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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Shanghai

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MF Return flights from $502
Dep. Fri 23 OctRet. Mon 16 Nov$502
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$557
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Dep. Wed 24 MarRet. Thu 08 Apr$745
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sat 03 Oct$869
Dep. Wed 16 SepRet. Mon 28 Sep$914
Dep. Wed 16 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$914
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Tue 22 Dec$984
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$986
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Sat 13 Feb$1,246
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Fri 29 Jan$1,302
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 11 Jan$1,302
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 18 Jan$1,302
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Thu 21 Jan$1,317
Dep. Sun 06 DecRet. Fri 11 Dec$4,258
CZ Return flights from $546
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$546
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$546
CZShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$553
Dep. Fri 23 OctRet. Mon 16 Nov$588
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Sat 13 Feb$678
Dep. Wed 24 MarRet. Thu 08 Apr$743
Dep. Wed 16 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$795
Dep. Wed 16 SepRet. Mon 28 Sep$795
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Tue 22 Dec$847
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 11 Jan$982
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 18 Jan$982
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$1,028
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Thu 21 Jan$1,057
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Fri 29 Jan$1,057
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sat 03 Oct$1,180
Dep. Sun 06 DecRet. Fri 11 Dec$3,190
HU Return flights from $578
Dep. Fri 23 OctRet. Mon 16 Nov$578
AK,D7,MF,TR Return flights from $690
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$690
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$705
CA,CZ Return flights from $690
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$690
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Tue 22 Dec$981
CA,CZShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Sat 13 Feb$1,146
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 11 Jan$1,148
Dep. Wed 24 MarRet. Thu 08 Apr$1,230
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 18 Jan$1,349
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Thu 21 Jan$1,369
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Fri 29 Jan$1,370
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sat 03 Oct$1,747
Dep. Sun 06 DecRet. Fri 11 Dec$3,817
CA,SC Return flights from $700
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$700
Dep. Wed 16 SepRet. Mon 28 Sep$1,464
AK,CZ,D7,MF,TR Return flights from $706
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$706
AK,D7,HU,MF,TR Return flights from $713
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$713
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$719
HU,MF Return flights from $722
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$722
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sat 03 Oct$1,039
CZ,VA Return flights from $728
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$728
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$880
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Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 11 Jan$1,150
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 18 Jan$1,153
CZ,HX Return flights from $735
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$735
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$774
CZ,HXShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Thu 21 Jan$1,244
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Sat 13 Feb$1,478
Dep. Wed 16 SepRet. Mon 28 Sep$1,504
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sat 03 Oct$1,938
AK,D7,MF Return flights from $736
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$736
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$741
CZ,MF Return flights from $736
Dep. Fri 23 OctRet. Mon 16 Nov$736
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$748
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Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$773
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$775
Dep. Wed 24 MarRet. Thu 08 Apr$901
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Tue 22 Dec$994
Dep. Wed 16 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$1,022
Dep. Wed 16 SepRet. Mon 28 Sep$1,022
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$1,059
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Sat 13 Feb$1,180
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 11 Jan$1,226
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Thu 21 Jan$1,227
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Fri 29 Jan$1,270
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 18 Jan$1,279
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sat 03 Oct$1,325
Dep. Sun 06 DecRet. Fri 11 Dec$3,591
MF,ZH Return flights from $744
Dep. Fri 23 OctRet. Mon 16 Nov$744
CA Return flights from $749
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$749
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Tue 22 Dec$1,321
CAShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Sat 13 Feb$1,562
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 11 Jan$1,562
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Mon 18 Jan$1,700
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Thu 21 Jan$1,700
Dep. Tue 01 DecRet. Fri 29 Jan$1,700
Dep. Sun 06 DecRet. Fri 11 Dec$4,625

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Average Melbourne to Shanghai Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to Shanghai return airfares.

August 2026
$886
September 2026
$1,198
October 2026
$1,065
November 2026
$829
January 2027
$1,229
March 2027
$987

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