China Southern upgrades some routes starting this winter

China Southern is upgrading certain routes for the winter timetable, with some good additions for those of you who need to connect in the Far East, Australia, Russia

Specifically, there are improvements for services from Guangzhou to Brisbane, Sydney and Moscow-Sheremetyevo.

Guangzhou – Brisbane goes from 5 times weekly to Daily, with the following timetable:

CZ381 DEPART CAN 21:15 ARRIVE BNE 08:25+1 
CZ382 DEPART BNE 09:55 ARRIVE CAN 17:00

Route operates 5 times a week until 26th October
Operates Daily from 27th October
Service changes apply from Brisbane 1 day later

Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 

Meanwhile Sydney will gain an A380 service as part of the two rotations that operate between Guangzhou and Sydney.

CZ301 DEPART CAN 08:20 ARRIVE SYD 20:40 A330
CZ325 DEPART CAN 21:05 ARRIVE SYD 0930+1 A380

CZ326 DEPART SYD 1050 ARRIVE CAN 1700 A380
CZ302 DEPART SYD 2215 ARRIVE CAN 0500+1 A330

Route operates twice daily

A380 Service begins 27th October from CAN, 28th from SYD. 
Current Service to run with A330 equipment 

Booked Equipment 
CZ235/326 operates with an Airbus A380
CZ301/302 operates with an Airbus A330-200

Finally, China Southern will also operate a 3 time weekly service between Guangzhou and Moscow Sheremetyevo – allowing connections with SkyTeam hub that is based there as well as domestic routes across the Russian Federation with Aeroflot

DEPART CZ355 CAN 14:25 ARRIVE CVO 2025
DEPART CZ356 SVO 22:40 ARRIVE CAN 1140+1

Service commences 27th October
Service operates Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 

More connections are always welcome, with the timings suited for connections beyond Guangzhou.

For those of you who are looking to earn or redeem SkyTeam miles with China Southern, these could be quite attractive routes for a nice trip.