There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PVG - MEL
13h 38m$329–840Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SHA - MEL
15h 21m$389–729Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane WUX - MEL
16h 34m$404–1,552Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HGH - MEL
15h 46m$344–1,158Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NTG - MEL
18h 34m$457–1,857Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PVG - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
18h 18m$489–1,840
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $340 - $1,200 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Melbourne is to fly which takes 13h 38m and costs $320 - $850.
The distance between Shanghai and Melbourne is 8076 km.
It takes approximately 13h 38m to get from Shanghai to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 3:25 PM in Shanghai and 5:25 PM in Melbourne.
There are 3231+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Melbourne Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
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 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 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
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $14–20
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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