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Find cheap flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney from $250

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Cheap flight deals from Hongqiao Intl to Sydney (SHA-SYD)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Hongqiao Intl to Sydney that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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20:00 - 19:40SHA-SYD
21h 40m1 stop
06:45 - 22:10SYD-SHA
17h 25m2 stops
Sat, 21 Sep - Fri, 4 Oct
22:00 - 19:40SHA-SYD
19h 40m1 stop
06:00 - 22:40SYD-SHA
18h 40m2 stops
Thu, 30 May - Thu, 6 Jun
19:25 - 14:50SHA-SYD
17h 25m1 stop
19:40 - 10:55SYD-SHA
17h 15m1 stop
$963Air China
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Sat, 14 Sep - Sun, 29 Sep
13:20 - 10:50SHA-SYD
19h 30m1 stop
21:50 - 12:05SYD-SHA
16h 15m1 stop
$1,057Cathay Pacific
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Sat, 11 May - Mon, 13 May
12:50 - 19:40SHA-SYD
28h 50m2 stops
09:00 - 11:25SYD-SHA
28h 25m2 stops
$1,639China Southern
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Sat, 14 Sep - Sun, 29 Sep
22:15 - 06:25SHA-SYD
30h 10m2 stops
15:00 - 10:25SYD-SHA
45h 25m2 stops
$2,065China Southern
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Sat, 21 Sep - Fri, 4 Oct
20:25 - 14:50SHA-SYD
16h 25m1 stop
19:40 - 10:55SYD-SHA
17h 15m1 stop
$3,226Air China
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Wed, 12 Jun - Tue, 2 Jul
18:10 - 09:20SHA-SYD
13h 10m1 stop
11:25 - 14:45SYD-SHA
29h 20m1 stop
$3,944XiamenAir
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Tue, 11 Jun - Sat, 29 Jun
18:10 - 09:20SHA-SYD
13h 10m1 stop
11:25 - 12:50SYD-SHA
27h 25m1 stop
$4,191XiamenAir
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Tue, 11 Jun - Fri, 28 Jun
13:20 - 17:25SHA-SYD
26h 05m2 stops
21:50 - 15:35SYD-SHA
19h 45m1 stop
$4,195Cathay Pacific
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Thu, 25 Jul - Mon, 2 Sep

Flights from Hongqiao Intl to Sydney - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Hongqiao Intl to Sydney to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney?

The average price of all flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Sydney clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Sydney on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Sydney?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Sydney, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Sydney is August, where tickets cost $1,057 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, where the average cost of tickets is $3,167 and $2,497 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Sydney?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Sydney, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Sydney, you should book around 4 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 49 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Sydney from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl were found on China Southern ($250) and Hainan Airlines ($296), and the lowest return tickets were found on Air China ($963) and Cathay Pacific ($1,057).

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

September

Cheapest flight

$250
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 116% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Hongqiao Intl to Sydney

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Hongqiao Intl to Sydney based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Sydney?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Sydney was $163 for a one-way ticket and $493 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney?

    When flying out of Shanghai Hongqiao Intl you will be using Shanghai Hongqiao Intl. You will be landing at Sydney, also known as Sydney Kingsford Smith.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Shanghai Hongqiao Intl and Sydney, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Shanghai to Sydney, China Southern or China Eastern?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Shanghai to Sydney are China Southern and China Eastern. With an average price for the route of $708 and an overall rating of 7.8, China Southern is the most popular choice. China Eastern is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,787 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sydney from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Sydney with an airline and back to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Sydney?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Sydney from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Hongqiao Intl to Sydney

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Shanghai to Sydney. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Hongqiao Intl to Sydney? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.8
China SouthernOverall score based on 284 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.3Crew
7.7Comfort
7.4Food
8.0Boarding
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Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

6.0 GoodJieling, Jan 2024WUH - DXB
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Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

1. I got very poor check in experience with the counter lady . This is the first airline I ever experienced that no combine check in weight allow . Even we have 4 of us but weight counter by piece . So we wasted lot of time argue and repack . This is super crazy 2. Next I left my Samsung tablet on the plane . And I started to escalate and finally spoke to southern airline lost and found in Malaysia and the amazing answer she give is : system nothing found and please try to call southern airline in china 🧐 . I have been flying many other airlines but this is my first encounterment with such irresponsible airline response and no empathy given to customer . My feeling is nobody bother whether how customer like me feel and I’m just too small for the management to take note .

