MEL to PVG

Melbourne to Shanghai flight ticket price

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MEL
Melbourne (MEL), AustraliaTullamarine
PVG
Shanghai (PVG), ChinaPu Dong
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Cheapest fareA$523Cathay Pacific
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Live flights for Thu, 06 Aug 2026

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Thu, 06 AugMEL to PVGA$523 Fri, 07 AugMEL to PVG Sat, 08 AugMEL to PVG Sun, 09 AugMEL to PVG Mon, 10 AugMEL to PVG Tue, 11 AugMEL to PVG Wed, 12 AugMEL to PVG
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Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-134
07:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
14H :50 M
1 Stop
HKG · 2h 30mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
20:15
2026-08-06
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-134
07:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
16H :45 M
1 Stop
HKG · 4h 25mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
22:10
2026-08-06
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-134
07:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
18H :30 M
1 Stop
HKG · 6h 10mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
23:55
2026-08-06
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-134
07:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
29H :40 M
1 Stop
HKG · 17h 15mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
11:05
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-134
07:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
30H :40 M
1 Stop
HKG · 18h 25mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
12:05
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-134
07:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
31H :50 M
1 Stop
HKG · 19h 30mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
13:15
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-134
07:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
35H :00 M
1 Stop
HKG · 22h 45mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
16:25
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-104
14:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
22H :40 M
1 Stop
HKG · 10h 25mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
11:05
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-104
14:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
23H :40 M
1 Stop
HKG · 11h 35mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
12:05
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-104
14:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
24H :50 M
1 Stop
HKG · 12h 40mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
13:15
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-104
14:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
28H :00 M
1 Stop
HKG · 15h 55mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
16:25
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-104
14:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
29H :25 M
1 Stop
HKG · 17h 15mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
17:50
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-104
14:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
31H :50 M
1 Stop
HKG · 19h 40mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
20:15
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-104
14:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
33H :45 M
1 Stop
HKG · 21h 35mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
22:10
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-104
14:25
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
35H :30 M
1 Stop
HKG · 23h 20mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
23:55
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$523
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 1 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9002
06:15
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
17H :55 M
2 Stops
SYD · 2h 25mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 1h 35mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
22:10
2026-08-06
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$578
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9002
06:15
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
19H :40 M
2 Stops
SYD · 2h 25mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 3h 20mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
23:55
2026-08-06
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$578
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9004
06:30
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
17H :40 M
2 Stops
SYD · 2h 10mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 1h 35mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
22:10
2026-08-06
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$578
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9004
06:30
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
19H :25 M
2 Stops
SYD · 2h 10mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 3h 20mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
23:55
2026-08-06
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$578
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9093
06:45
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
17H :25 M
2 Stops
SYD · 1h 55mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 1h 35mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
22:10
2026-08-06
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$578
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9093
06:45
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
19H :10 M
2 Stops
SYD · 1h 55mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 3h 20mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
23:55
2026-08-06
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$578
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9002
06:15
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
30H :50 M
2 Stops
SYD · 14h 10mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 3h 00mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
11:05
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$617
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces

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Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9002
06:15
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
31H :50 M
2 Stops
SYD · 14h 10mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 4h 10mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
12:05
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$617
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9002
06:15
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
33H :00 M
2 Stops
SYD · 14h 10mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 5h 15mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
13:15
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$617
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9002
06:15
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
36H :10 M
2 Stops
SYD · 14h 10mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 8h 30mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
16:25
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$617
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
CX-9002
06:15
2026-08-06
Melbourne (MEL)AustraliaTullamarine
37H :35 M
2 Stops
SYD · 14h 10mSydney (SYD), Australia
HKG · 9h 50mHong Kong (HKG), Hong Kong
17:50
2026-08-07
Shanghai (PVG)ChinaPu Dong
A$617
total fare
Non Refundable 9 Seat Left Economy
Check-in: 1 PiecesCabin: 2 Pieces
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Fare highlights

Selected flight highlights for 06 Aug 2026.

