Cheap flights from Shanghai to Australia from $312

In general, May is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to Australia. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $196. If you don’t want to visit Australia in May, then you should wait until February to fly from Shanghai, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $301.

Fly from Shanghai Pu Dong to Melbourne for the best Shanghai - Australia flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Australia from Shanghai when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Australia for around $1,046 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Australia from Shanghai for as low as $668 on momondo.

VietJet Air, Hainan Airlines, and Air China are the most popular carriers operating from Shanghai to Australia

China Eastern, China Southern and Beijing Capital Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Australia from Shanghai according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Australia. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Australia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Shanghai and Australia have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 99 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, China Eastern have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 13 flights take off from Shanghai and land in Australia each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 20:00, with 74% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

96 flights are operational weekly from Shanghai to Australia as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Tue, with 16% of flights per week taking off on this day.