$453 Find Cheap Flights from Adelaide to Shanghai

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Cheapest return fare
$624
Typical prices: $802-$1,544
China Southern
Mon 27/7Sun 16/8
ADL - SHA • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$8,359
Delta
Tue 18/8Mon 31/8
ADL - PVG • Direct
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3 days a week
Tue, Fri, Sun
You can fly direct with China Eastern. Average duration is 10h 30m
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Cheap Flights from Adelaide to Shanghai (ADL-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Adelaide to Shanghai 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Adelaide to Shanghai

Mon, 27 Jul - Sun, 16 Aug
China Southern Logo
10:30 - 22:20
ADL
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SHA
13h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
11:50 - 08:55
SHA
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ADL
19h 35m
1 stop
$624China Southern
Mon, 27 Jul - Wed, 12 Aug
China Southern Logo
10:30 - 17:25
ADL
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SHA
32h 25m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
11:50 - 08:55
SHA
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ADL
19h 35m
1 stop
$634China Southern
Thu, 6 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug
China Southern Logo
10:30 - 12:55
ADL
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PVG
27h 55m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
06:55 - 08:55
PVG
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ADL
24h 30m
1 stop
$727China Southern
Thu, 6 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug
China Southern Logo
10:30 - 10:20
ADL
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SHA
25h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
12:50 - 08:55
SHA
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ADL
18h 35m
1 stop
$732China Southern
Mon, 10 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug
China Southern Logo
10:30 - 14:20
ADL
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SHA
29h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
15:50 - 08:55
SHA
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ADL
15h 35m
1 stop
$782China Southern
Sat, 22 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug
Malaysia Airlines Logo
09:45 - 14:15
ADL
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PVG
30h 00m
1 stop
Malaysia Airlines Logo
15:25 - 07:00
PVG
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ADL
14h 05m
1 stop
$822Malaysia Airlines
Mon, 27 Jul - Wed, 12 Aug
China Southern Logo
10:30 - 13:00
ADL
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PVG
28h 00m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
18:20 - 08:55
PVG
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ADL
13h 05m
1 stop
$833China Southern
Tue, 13 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
Malaysia Airlines Logo
10:45 - 01:10
ADL
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PVG
16h 55m
1 stop
Malaysia Airlines Logo
15:25 - 08:00
PVG
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ADL
14h 05m
1 stop
$862Malaysia Airlines
Mon, 27 Jul - Sun, 16 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:55 - 09:20
ADL
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SHA
25h 55m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:50 - 08:55
SHA
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ADL
16h 35m
1 stop
$883Multiple Airlines
Thu, 13 Aug - Thu, 20 Aug
Malaysia Airlines Logo
09:45 - 14:15
ADL
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PVG
30h 00m
1 stop
Malaysia Airlines Logo
15:25 - 07:00
PVG
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ADL
14h 05m
1 stop
$892Malaysia Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Adelaide to Shanghai flights

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

How much is a return flight from Adelaide to Shanghai?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Adelaide to Shanghai departing in July.

What is the cheapest Adelaide to Shanghai flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Adelaide to Shanghai costs $873 on the route between Adelaide (ADL) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). It is also the most popular route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Adelaide to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Adelaide to Shanghai, 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 Adelaide to Shanghai is March, where tickets cost $507 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,071 and $739 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Adelaide to Shanghai?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Adelaide to Shanghai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Adelaide to Shanghai, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$453
Flight from Adelaide to Shanghai Pudong Airport

When to book flights from Adelaide to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Adelaide to Shanghai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Adelaide to Shanghai

  • What is the cheapest flight from Adelaide to Shanghai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Adelaide to Shanghai was $453 for a one-way ticket and $624 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Adelaide to Shanghai?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Adelaide to Shanghai?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Adelaide to Shanghai?

    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 Adelaide to Shanghai.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Adelaide to Shanghai?

    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 Shanghai with an airline and back to Adelaide with another airline.

