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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Shanghai

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CZ Return flights from $1,100
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Wed 11 Nov$1,100
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,063
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Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,136
MF Return flights from $1,154
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Wed 11 Nov$1,154
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,112
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Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,258
MF,ZH Return flights from $1,392
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Wed 11 Nov$1,392
CZ,ZH Return flights from $1,405
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Wed 11 Nov$1,405
CZ,MF Return flights from $1,436
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Wed 11 Nov$1,436
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,442
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Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,550
9C,CX,TR Return flights from $1,545
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Wed 11 Nov$1,545
9C,JQ,MF,VN Return flights from $1,646
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Tue 19 Jan$1,646
9C,CX,MF Return flights from $1,701
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Wed 11 Nov$1,701
CX Return flights from $1,925
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Tue 19 Jan$1,925
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Tue 19 Jan$1,960
9C,CX,VN Return flights from $2,109
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,109
CA,HX Return flights from $2,161
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,161
HX,MF Return flights from $2,172
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,172
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,299
9C,CZ,VN Return flights from $2,221
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,221
CA Return flights from $2,314
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,314
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,897
HX,JQ,MF Return flights from $2,327
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Tue 19 Jan$2,327

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Average Melbourne to Shanghai Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to Shanghai return airfares.

July 2026
$2,370
August 2026
$1,707
September 2026
$2,267
October 2026
$1,664
November 2026
$1,508
December 2026
$2,412
January 2027
$2,157
February 2027
$2,215
March 2027
$1,834

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