There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PVG - MEL
13h 53m$469–940Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SHA - MEL
15h 46m$359–1,029Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane WUX - MEL
16h 9m$424–1,253Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HGH - MEL
16h 17m$425–1,159Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NTG - MEL
17h 39m$447–1,257
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Melbourne is to fly which costs $460 - $950 and takes 13h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Melbourne is to fly which takes 13h 53m and costs $460 - $950.
The distance between Shanghai and Melbourne is 8076 km.
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Shanghai to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 3h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 8:25 PM in Shanghai and 11:25 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5353+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and Qantas fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
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
- $20–23
- Business Class Seat
- $28–40
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
- $25–28
- Business Class Seat
- $35–50
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $9–14
- Hard Sleeper
- $10–17
- Soft Sleeper
- $26–40
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $13–19
- Adult - 1st Class
- $16–23
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $4–7
- Hard sleeper
- $10–15
- Soft sleeper
- $17–23
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $15–21
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