There are 8 ways to get from Australia to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Perth Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane PER - SHA
14h 43m¥1,825–7,531Fly Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane PER - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Stationtrain
16h 17m¥1,497–4,270Fly Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MEL - PVG
13h 15m¥1,543–4,743Fly Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PER - PVG
13h 54m¥1,575–4,481Fly Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SYD - PVG
13h 39m¥1,544–3,964Fly Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BNE - PVG
13h 37m¥1,842–3,773Fly Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane BNE - SHA
15h¥1,592–5,623Fly Perth Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane PER - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
16h 31m¥1,939–6,776
Perth Airport (PER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥3800 and takes 13h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 15m and costs ¥1500 - ¥4800.
The distance between Australia and Shanghai is 7069 km.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Australia to Shanghai, including transfers.
There are 1540+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Australia and Shanghai, China?
Cathay Pacific and China Southern Airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) twice daily.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Cairns, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–10,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–10,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–480
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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