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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Shanghai

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CZ Return flights from $526
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$526
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$526
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Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$526
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$527
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$527
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$527
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$527
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$532
Dep. Mon 01 JunRet. Wed 10 Jun$538
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Fri 20 Nov$666
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov$682
Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$766
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$832
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$833
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,010
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,010
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul$1,170
HU Return flights from $570
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$570
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$570
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Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$570
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$570
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$584
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$585
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$611
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$611
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$618
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$619
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,002
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,003
3U Return flights from $658
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$658
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$658
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Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$659
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$659
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$660
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$660
Dep. Mon 01 JunRet. Wed 10 Jun$676
Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$792
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$795
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$844
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Fri 20 Nov$15,213
D7 Return flights from $676
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov$676
Dep. Mon 01 JunRet. Wed 10 Jun$683
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Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$695
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$698
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Fri 20 Nov$718
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$747
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$919
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$919
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$1,000
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul$1,129
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$1,346
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,607
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,665
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,680
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,798
CA Return flights from $684
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$684
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$685
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Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$687
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$688
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov$1,119
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,430
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$1,438
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$1,438
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$1,438
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,466
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,466
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$2,118
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Fri 20 Nov$9,155
CA,ZH Return flights from $711
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$711
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$711
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Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$712
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$728
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$730
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$748
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$867
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$924
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$925
Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$1,116
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,179
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,190
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul$1,499
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Fri 20 Nov$1,616
HX Return flights from $714
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$714
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,129
D7,HU Return flights from $728
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$728
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$732
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Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$756
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$758
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$807
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$807
Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$1,073
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$1,086
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,125
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$1,163
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,179
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,474
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,648
ZH Return flights from $728
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$728
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$728
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Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$728
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$729
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$730
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$732
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$926
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$940
Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$1,057
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Fri 20 Nov$1,616
CZ,D7 Return flights from $732
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Fri 20 Nov$732
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$739
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Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$744
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$754
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$765
Dep. Mon 01 JunRet. Wed 10 Jun$802
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$807
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov$818
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$834
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$853
Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$854
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$1,160
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul$1,300
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,518
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,560
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,789
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,981
D7,ZH Return flights from $735
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$735
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$742
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Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$757
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$762
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$769
Dep. Mon 01 JunRet. Wed 10 Jun$791
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$797
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$808
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$849
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$1,163
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,434
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,437
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,599
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,603
3U,D7 Return flights from $744
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$744
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$748
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Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$768
Dep. Mon 01 JunRet. Wed 10 Jun$813
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$822
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$861
Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$917
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$1,150
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Mon 08 Jun$1,405
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,444
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,444
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul$1,546
D7,HX Return flights from $746
Dep. Mon 01 JunRet. Wed 10 Jun$746
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$920
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Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$923
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$1,196
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul$1,267
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,469
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,501
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,570
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,925
CX,D7 Return flights from $761
Dep. Mon 01 JunRet. Wed 10 Jun$761
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Mon 01 Jun$776
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Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$776
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$974
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Fri 20 Nov$1,039
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov$1,051
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$1,054
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,164
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,187
Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$1,254
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul$1,282
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$1,374
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,632
CA,D7 Return flights from $777
Dep. Fri 17 AprRet. Mon 04 May$777
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Mon 11 May$782
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Dep. Fri 12 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun$807
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Thu 14 May$814
Dep. Fri 24 AprRet. Thu 07 May$840
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Sat 13 Jun$887
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov$1,052
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul$1,207
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 04 Jun$1,236
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 23 Mar$1,395
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Thu 02 Apr$1,514
Dep. Fri 13 MarRet. Mon 30 Mar$1,530

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

Do you need to catch a flight to Melbourne? Check out our domestic flights to Melbourne. If Melbourne is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Shanghai from New Zealand and flights to China. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne


Cheapest Melbourne to Shanghai Return Prices

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

December 2025
$676
January 2026
$1,453
February 2026
$943
March 2026
$617
April 2026
$2,643
May 2026
$674
June 2026
$519
July 2026
$1,575
August 2026
$990

Average Melbourne to Shanghai Return Prices

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

December 2025
$2,491
January 2026
$2,679
February 2026
$1,898
March 2026
$1,433
April 2026
$2,150
May 2026
$1,470
June 2026
$1,610
July 2026
$1,947
August 2026
$1,638
September 2026
$1,848

Did you know...

  • It is 8,017 kilometres from Shanghai to Melbourne.
  • Pudong International Airport at China is the closest train station to Shanghai airport.
  • PVG is the IATA airport code for Shanghai.

Questions and Answers

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

At the moment, the cheapest times in the year to fly from Melbourne to Shanghai are May/2026 and March/2026. The most expensive month is October/2026.

What airlines fly non-stop to Shanghai from Melbourne?

Qantas Airways, China Eastern and Juneyao Airlines fly non-stop between Melbourne and Shanghai.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Melbourne to Shanghai?

The cheapest airline to fly to Shanghai from Melbourne is Hainan Airlines.

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

The best airline to fly from Melbourne to Shanghai is Qatar Airways. For non-stop flights then Qantas Airways is best. The best low-cost airline is Jetstar.

How to get from Melbourne to Shanghai
Melbourne (MEL)
 to 
Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
10h 20m

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