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CZ Return flights from $794
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$794
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$794
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Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$794
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$794
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$794
Dep. Sat 06 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$794
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$794
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$794
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$794
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$794
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$794
Dep. Thu 18 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar$794
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$794
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$794
Dep. Tue 02 JunRet. Wed 03 Jun$1,092
Dep. Sat 01 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,234
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,243
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,275
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Fri 12 Jun$1,529
Dep. Mon 15 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,725
Dep. Mon 22 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr$1,725
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$1,749
Dep. Sat 13 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,749
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$1,749
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Thu 01 Apr$1,749
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,749
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,749
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$1,769
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,787
Dep. Tue 02 JunRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,881
GA Return flights from $877
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$877
Dep. Mon 22 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr$883
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Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$884
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$894
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$899
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$899
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$1,104
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,106
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Thu 01 Apr$1,121
Dep. Thu 18 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar$1,187
Dep. Mon 15 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,189
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,189
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,190
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,203
Dep. Sat 06 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$1,232
Dep. Sat 13 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,244
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,270
Dep. Sat 01 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,372
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,396
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,556
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,567
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,571
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,590
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,803
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,865
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$1,925
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Fri 12 Jun$4,813
MH Return flights from $1,003
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Thu 01 Apr$1,003
Dep. Thu 18 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar$1,003
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Dep. Mon 22 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr$1,003
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,003
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,010
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$1,025
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$1,025
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,025
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$1,025
Dep. Sat 13 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,025
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$1,025
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,029
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,050
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$1,085
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,086
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,086
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,086
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,086
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,086
Dep. Mon 15 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,086
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$1,086
Dep. Sat 01 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,108
Dep. Sat 06 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$1,108
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,108
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,116
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,442
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Fri 12 Jun$1,452
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$1,732
HO,VN Return flights from $1,069
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,069
Dep. Sat 01 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,138
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Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,324
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$1,441
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,767
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,767
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$1,767
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,767
Dep. Sat 06 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$1,788
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,813
Dep. Thu 18 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar$1,885
Dep. Mon 22 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr$1,885
Dep. Sat 13 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,885
Dep. Mon 15 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,885
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$1,885
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,885
Dep. Tue 02 JunRet. Wed 03 Jun$1,961
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$2,228
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$3,224
JQ,VJ Return flights from $1,085
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,085
9C,HO,TR Return flights from $1,091
Dep. Sat 01 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,091
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,268
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Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,457
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Fri 12 Jun$1,871
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$1,955
JQ,VJ,VN Return flights from $1,095
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,095
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,226
CX Return flights from $1,097
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,097
Dep. Tue 02 JunRet. Wed 03 Jun$1,106
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Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$1,107
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Fri 12 Jun$1,107
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,113
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,123
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,123
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,123
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,123
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,124
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,126
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,134
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$1,139
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$1,178
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$1,185
Dep. Sat 06 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$1,185
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,185
Dep. Sat 01 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,190
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$1,370
Dep. Tue 02 JunRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,934
CZ,JQ,VJ Return flights from $1,124
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,124
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,439
3U Return flights from $1,132
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,132
Dep. Sat 01 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,147
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Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,543
CZ,JQ,VN Return flights from $1,134
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,134
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,250
D7,VN Return flights from $1,156
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$1,156
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$1,162
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Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,197
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,197
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Thu 01 Apr$1,315
Dep. Mon 22 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr$1,315
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,315
Dep. Sat 01 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,514
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$1,534
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,581
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,610
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,631
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,656
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,677
Dep. Sat 06 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$1,720
Dep. Mon 15 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,939
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,959
HO,JQ,VJ Return flights from $1,165
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,165
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,177
VN Return flights from $1,168
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$1,168
Dep. Sat 01 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,182
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Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,191
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,191
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,191
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,191
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$1,200
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,219
Dep. Thu 04 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,222
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,225
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,229
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,269
Dep. Mon 15 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,269
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Thu 01 Apr$1,271
Dep. Sat 13 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,311
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,311
Dep. Sat 06 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$1,311
Dep. Mon 22 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr$1,311
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$1,311
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$1,323
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sat 20 Mar$1,323
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,323
Dep. Thu 18 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar$1,362
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$1,362
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,362
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$1,362
Dep. Tue 02 JunRet. Wed 03 Jun$2,172
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Fri 12 Jun$2,769
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$5,623
CX,JQ,VJ Return flights from $1,177
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,177

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Cheapest Sydney to Shanghai Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Sydney to Shanghai return airfares.

December 2025
$969
January 2026
$2,712
February 2026
$967
March 2026
$633
April 2026
$980
May 2026
$559
June 2026
$555
July 2026
$1,260
September 2026
$554

Average Sydney to Shanghai Return Prices

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

December 2025
$3,295
January 2026
$2,843
February 2026
$2,091
March 2026
$1,457
April 2026
$2,145
May 2026
$1,724
June 2026
$1,741
July 2026
$2,280
September 2026
$1,842

Did you know...

  • has the quickest flight from Sydney to Shanghai at 10 hrs 20 mins
  • The distance between Sydney and Shanghai is 7,864 km.
  • Shanghai is 2 hours later than Sydney.

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from Sydney?

Right now, June/2026 is the cheapest time of year to take a flight to Shanghai from Sydney. May/2026 is the most expensive month to fly to Shanghai from Sydney.

What airlines fly direct to Shanghai from Sydney?

China Eastern and Juneyao Airlines fly non-stop between Sydney and Shanghai.

What is the cheapest airline to fly from Sydney to Shanghai?

Hainan Airlines is the cheapest airline to fly to Shanghai from Sydney.

What is the best airline to fly to Shanghai from Sydney?

The best airline to fly from Sydney to Shanghai is Qatar Airways. China Eastern is the best for direct flights. Jetstar is the best budget airline.

How to get from Sydney to Shanghai
Sydney (SYD)
 to 
Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
10h 20m

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