There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to China by plane or train
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Fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane MEL - SZX
12h 57m¥1,841–3,344Fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane MEL - CAN
13h 23m¥1,643–4,248Fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane MEL - HKG
13h 13m¥1,832–4,675Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane MEL - HGH
14h 27m¥1,937–6,644Fly 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 40m¥2,010–4,463Fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- 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¥1,939–6,255
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to China is to fly which costs ¥1600 - ¥4300 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to China is to fly which takes 12h 57m and costs ¥1800 - ¥3400.
The distance between Melbourne and China is 7503 km.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Melbourne to China, including transfers.
There are 580+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and China?
Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) twice daily.
- 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
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
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
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
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
- ¥1,600–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–15,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,300
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
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
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
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