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Cheap Flights from Sydney to Shanghai

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CZ Return flights from $459
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$459
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 09 Mar$460
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Dep. Thu 18 FebRet. Tue 02 Mar$460
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$464
Dep. Tue 20 OctRet. Sat 07 Nov$664
Dep. Thu 18 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb$707
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$726
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$726
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$880
Dep. Mon 01 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar$905
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$1,157
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Fri 29 May$1,159
Dep. Sat 29 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$2,449
Dep. Sun 30 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$2,449
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$2,449
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$2,449
CX Return flights from $641
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$641
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$693
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Dep. Tue 20 OctRet. Sat 07 Nov$740
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Fri 29 May$854
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$988
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$2,353
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$3,609
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$3,609
Dep. Sat 29 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$3,791
Dep. Sun 30 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$5,002
MF Return flights from $650
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$650
Dep. Tue 20 OctRet. Sat 07 Nov$690
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Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$695
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 09 Mar$696
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$697
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$854
Dep. Thu 18 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb$902
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$906
Dep. Thu 18 FebRet. Tue 02 Mar$909
Dep. Mon 01 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar$909
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Fri 29 May$1,045
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$2,954
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$2,954
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$2,954
Dep. Sat 29 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$2,957
Dep. Sun 30 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$2,957
CX,QF Return flights from $765
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$765
CZ,MF Return flights from $794
Dep. Tue 20 OctRet. Sat 07 Nov$794
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$800
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 09 Mar$826
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$844
Dep. Mon 01 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar$874
Dep. Thu 18 FebRet. Tue 02 Mar$878
Dep. Thu 18 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb$878
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$941
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,055
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$1,063
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Fri 29 May$1,581
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$2,441
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$3,543
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$3,544
Dep. Sun 30 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$3,545
Dep. Sat 29 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$3,546
CA,MF Return flights from $798
Dep. Tue 20 OctRet. Sat 07 Nov$798
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$827
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$1,126
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Fri 29 May$1,448
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$2,284
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$3,188
Dep. Sat 29 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$3,660
Dep. Sun 30 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$12,250
CA Return flights from $798
Dep. Tue 20 OctRet. Sat 07 Nov$798
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,014
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$1,017
CX,MF Return flights from $799
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$799
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Fri 29 May$1,149
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Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,242
Dep. Sat 29 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$3,872
Dep. Sun 30 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$3,873
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$3,873
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$5,261
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$5,261
CZ,VA Return flights from $800
Dep. Tue 20 OctRet. Sat 07 Nov$800
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$823
CZ,VAShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$872
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$873
Dep. Mon 01 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar$988
Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Fri 29 May$1,280
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,346
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$2,096
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$3,444
CZ,TR,VJ Return flights from $829
Dep. Thu 18 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb$829
CX,CZ Return flights from $833
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$833
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$932
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Dep. Mon 25 MayRet. Fri 29 May$1,180
Dep. Sat 29 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$4,506
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$4,506
Dep. Sun 30 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$4,507
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Sun 06 Sep$4,507
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$4,614
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$6,356
HX,MF Return flights from $849
Dep. Sun 15 NovRet. Sun 29 Nov$849
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$971
MF,TR Return flights from $860
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$860
MF,TR,ZH Return flights from $881
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$881
9C,MF,TR Return flights from $885
Dep. Tue 20 OctRet. Sat 07 Nov$885

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

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Average Sydney to Shanghai Return Prices

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

December 2025
$1,225
January 2026
$1,438
February 2026
$973
March 2026
$799
April 2026
$1,160
May 2026
$764
June 2026
$848
August 2026
$1,066
September 2026
$1,302

Did you know...

  • The shortest one-way flight on this route is 13 hrs 15 mins with . Xiamen
  • It is 7,887 kilometres from Sydney to Shanghai.
  • Shanghai has the IATA code of SHA and Sydney is SYD.

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from Sydney?

Currently, the cheapest month to travel from Sydney to Shanghai is July/2026.

What airlines fly direct to Shanghai from Sydney?

No airlines have non-stop flights to Shanghai from Sydney.

What is the cheapest airline to fly to Shanghai from Sydney?

The cheapest airline that flies to Shanghai from Sydney is China Southern.

What is the best airline to fly to Shanghai from Sydney?

The best airline to fly to Shanghai from Sydney is Cathay Pacific.

How to get from Sydney to Shanghai
Sydney (SYD)
 to 
Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
10h 20m
Make your own way from Pudong International Airport to Terminal 1

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