Cheapest€634.39
- China Eastern Airlines CE105706:4012h 14m18:54Sydney SYDShanghai SHA
Door to door 15h 24mCO2 1201.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Sydney to Shanghai costs €634.39 at the cheapest and takes 13h 49m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 8,118 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 8,118 km
- Fastest
- 13h 49m
- Average
- 14h 30m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €634.39
- CO2 per passenger
- 1201.5 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 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 15h 24m | 12h 14m | 3h 10m | €801.95 | 1201.5 kg | 4 |
- 15h 24mFastest, by Flight
- €801.95Cheapest, by Flight
- 1201.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 8,118 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€894.09
- NSW TrainLink NS592807:305h12:30North Sydney railway stationSouth Brisbane railway station
- China Eastern Airlines CE969713:5911h 14m01:13Brisbane BNEShanghai SHA
Changes at Brisbane, with 89 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 19h 40mCO2 1142.2 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 Sydney to Shanghai | 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 | €1,935.93 | €1,469.83 | €1,371.89 | €957.12 | €1,124.09 | €1,404.93 | €1,243.86 | €1,000.78 | €1,011.40 | €829.09 | €801.95 | €837.94 | €1,052.70 | €1,121.14 |
| Train | €1,842.84 | €1,419.89 | €1,205.39 | €1,132.79 | €1,147.09 | €1,227.39 | €1,498.54 | €1,255.44 | €955.69 | €883.09 | €896.84 | €880.34 | €1,070.64 | €1,214.74 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €634.39
Shanghai sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Where to stay in Shanghai
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When to book Sydney to Shanghai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €823.7890 days
- €558.8760 days
- €567.1345 days
- €606.0730 days
- €721.9421 days
- €1,121.1414 days
- €1,243.867 days
- €1,205.393 days
- €1,842.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €558.87.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 230 percent. The most expensive point is €1,842.84, 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.
- €955.69Sun
- €829.09Mon
- €801.95Tue
- €837.94Wed
- €1,052.70Thu
- €1,121.14Fri
- €1,000.78Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €957.12Sep
- €729.09Oct
- €641.64Nov
- €651.54Dec
- €589.94Jan
- €499.28Feb
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 8,118 km against 7,881 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 Hangzhou, Taipei, Manila, Brisbane. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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 Sydney at 06:40 and the last at 07:30, across 4 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.
Sydney
Rail
- North Sydney railway station
- Rookwood railway station, Sydney
- APM Siding
Bus
- Parramatta EA
- UTS Shuttle Bus
Air
- SYD
Ferry
- North Sydney
- Cabarita
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
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Eastern Airlines | €634.39 | 13h 49m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
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 | €530.00 | 84% |
| Taxes | €95.40 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 1% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 0% |
| Total you pay | €634.39 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Shanghai well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Shanghai railway station
Most of the points near Shanghai railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Sydney to Shanghai
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 Sydney to Shanghai?
The fastest journey from Sydney to Shanghai takes 13h 49m door to door, of which 12h 14m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 14h 30m, 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 Sydney to Shanghai?
The cheapest fare from Sydney to Shanghai is €634.39, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,113.47. 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 Sydney to Shanghai?
The cheapest way from Sydney to Shanghai is by Flight, at €801.95 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 15h 24m 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 Sydney to Shanghai?
Fares from Sydney to Shanghai bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €558.87. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 230 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Sydney to Shanghai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sydney to Shanghai, at €801.95. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Sydney to Shanghai?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sydney to Shanghai, at €499.28 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 Sydney to Shanghai?
1 operators sell services from Sydney to Shanghai across 1 modes: 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 Sydney to Shanghai?
20 percent of the services we sell from Sydney to Shanghai are direct. The rest connect at Hangzhou, Taipei, Manila, Brisbane, with about 67 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 Sydney to Shanghai use?
Services from Sydney to Shanghai by Flight leave from Sydney SYD and arrive at Shanghai SHA. 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 Sydney to Shanghai?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Sydney to Shanghai 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 Sydney to Shanghai on September 11, 2026: 8118 km of route against 7881 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €634.39, and 13h 49m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Shanghai a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Things to do in Shanghai
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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