There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Sydney Airport (SYD) by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PVG - SYD
12h 38m$441–1,112Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane NGB - SYD
19h 12m$315–902Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane SHA - SYD
14h 31m$701–1,401Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane WUX - SYD
15h 44m$376–1,124Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane HGH - SYD
16h 51m$357–1,030Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane NTG - SYD
17h 43m$389–1,129Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Stationtrain
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane NKG - SYD
14h 58m$524–848
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sydney Airport (SYD) is to train and fly which costs $500 - $850 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sydney Airport (SYD) is to fly which takes 12h 38m and costs $440 - $1,200.
The distance between Shanghai and Sydney Airport (SYD) is 7902 km.
It takes approximately 12h 38m to get from Shanghai to Sydney Airport (SYD), including transfers.
Sydney Airport (SYD) is 2h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 12:49 PM in Shanghai and 2:49 PM in Sydney Airport (SYD).
There are 5206+ hotels available in Sydney Airport (SYD).
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sydney Airport (SYD), Australia?
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and Qantas fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Sydney International Airport via Fuzhou, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
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
- 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
- $25–27
- Business Class Seat
- $35–50
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- $29–32
- 1st Class Seat
- $48–53
- Business Class Seat
- $65–100
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $27–30
- 1st Class Seat
- $45–49
- Business Class Seat
- $60–90
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $9–14
- Hard Sleeper
- $10–16
- Soft Sleeper
- $26–40
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 Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–27
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $23–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $35–50
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $22–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
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
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $14–21
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