Route · XMN → HFE
Flights from Xiamen to Hefei
Covering roughly 817 kilometres between Fujian's coastal tech hub and Anhui's provincial capital, this short domestic hop typically wraps up in about an hour and a half block time, making it a practical alternative to the four-plus-hour high-speed rail journey. Xiamen Airlines holds the most natural home-court advantage here, operating the route with Boeing 737s out of its Xiamen Gaoqi base, while Air China, China Southern, and Shandong Airlines add competitive frequency; Beijing Capital Airlines occasionally rounds out the schedule on thinner travel days. Both airports use single main terminals, so connection buffers of 60–75 minutes are generally sufficient, though Hefei Xinqiao's ground transport links to the city centre can add unexpected time. Fares tend to soften noticeably outside Golden Week and the Lunar New Year window, with midweek departures typically offering the most availability and the least schedule disruption.
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Cheapest dates to fly
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Airlines on this route
6 carriersThe 6 carriers we currently track on the Xiamen–Hefei route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Xiamen to Hefei
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Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at XMN and… HFE, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.