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

    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 Shanghai from Adelaide up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Adelaide to Shanghai?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Adelaide to Shanghai.
Find which airlines fly direct from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Adelaide to Shanghai

Tuesday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Friday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Sunday

China Eastern

China Eastern

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Direct returns

Shanghai to Adelaide

Monday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Thursday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Saturday

China Eastern

China Eastern

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Adelaide to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Adelaide to Shanghai. 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 Adelaide to Shanghai? 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.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1547 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.3Boarding
8.6Crew
7.8Food
8.1Entertainment
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Clean modern comfortable. Food could have been better, I only ate breakfast I wish they wouldn’t wake sleeping passengers who would rather sleep through dinner. No tea or coffee for breakfast

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
JFK - FRA
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Clean modern comfortable. Food could have been better, I only ate breakfast I wish they wouldn’t wake sleeping passengers who would rather sleep through dinner. No tea or coffee for breakfast

Kayak really screwed up by offloading the booking to a third party. They were completely inept and caused a bunch of toil. I will never use Kayak again.

A little more room from the reclining seat in the front of me.

Overall were very good and I was satisfied w/ all the food and services.

First time flying with Singapore airlines and I’ll give them two thumbs up 👍 👍

Excellent service. I pre-ordered gluten intolerant meal and they handle it with care. They served me my meal before other people's to avoid crossed contamination. Thank you 🙏

I wish there was a little more leg room between the seats. The recline was good and seats overall were comfortable. I also didn’t like the 2-4-2 configuration.

The flight crew was phenominal! We couldn't have asked for any better. They were experienced professionals.

Pleasant business class flight experience with good onboarding experience. Flight service team was excellent with usual book-the-chef menu available

The consistency with Singapore Airlines is fantastic. Crew are always brilliant and food delicious in business class

The legroom in economy on an A321 is wholly inadequate for a 6’3” man. Deeply dissatisfied.

I upgraded my flight to business and before boarding they told me they will not have food on the flight unless someone declines the food service.

Seat is too small. Food selection is limited and often ran out of selectable item.

The go to HK trip will easily giving jetlag, but coming back to Chicago has no jetlag because of the time taking off matter.

For an international flight, the service was average at best. It could have been significantly better, particularly with regard to the food quality and options. Additionally, having only two restrooms available for the entire Economy Class made the experience less comfortable and resulted in long wait times.

Good good, good seat, good entertainment system. Customer service is good but can be more polished if CX charges a premium price.

Not at all satisfactory. I had stomach upsets after taking food. Quality of Asian vegetarian meal was awful. Further there was no snacks/ fruits/ biscuits available as in between snacks.. only peanuts and pitzels.. except courteous staff rest of my experience was far from satisfactory

I do not think there was much that could have been done to make it better. The delayed flight was due to bad weather. The turbulent patches were very unavoidable. Am simply thankful that there were no sudden and / or sharp drops during the flight. I do extend my compliments to captain Marcus I believe was his name and the rest of the crew. They all did an excellent job. My only question is whether I get a refund since the seats I had chosen and paid for were reassigned.

Flight was kept super cold. I was shivering and had to layer up.

The crew and the food were excellent. The plane was kept quite clean.

Poor seats. Not helpful crew. The food was awful.overall very very bad experience. Traveled with the family of 5

did not get a notification about seat selection ahead of time. We didn't end up sitting together.

I was denied boarding at the Brisbane airport and it seems like I won’t get any refunds from the airline

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

This was my first time ever flying China Eatern and it will not be my last. I was very satisfied with my whole experience and trip. Thank you very much and until soon.

It was just fine. The sirlines did live up fully to my expectation.

The flight was delayed. The staff made us wait in the room that is too small and it was crowded and with no seats available for waiting. They did not tell us why the delay occurred.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking at the gate, then there was another ticket checking at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Not sure which idiot made this absolutely unnecessary arrangement.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking by the gate, then there was another ticket checking right at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Don't understand why the duplication?

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

Food no choice just give it seams trying to finish what ever you have in hand

The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

They wouldn't let me on the plane. The 3rd party apparently didn't pay for the tickets properly?

Overall experience is good but if the food menu can change to authentic Malaysia food will be good. I.e. Nasi Lemak, Char Kueh Tiew and etc

Surprised that the safety briefing was only conducted in Malay language and no English despite there are foreigners on board. MH should take safety more seriously.

Flights were delayed, Food was good but only 1 meal instead of 2.

Food was good but only 1 meal and 1 pie, instead of 2 meals. Both legs were late.

We are row 11, when the crew came to us, only one meal choice was available.

OK seats comfortable, easy boarding/embarking, excellent connection to domestic Malaysia flight with baggage checked through without customs. Catering especially drinks borderline ok luckily less important aspect

Comfortable seats in economy, managed a few hours sleep in an o night flight but the food was terrible. Surprising as Malaysia airlines has been good in the past. Service was mediocre this time too.

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