China Southern Airlines · fees checked 2026-10-23
China Southern Airlines fees: bags, seats and card fees
What China Southern Airlines's fares include and what the extras really cost, from China Southern Airlines's own website. Prices in AUD per person. Anything China Southern Airlines doesn't publish, we say so rather than guess.
Economy Light fare includes
a 8 kg cabin bag, no checked bag
seat choice the airline doesn't publish, a meal
Checked bag
not published
China Southern Airlines only shows it while you book
Choosing a seat
free on some fares
free on Economy Saver, Economy Standard, Economy Flex, Economy Full Flex
Paying
no card fee published
free: Any card
Every China Southern Airlines fee
See real prices on China Southern Airlines| Fare type | Cabin | Checked | Seat | Meal | Change | Cancel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy Light | 8 kg | – | not published | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Economy Saver | 8 kg | 1 × 23 kg | ✓ | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Economy Standard | 8 kg | 2 × 23 kg | ✓ | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Economy Flex | 8 kg | 2 × 23 kg | ✓ | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Economy Full Flex | 8 kg | 2 × 23 kg | ✓ | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Extra | Australia - Area 2 (China, Asia, Europe, Middle East) |
|---|---|
| Checked bag at airport, 23 kg per direction | $228 |
Paying: no card fee published. Free: Any card (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Diners, Discover) on csair.com: CZ says it charges no payment processing or exchange fees; your card issuer may add a cross-border fee.
- CZ doesn't publish change or refund fees, or even whether each economy fare can be changed or refunded, for tickets bought in Australia: check the fare rules before you pay (czRefundFaq)
- Economy Saver includes one checked bag, not the two that Standard, Flex and Full Flex get between Australia and China; Economy Light, sold on some routes, includes none (czAllowance)
- An extra bag at the airport costs USD160 (about A$228) each way, and a second extra bag USD285 (about A$406). CZ also sells prepaid bags online but doesn't publish their prices (czExcess)
- Standard seats are free to pick, but the front rows, window and aisle seats in rows 2-11 and exit rows cost RMB200-800 (about A$43-171 at the RBA rate) per flight on Australian routes (czSeats)
- The carry-on limit is 8 kg (czCarryOn)
Sources
czAllowance · China Southern: Free Baggage Allowance (Australia site) · checked 2026-10-23 · International economy, between the Southwest Pacific and the Chinese mainland (or via it to a third country): Full Flex/Flex/Standard 2 pcs x 23 kg, Saver 1 pc x 23 kg. 'Economy Light' on some routes has no checked bag. Piece concept, IATA Resolution 302.
czExcess · China Southern: Excess Baggage (Australia site) · checked 2026-10-23 · Area 1/2/3 table in CNY/EUR/USD per extra piece. USD applies when the journey starts outside mainland China and Europe. Area 2 (incl. Southwest Pacific to mainland China, Japan, Korea, Asia, Europe, Middle East): 1st extra piece USD160, 2nd+ USD285, overweight 23-28 kg USD75. Converted at RBA 22-Oct-2026, A$1 = USD0.7018.
czCarryOn · China Southern: Limits to Carry-on Baggage (Australia site) · checked 2026-10-23 · International economy: 1 piece, 8 kg, 55x40x20 cm, plus a small under-seat bag.
czPrepaidBags · China Southern: Purchasing Additional Baggage (Australia site) · checked 2026-10-23 · Prepaid extra pieces (23 kg/158 cm) on CZ-operated international flights, up to 6h before departure, max 4 pieces. 'Tiered pricing ... prices shown on the official CSN website shall prevail': no price table. Refundable before departure.
czSeats · China Southern: Guidelines for Seat Preselection Service (Australia site) · checked 2026-10-23 · General seat selection: all seats other than paid, mileage and reserved ones can be preselected after purchase, unless the ticket product says otherwise. Paid international zones (RMB, long-haul incl. Southwest Pacific): Preferred / exit 800, window-aisle rows 2-11 500, front middle seats 200; short-haul 350/200/100.
czPayment · China Southern: Payment Methods (Australia site) · checked 2026-10-23 · ICPAY on overseas sites takes Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Diners Club, Discover. 'CSN will not charge you any fees for processing payments or exchange rates'. The Online Payment FAQ (page=online_payment) repeats that no additional fees apply.
czRefundFaq · China Southern FAQ: Refund and Change (Australia site) · checked 2026-10-23 · Covers involuntary changes/refunds, duplicate and mistaken purchases, domestic fare drops. No voluntary change or refund fee amounts, and no per-brand rules, for international tickets.
czCabin · China Southern FAQ: Cabin Class & Services (Australia site) · checked 2026-10-23 · Economy on international flights: unified catering and drinks.
Bands: Australia - Area 2 (China, Asia, Europe, Middle East) (up to 18,000 km, e.g. SYD-CAN, MEL-CAN).