There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to China by plane, subway, 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 to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane MEL - CAN
13h 23m¥1,739–4,644Fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane MEL - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Suzhou Northtrain
16h 20m¥1,635–4,451Fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane MEL - SZX
12h 57m¥2,137–4,640Fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane MEL - HKG
13h 26m¥1,978–4,596Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane MEL - HGH
14h 27m¥1,933–4,940Fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane MEL - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
14h 58m¥1,743–4,750Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MEL - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
14h 50m¥2,206–4,569
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to China is to fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥4700 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to China is to fly which takes 12h 57m and costs ¥2100 - ¥4700.
The distance between Melbourne and China is 7608 km.
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Melbourne to China, including transfers.
There are 664+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and China?
China Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥41–45
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥41–45
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥85–130
Train from Nanjing South to Suzhou North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥95–105
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥220–320
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–80
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
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