Emirates and the Chinese Mainland

Emirates launched direct passenger flights to the Chinese mainland in 2004, with a daily service to Shanghai. Emirates serves 35 weekly flights to three destinations in China - twice daily to Beijing and Shanghai, and daily to Guangzhou. In July 2025, Emirates will launch new non‑stop daily services to Shenzhen and Hangzhou, increasing Emirates’ total weekly services to China to 49 weekly.

Emirates SkyCargo also operates freighter services to Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Beijing.

Read more about Emirates’ operations in our fact sheet: Emirates and the Chinese mainland(Opens a PDF in a new tab)