There are 5 ways to get from Canberra to Shanghai by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CBR - PVG
16h 3m¥1,967–5,579Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane SYD - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
20h 37m¥1,853–5,205Fly Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CBR - SHA
17h 42m¥2,017–6,529Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SYD - PVG
16h 15m¥2,331–4,516Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane SYD - SHA
18h 24m¥2,481–4,866
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Shanghai is to bus and fly which costs ¥2400 - ¥4900 and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Shanghai is to fly which takes 16h 3m and costs ¥1900 - ¥6000.
The distance between Canberra and Shanghai is 7972 km.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Canberra to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 3h behind Canberra. It is currently 2:46 PM in Canberra and 11:46 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1937+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Shanghai, China?
Qantas, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Brisbane, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Adelaide, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Melbourne, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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