There are 8 ways to get from Australia to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Perth Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane PER - SHA
14h 43m¥2,324–7,030Fly Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane PER - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
16h 41m¥1,896–4,869Fly Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PER - PVG
14h 39m¥2,174–3,480Fly Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SYD - PVG
13h 34m¥2,242–5,161Fly Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BNE - PVG
13h 37m¥2,540–6,170Fly Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MEL - PVG
13h 40m¥1,989–4,989Fly Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ADL - PVG
15h 54m¥1,977–5,077Fly Perth Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane PER - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
15h 9m¥2,546–6,611
Perth Airport (PER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2100 - ¥3500 and takes 14h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 34m and costs ¥2200 - ¥5500.
The distance between Australia and Shanghai is 7069 km.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Australia to Shanghai, including transfers.
There are 1836+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Australia and Shanghai, China?
Cathay Pacific and China Southern Airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) twice daily.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–15,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–17,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,700
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,600
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,700
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,500
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
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