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CZ Return flights from $318
Dep. Wed 18 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar$318
Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$371
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Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 26 May$371
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$371
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$382
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$397
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$403
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$418
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$428
Dep. Wed 25 MarRet. Thu 23 Apr$476
Dep. Fri 25 SepRet. Fri 16 Oct$479
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$576
Dep. Sun 29 MarRet. Thu 30 Apr$762
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$4,614
HU Return flights from $353
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$353
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$354
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Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$528
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$587
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$794
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 26 May$1,018
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$1,104
D7 Return flights from $371
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$371
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$631
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Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$640
Dep. Wed 18 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar$705
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$762
Dep. Sun 29 MarRet. Thu 30 Apr$823
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$858
Dep. Wed 25 MarRet. Thu 23 Apr$858
Dep. Fri 25 SepRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,119
3U Return flights from $373
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$373
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$374
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Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$376
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 26 May$376
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$393
Dep. Wed 18 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar$451
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$455
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$661
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$1,024
3U,D7 Return flights from $410
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$410
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$419
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Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$465
Dep. Wed 18 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar$507
Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$510
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$612
Dep. Wed 25 MarRet. Thu 23 Apr$621
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 26 May$650
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$759
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$765
Dep. Fri 25 SepRet. Fri 16 Oct$874
D7,HU Return flights from $411
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$411
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$418
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Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$442
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$452
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$618
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$699
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$711
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$750
CA,D7 Return flights from $411
Dep. Wed 18 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar$411
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$440
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Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$453
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$665
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$724
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$732
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$734
D7,MH Return flights from $414
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$414
Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$515
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Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$673
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$703
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$715
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$723
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$730
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 26 May$1,093
Dep. Fri 25 SepRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,128
Dep. Sun 29 MarRet. Thu 30 Apr$1,296
CA Return flights from $419
Dep. Wed 18 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar$419
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$455
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Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$526
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$526
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$754
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$891
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$901
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$3,340
CZ,D7 Return flights from $429
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$429
Dep. Wed 18 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar$438
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Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$468
Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$489
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$530
Dep. Wed 25 MarRet. Thu 23 Apr$645
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 26 May$695
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$701
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$733
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$745
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$802
Dep. Sun 29 MarRet. Thu 30 Apr$1,030
Dep. Fri 25 SepRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,068
VJ Return flights from $447
Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$447
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$479
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Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 26 May$519
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$559
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$683
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$708
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$756
Dep. Sun 29 MarRet. Thu 30 Apr$757
Dep. Wed 25 MarRet. Thu 23 Apr$831
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$1,673
MH Return flights from $448
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$448
Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$474
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Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 26 May$480
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$645
Dep. Thu 29 JanRet. Mon 09 Feb$650
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$661
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$669
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$670
Dep. Thu 12 FebRet. Fri 20 Feb$670
Dep. Wed 25 MarRet. Thu 23 Apr$673
Dep. Wed 18 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar$731
Dep. Sun 29 MarRet. Thu 30 Apr$879
Dep. Fri 25 SepRet. Fri 16 Oct$951
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$3,791
9C,D7,TR Return flights from $449
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Mon 16 Mar$449
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$485
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Dep. Wed 18 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar$573
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$588
Dep. Tue 17 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$635
Dep. Wed 25 MarRet. Thu 23 Apr$704
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 26 May$783
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Mon 16 Feb$798
D7,VN Return flights from $465
Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$465
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$465
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Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Fri 29 May$484
Dep. Sun 29 MarRet. Thu 30 Apr$657
Dep. Fri 25 SepRet. Fri 16 Oct$888
D7,SC,VJ Return flights from $465
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Fri 15 May$465
Dep. Mon 11 MayRet. Mon 25 May$495

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Do you need to catch a flight to Sydney? Check out our domestic flights to Sydney. If Sydney is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Shanghai from United States (USA) and flights to China. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Sydney


Cheapest Sydney to Shanghai Return Prices

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

December 2025
$532
January 2026
$1,488
February 2026
$531
March 2026
$347
April 2026
$538
May 2026
$307
June 2026
$305
July 2026
$692
September 2026
$304

Average Sydney to Shanghai Return Prices

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

December 2025
$1,808
January 2026
$1,560
February 2026
$1,147
March 2026
$799
April 2026
$1,177
May 2026
$946
June 2026
$955
July 2026
$1,251
September 2026
$1,011

Did you know...

  • Sydney to Shanghai, the shortest return trip is 20 hrs 10 mins
  • Sydney has the IATA airport code of SYD and Shanghai has PVG.
  • Pudong International Airport located at China is the nearest train station to Shanghai airport.

Questions and Answers

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

Currently, the most affordable time of year to fly from Sydney to Shanghai is February/2026. You will pay the most in December/2025.

What airlines fly non-stop to Shanghai from Sydney?

China Eastern and Juneyao Airlines have non-stop flights from Sydney to Shanghai.

What is the cheapest airline that flies to Shanghai from Sydney?

The cheapest airline that flies to Shanghai from Sydney is Hainan Airlines.

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

The best airline to fly between Sydney and Shanghai is Qatar Airways. China Eastern is the best if you need direct flights. Jetstar is the best budget airline.

How to get from Sydney to Shanghai
Sydney (SYD)
 to 
Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
10h 20m
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