No red vine, no whiskey, no vodka. No that I wanted all of them at once but still...

During flight, some passengers perform stomping leg exercises which disturb the comfort (I.e. sleep) of other passengers.

No good but was short flight. Both of our China Southern flights were on time. No surprises.

The food was perfect. The boarding process is a bit long. Given the late boarding time, I felt very tired by the time I was seated.

Quality flight from start to finish. Customer service is evidently very important to this company. The staff really exceeded expectations.

Traveling with the Chinese airlines , their service superior to the US Airlines , they are much more friendly and the seats are comfortable , In the past I flew with United , now ,United Airline will become history for me .

Pros: "Yes, seats were very comfortable and crew members were extremely helpful"
Cons: "Everything was excellent."
Pros: "see SH to GZ prior flight. The same."
Cons: "Same problems. Get KFC or McDonalds to cater. No one enjoys the airline's food which I suspect is prepared on a very small budget. Even a sandwich with a pre-packaged drink would elevate the foodservice."

There was nothing I didn’t like, prices a little lower would help

Flight delay was informed at the last minute. Food quality is not up to Qantas standard I was unable to book an online boarding pass on any of my 6 flights.

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

Rescheduled after ticket purchased and issued, not 2 or 3 times and not a fourth but by 5 times, by Qantas, that's right, 5 changes! Forcing an overnight stay in Chile and need for visa. Qantas can no longer provide basic services as a national or international service provider. Professionalism is extinct and the provider needs to be mentored and educated in perfecting who to operate as an airline. Qantas is the spirit of Australian dissatisfaction.

Amazing! Was put on the earlier flight and I requested for an aisle seat and was given it. Thanks Qantas!

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

It's only a short trip from Sydney to Melbourne, which i have done many times. The trip met my expectations

The crew were amazing - A great job. They made me feel special and valued.

I really appreciated the fact that when I checked my bags at the Quantas counter after arriving from an international flight an hour early, the agent noticed I had a very long layover. He then found an earlier flight that allowed me to get to Cairns several hours earlier than I planned. That was amazing because I had already traveled over 20 hours and wasn’t looking forward to such a long layover. It allowed me to see my daughter and grandchildren much earlier (it had been two years since I visited last).

The plane was small and a little stuffy inside the plane.

Going to Xiamen they did not offer any wine and basically offered two food choices in tin trays. Something you would expect on a domestic flight in China not a $10k business class flight. The flight attendant admitted they also stopped paying for satellite Wi-Fi; which they used to offer and now don't - without apology. Normally I am a huge fan of a non-stop but the difference between Japanese or US carriers is a large one and well worth a stop in Korea or Japan rather than pay double for no amenities at all. The plane is nice, but the experience was below par.

Once on board, everything is perfect. The young and pretty flight attendants warmly welcome each passenger and demonstrate excellent service attitudes. As passengers board one after another, the flight attendants begin to inquire about our meal preferences. I requested to see a wine list and choose a suitable red wine. She replied that there were no menus or wine lists, but she would take a photo of the red wine options on her phone and show me later. After lunch, the flight attendants began to ask about dinner arrangements. It turns out that there were only three options for dinner: seafood, chicken, and beef, exactly the same as lunch.

Cons: "Shouldn’t have babies or small kids in the business class"
Pros: "There was a good amount of leg room for an economy seat"
Cons: "I wish there was a bigger movie selection"
Pros: "There was a good amount of leg room for an economy seat"
Cons: "I wish it had more movie options"
Pros: "Crew was very good and professional, yes the seats were comfortable"
Cons: "I think the Xiamen knows how to run an airline."
Cons: "They wouldn’t let us in the plane due to passport expiring within 6 months of travel. That should have been something you should have put out there during the booking process. We’re now not going on vacation and are having a hard time getting anything back from a trip we couldn’t take"
Pros: "Crew was nice"
Cons: "It was extremely loud the entire trip and after traveling for more than 24 hours beforehand, it was an extremely uncomfortable trip."
Pros: "The crew was nice"
Cons: "My tv monitor didn’t work and my wife’s chair wouldn’t stay reclined"

Good airline for the price. The Air stewardess are great, nothing is to much trouble. Will use again.

