There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Brisbane by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brisbane Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane PVG - BNE
13h 12m$368–787Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gold Coast Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane PVG - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
17h 8m$273–814Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane SHA - BNE
15h 40m$298–1,026Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane WUX - BNE
16h 18m$343–1,249Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane HGH - BNE
17h 40m$293–1,005Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane NGB - BNE
18h 9m$292–827
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Brisbane is to fly which costs $360 - $800 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Brisbane is to fly which takes 13h 12m and costs $360 - $800.
The distance between Shanghai and Brisbane is 7360 km.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Shanghai to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 2h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 9:24 AM in Shanghai and 11:24 AM in Brisbane.
There are 2331+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
China Eastern Airlines and Qantas fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Brisbane Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $12–14
- 1st Class Seat
- $19–22
- Business Class Seat
- $27–40
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $15–17
- 1st Class Seat
- $24–27
- Business Class Seat
- $30–50
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- $29–32
- 1st Class Seat
- $47–52
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $9–14
- Hard Sleeper
- $10–16
- Soft Sleeper
- $25–40
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $15–22
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $14–20
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–27
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $23–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $35–50
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $4–7
- Hard sleeper
- $10–15
- Soft sleeper
- $17–23
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
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