Looking for a budget solution to "the Middle Kingdom" from Europe we have some great option for you based on SkyTeam Airlines Air France / KLM, Alitalia and their partner China Eastern Airlines. Roundtrip flights from Rome to Shenzhen are now available already for €282 incl. all taxes and checked luggage. However you would have to accept two layovers on your way so this is a solution for all of you looking for the cheapest option and can accept not a perfect routing.. Another option for travellers in Italy would be to depart either from Turin or Venice. In such case you can book return tickets from €349.. 
This promotional sale based on service of Air France / KLM and Alitalia is valid for bookings made in travel period between December 2016 and March 2017. Blackout period around Christmas holidays. You can also book a bit more expensive flights in Q2 of 2017. If interested in this solution to China please refer to our booking samples below.
Booking sample
Venice - Shenzhen from €357
Rome - China (Xi´An, Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai) from €336 (Hainan AIrlines)
Rome - China (Xi´An, Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai) from €336 (Hainan AIrlines)
You can easily compare travel dates here directly at the website of Air France / KLM. To book your accommodation in Shenzhen you can use Booking.com or consider following promo codes that offer Hotelopia or Venere. If you need to find cheap connection flight from your home town we recommend to use Skyscanner.
Booking sample of cheap return flights from Italy to China (Shenzhen) from €282 here. As per our booking sample you would depart from Rome to Shenzhen on 13th of January. Your return flight from Asia back to Europe would be then on 1st of February 2017.
