 60-day window (signed June 17, MOU, with both sides reporting violations). KLM is still explicitly not flying through Iran/Iraq/Israel airspace. Practical risk for Jul 7/8/9: not "your plane gets shot at" but "your flight gets diverted or cancelled at short notice if the ceasefire breaks." For Hainan via XIY/SZX, the airspace risk doesn't apply — the routing stays in Chinese + European airspace. This is one of the reasons the Jul 8 Hainan deal is the recommended pick over the same-priced Emirates via DXB.

Priority Pass lounges at the connection airports

From prioritypass.com + airportlounge.com, verified 2026-06-29. ★★ = one of the best globally. = solid. No mark = PP eligible but more utilitarian.

AirportPP ratingLoungesUsed by
Abu Dhabi AUH ★★ Etihad First Class Lounge, Etihad Business Class Lounge (T3), Plaza Premium, Al Dhabi Lounge. Six+ PP-eligible across the airport. Etihad, Jet
Doha DOH ★★ Al Mourjan Business Lounge (the famous one), Oryx Lounge, multiple Plaza Premium. Qatar, Jet
Dubai DXB ★★ Marhaba Lounge, Plaza Premium, multiple Emirates (T3 only). DXB is huge — check terminal. Emirates
Hong Kong HKG Plaza Premium (multiple, including the "First" one in T1), Cathay Pacific lounges (limited PP access), SkyPlaza by Plaza Premium. Cathay, many
Bangkok BKK Miracle Lounge (multiple concourses), Thai Royal Orchid, Coral Executive Class. THAI, many
Istanbul IST Turkish Airlines lounge (PP-eligible for THY business and PP cardholders on intl), IGA Lounge, Plaza Premium. Turkish, many
Taipei TPE EVA Air Infinity Lounge (T2, PP-eligible), Plaza Premium, The Star. EVA, China Airlines
Xi'an XIY (no mark — utilitarian but workable) T2: First Class Lounge V22
T3: VIP Lounge V38, Simple Business Club & VIP Lounge V33, China Southern Airlines VIP Lounge
T5 (24h): International First Class Lounge, China Eastern Airlines No.39 Lounge
Hainan at XIY uses T3 — V38 / Simple / China Southern VIP are easy options.
Hainan, many CN carriers
Guangzhou CAN (no mark) Multiple China Southern lounges, Plaza Premium, First Class Lounge — generally good but utilitarian. China Southern, many
Chengdu TFU (no mark) First Class Lounge, Air China Lounge — basic. Hainan, Air China

Recommended outbound (if optimizing for cost + PP + time-window)

🔒 LOCKED for Jul 8: $464 Hainan PEK → CDG via XIY (T5)

Best balance (Jul 1, the original trip-plan): $464 Hainan PEK → CDG via XIY

Strong alternate (Jul 9): $479 Hainan PEK → CDG via SZX (T3)

If avoiding overnight layover: $518 China Southern PKX → CDG via CAN

Best PP fit: $519 Cathay PEK → CDG via HKG

Skip-Paris option: $333 Hainan PEK → VIE via TFU

Source CSVs (raw, on mni.ac)

Caveats