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

How do you run out of beer after one hour of a twelve hour flight?!

You’re in the three parts of my life, the China Eastern air crew remembered and wish me happy birthday. I was given pastries on two different occasions and a complementary drink. The stew is wish me happy birthday and gave me a birthday card. Everything was first class. Thank you.

2 hours delay on the 1st plane out of the day!!!!!

Multiple delays, with no explanation. Caused us to almost miss our connector. The airline made no effort when we arrived in Shanghai to help us make it to our next flight with the same airline.

Pros: "The flight was smooth. Food was on time . Wine is available for the anxious flyers who can’t sleep."
Cons: "Better softer hand soap , sprays and lotion . Sleep mask"
Cons: "delay of about 1 hour, we almost missed our international flight from beigin"
Pros: "Nice staff."
Cons: "Although I've ordered vegan food about 3 months in advance, I have not been provided with a vegan meal and received cheese lasagne. Pretty sad on such a long distance flight."
Pros: "Great crew in business class!"
Cons: "Wifi was terrible, entertainment is below average and angle seats for a 12 hour flight is sub par. The food was so so"

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Cons: "Everything was great. Very nice and friendly crew, clean plane, great food. Excellent overall"
Pros: "Friendly crew and helpful staff"
Cons: "Missed connection from PEK to XIY due to delayed arrival and early departure. From XIY to PEK, booked and confirmed 11 departure, changed to 12:30 without notification or explaination. Rushed connections at PEK, pretty much ran from the minute left plan to another terminal, through custom, through all the health check points, security check. Just keep the fights on time and keep the original schedules, not arbitrarily change them."
Pros: "Because of our delay, we flew with Air Thai instead of Air China....much better airline"
Pros: "The price"
Cons: "Staff was not helpful and kind of rude unless you spoke their language. Food options were terrible and not very comfortable seat for 13+ hr flight."
Pros: "The food was good. It was nice that they supply wet hot towels before each meal. The seat was comfortable with the price I paid for. The rest room is nice and clean and quite spacious. The L’occitane toiletery bag was nice."
Cons: "It would be nice to supply mouthwash in the rest room. It would be nice to have a foot step at the bottom to open the trash container. The comforter is not washed and smells."
Cons: "Even for business class there is no TV screen on each seat. Just one small TV screen on the ceiling for a few rows to share. It would be much better with TV screen on each seat. I was sitting in the first row business class and the air hostess skipped me and didn’t give me a slipper. She gave me a used slipper at the end only without a packet. This is unprofessional to treat a business class passenger"
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room limited, and food is minimal."
Cons: "More TV show choices and more Hollywood movies although I understand it's a Chinese airline not American."

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Shanghai to Sydney found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
21/5Tue
1 stopChina Southern
32h 50mSHA-SYD
$250
29/5Wed
1 stopChina Southern
21h 40mSHA-SYD
$255
16/6Sun
1 stopChina Southern
32h 50mSHA-SYD
$258
31/5Fri
1 stopHainan Airlines
27h 40mSHA-SYD
$296
21/5Tue
1 stopXiamenAir
21h 10mSHA-SYD
$329
18/5Sat
1 stopXiamenAir
15h 10mSHA-SYD
$339
28/5Tue
2 stopsChina Eastern
30h 35mSHA-SYD
$468
25/5Sat
1 stopChina Eastern
23h 35mSHA-SYD
$648
14/9Sat
1 stopAir China
15h 20mSHA-SYD
$654
2/8Fri
1 stopHainan Airlines
27h 40mSHA-SYD
$679

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Last minute flights from Hongqiao Intl to Sydney

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Shanghai to Sydney that are departing in the next 10 days.
2/5Thu
multi-stop
31h 50mSHA-SYD
9/5Thu
multi-stop
27h 35mSYD-SHA
$912
2/5Thu
multi-stop
34h 50mSHA-SYD
9/5Thu
multi-stop
27h 35mSYD-SHA
$1,061
2/5Thu
multi-stopCathay Pacific
14h 55mSHA-SYD
9/5Thu
multi-stopCathay Pacific
16h 15mSYD-SHA
$1,075
2/5Thu
multi-stop
23h 50mSHA-SYD
9/5Thu
multi-stop
27h 35mSYD-SHA
$1,184

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