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Cheap Flights from Sydney to Shanghai

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CZ Return flights from $531
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$531
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$531
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Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$531
Dep. Sat 17 OctRet. Sun 01 Nov$581
Dep. Mon 26 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$581
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov$581
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$759
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$770
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Tue 15 Sep$789
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$789
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$789
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sat 12 Sep$860
MF Return flights from $534
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$534
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$537
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Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$582
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Tue 15 Sep$604
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$607
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$607
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$607
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$608
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sat 12 Sep$645
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov$722
Dep. Sat 17 OctRet. Sun 01 Nov$723
Dep. Mon 26 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$723
CA Return flights from $598
Dep. Mon 26 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$598
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$604
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Dep. Sat 17 OctRet. Sun 01 Nov$742
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov$742
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$840
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$1,055
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,534
CX Return flights from $619
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$619
Dep. Sat 17 OctRet. Sun 01 Nov$627
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Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$639
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$639
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$640
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$654
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov$658
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$659
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Tue 15 Sep$709
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sat 12 Sep$875
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$933
CX,MF Return flights from $626
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$626
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$687
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Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$745
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Tue 15 Sep$745
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$790
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sat 12 Sep$820
Dep. Sat 17 OctRet. Sun 01 Nov$849
CZ,MF Return flights from $640
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$640
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$642
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Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$680
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$749
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Tue 15 Sep$776
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$793
Dep. Mon 26 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$819
Dep. Sat 17 OctRet. Sun 01 Nov$823
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov$830
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$1,046
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$1,095
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sat 12 Sep$1,125
CX,CZ Return flights from $658
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$658
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$697
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Dep. Sat 17 OctRet. Sun 01 Nov$747
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$787
Dep. Mon 26 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$795
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$805
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Tue 15 Sep$816
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$954
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov$4,294
9C,MF,TR Return flights from $669
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$669
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Tue 15 Sep$781
CZ,MF,TR Return flights from $676
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$676
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$789
CZ,MF,TR,VJ Return flights from $678
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$678
CX,QF Return flights from $680
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$680
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$710
CZ,MF,VJ Return flights from $694
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$694
MF,VJ Return flights from $698
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$698
CX,MF,TR Return flights from $716
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$716
Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$719
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Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$811
CZ,FM,TR Return flights from $717
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sun 30 Aug$717

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Average Sydney to Shanghai Return Prices

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

August 2026
$908
September 2026
$1,115
October 2026
$892
November 2026
$870
December 2026
$1,503
January 2027
$1,380
March 2027
$1,010
April 2027
$1,320

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