Cheapest€637.34
- Air China AC842111:3511h 16m22:51Shanghai PVGMelbourne AVV
Door to door 14h 26mCO2 1228.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Shanghai to Melbourne costs €637.34 at the cheapest and takes 13h 59m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 8,297 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 8,297 km
- Fastest
- 13h 59m
- Average
- 14h 48m
- Services per day
- 10
- Cheapest
- €637.34
- CO2 per passenger
- 1228.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 14h 26m | 11h 16m | 3h 10m | €767.73 | 1228.0 kg | 10 |
- 14h 26mFastest, by Flight
- €767.73Cheapest, by Flight
- 1228.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 8,297 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€983.08
- China Eastern Airlines CE501807:3012h 18m19:48Shanghai PVGSydney SYD
- NSW TrainLink NS798621:044h 50m01:54North Sydney railway stationNorth Melbourne
Changes at Sydney, with 76 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 20h 21mCO2 1225.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Shanghai to Melbourne | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €1,568.36 | €1,589.60 | €1,058.60 | €977.77 | €1,029.10 | €1,288.11 | €1,019.66 | €1,007.27 | €993.70 | €837.35 | €767.73 | €808.44 | €1,079.25 | €859.18 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €637.34
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When to book Shanghai to Melbourne
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €917.0090 days
- €485.1260 days
- €550.6145 days
- €600.7630 days
- €776.5821 days
- €859.1814 days
- €1,019.667 days
- €1,058.603 days
- €1,568.361 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €485.12.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 223 percent. The most expensive point is €1,568.36, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €993.70Sun
- €837.35Mon
- €767.73Tue
- €808.44Wed
- €1,079.25Thu
- €859.18Fri
- €1,007.27Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €977.77Sep
- €816.11Oct
- €597.81Nov
- €632.62Dec
- €627.31Jan
- €510.49Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 8,297 km against 8,055 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sydney, Manila, Hong Kong, Bandar Seri Begawan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 76 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Shanghai at 06:28 and the last at 17:34, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Shanghai
Rail
- Shanghai railway station
- Shanghainan Railway Station
- Shanghai West railway station
Bus
- 江汉路
- 南翔汽车站
Air
- PVG
- SHA
Ferry
- Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal
- 塘桥渡口
Melbourne
Rail
- North Melbourne
- Melbourne Central
- Kew railway station, Melbourne
Bus
- Melbourne Airport
- Williamstown
Air
- MEL
- AVV
Ferry
- Spotswood
- Como Landing
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air China | €637.34 |
| China Eastern Airlines | €647.96 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €532.50 | 84% |
| Taxes | €95.85 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 1% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 0% |
| Total you pay | €637.34 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Melbourne well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
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Questions about Shanghai to Melbourne
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Shanghai to Melbourne?
The fastest journey from Shanghai to Melbourne takes 13h 59m door to door, of which 11h 16m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 14h 48m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Shanghai to Melbourne?
The cheapest fare from Shanghai to Melbourne is €637.34, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,018.48. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Melbourne?
The cheapest way from Shanghai to Melbourne is by Flight, at €767.73 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 14h 26m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Shanghai to Melbourne?
Fares from Shanghai to Melbourne bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €485.12. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 223 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Shanghai to Melbourne?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Shanghai to Melbourne, at €767.73. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Shanghai to Melbourne?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Shanghai to Melbourne, at €510.49 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Shanghai to Melbourne?
2 operators sell services from Shanghai to Melbourne across 1 modes: Air China, China Eastern Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Shanghai to Melbourne?
60 percent of the services we sell from Shanghai to Melbourne are direct. The rest connect at Sydney, Manila, Hong Kong, Bandar Seri Begawan, with about 76 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Shanghai to Melbourne use?
Services from Shanghai to Melbourne by Flight leave from Shanghai PVG and arrive at Melbourne AVV. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Shanghai to Melbourne?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Shanghai to Melbourne allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Shanghai to Melbourne on September 11, 2026: 8297 km of route against 8055 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €637.34, and 13h 59m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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