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Lowest fare A$523 Cathay Pacific 07:25
Earliest departure A$1,057 Singapore Airlines 05:55
Shortest duration A$918 China Eastern 21:30
Night 00:00-05:59 A$1,057 Singapore Airlines at 05:55
Morning 06:00-11:59 A$523 Cathay Pacific at 07:25
Afternoon 12:00-17:59 A$523 Cathay Pacific at 14:25
Evening 18:00-23:59 A$642 Cathay Pacific at 23:45

Melbourne to Shanghai route details

Melbourne (MEL)

Tullamarine

Australia

GMT 10

Latitude: -37.673302

Longitude: 144.843002

Shanghai (PVG)

Pu Dong

China

GMT 8

Latitude: 31.143400192260742

Longitude: 121.80500030517578

Distance: Melbourne (MEL), Australia to Shanghai (PVG), China - 8,017.37 km
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Melbourne to Shanghai - what to expect when booking

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Approx route distance: 8,017.37 km.

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Book Cheapest Flight from Melbourne to Shanghai on FlyX

Securing the best airfare from Melbourne to Shanghai is all about planning. FlyX's real-time fare tracking system allows you to check flight options and lock in the lowest ticket prices before they rise:

  • Book at least 3-4 weeks in advance to secure the most competitive Melbourne to Shanghai airfares.
  • Consider traveling mid-week (Tuesdays or Wednesdays) to bypass weekend pricing surges.
  • Early morning or late-night departure flights consistently offer lower fares than afternoon slots.
  • Use our live calendar view above to easily spot fare changes on nearby dates.

Find the Lowest airfare from Melbourne to Shanghai

Cheapest Fare Fare Date Airline Departure
Lowest Airfare Today A$523 06/08/2026 Cathay Pacific 07:25
Cheapest Airfare Within 30 Days A$512 14/08/2026 Cathay Pacific 07:25
Cheapest Airfare Within 90 Days A$497 13/10/2026 Cathay Pacific 07:25

Book Melbourne to Shanghai Flight Tickets on FlyX

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Melbourne to Shanghai Flight Distance, Duration and Time

The aerial distance between Melbourne and Shanghai is approximately 8,017 KM. The flight duration ranges from 10H :20 M up to 41H :15 M depending on whether you book a non-stop flight or a connecting schedule with layovers.

Melbourne to Shanghai Flight Schedule and Timing

Around 135 flights operate on this route, providing plenty of choices for your travel window. The earliest morning flight departs from Melbourne at 05:55, while the last night flight leaves at 23:45. Flights depart from Tullamarine and land at Pu Dong.

Flight Route Details & Analysis

Flight Details Information
Route Melbourne to Shanghai
Aerial Distance 8,017 KM
Flight Duration 10H :20 M - 41H :15 M
Airport Codes Melbourne - MEL, Shanghai - PVG
Total Flights Available 135 flights (3 direct)
First Flight Departure Departs at 05:55
Last Flight Departure Departs at 23:45
Early Morning Flights (12 AM - 8 AM) 44 direct/indirect flights
Morning Flights (8 AM - 12 PM) 37 direct/indirect flights
Afternoon Flights (12 PM - 4 PM) 19 direct/indirect flights
Evening Flights (4 PM - 8 PM) 16 direct/indirect flights
Night Flights (8 PM - 12 AM) 19 direct/indirect flights

Airport Information & Terminals

MEL: Melbourne airport. Melbourne airport transfer should be matched to the exact hotel, suburb or meeting area. Rail can work well for light luggage, but late arrivals, winter weather and family baggage often make a direct cab or booked transfer easier.

PVG: Shanghai airport system. Shanghai can mean Pudong or Hongqiao. Pudong is common for long-haul international flights; Hongqiao is closer to many business areas and domestic rail links. Check the airport before booking transfers.
Frequently asked questions - Melbourne to Shanghai flights
Yes, booking flights in advance helps you secure cheap flight tickets. Comparing air ticket prices 3–4 weeks early gives you better visibility of airline timings, baggage policies, and fare rules before high-demand periods push prices up.
The approximate direct air distance between Melbourne (MEL) and Shanghai (PVG) is 8,017.37 km. The actual flight duration and route path vary depending on airline schedules and wind conditions.
Non-stop flight availability depends on the airline schedule and departure date. You can filter the live search results by stops to view direct flights, one-stop connections, and transit flights instantly.
Airline seat inventory and airfares change dynamically in real-time. Selecting 'Book Now' runs a live fare verification check to ensure you get the most accurate price before final booking confirmation.
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MEL → PVG · from A$523
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