There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Melbourne Airport (MEL) by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PVG - MEL
13h 3m$401–1,112Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SHA - MEL
14h 46m$301–901Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PVG - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Sunshine Stationtrain
19h 5m$493–1,258Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HGH - MEL
14h 26m$396–1,030Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane WUX - MEL
15h 59m$366–1,124Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NTG - MEL
17h 58m$379–1,129
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is to train and fly which costs $390 - $1,100 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs $400 - $1,200.
The distance between Shanghai and Melbourne Airport (MEL) is 8056 km.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Shanghai to Melbourne Airport (MEL), including transfers.
Melbourne Airport (MEL) is 2h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 6:10 AM in Shanghai and 8:10 AM in Melbourne Airport (MEL).
There are 5290+ hotels available in Melbourne Airport (MEL).
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Melbourne Airport (MEL), Australia?
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and Qantas fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Fuzhou, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Avalon Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Sunshine Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $15–17
- 1st Class Seat
- $24–27
- Business Class Seat
- $35–50
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $12–14
- 1st Class Seat
- $20–22
- Business Class Seat
- $28–40
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $14–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–27
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $13–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $16–23
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $9–14
- Hard Sleeper
- $10–16
- Soft Sleeper
- $26–40
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $4–7
- Hard sleeper
- $10–15
- Soft sleeper
- $17–23
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $14–20
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