Find China Southern Airlines(CZ) flights from Shanghai to Melbourne

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Shanghai to Melbourne with the following airlines, including: China Eastern Airlines Juneyao Airlines Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 10 hours 26 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Melbourne.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Shanghai to Melbourne is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 13 flight per week flying from Shanghai to Melbourne. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: China Eastern Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- MU737 (20:50)

The cheapest months to fly from Shanghai to Melbourne is September, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our September flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Shanghai to Melbourne on September 18, 2026 with AirAsia X Berhad, with prices starting at US$232.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Melbourne: Avalon Airport (AVV), Moorabbin (Harry Hawker) Airport (MBW), Essendon Airport (MEB), and Melbourne Airport (MEL). Flying from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Melbourne Airport (PVG-MEL) is by far the most common option on this route.

The time difference between Melbourne and Shanghai is 2h.

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