$423 Find Cheap Flights from Adelaide to Shanghai

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Cheapest return fare
$705
Overall average: $858
China Southern
Mon 1/6Thu 25/6
ADL - SHA • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$1,495
China Eastern
Fri 26/6Thu 9/7
ADL - PVG • Direct
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Cheapest • from $705 (return)
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Best reviews • 8.2 score
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When to book
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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.
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Recent return flight deals from Adelaide to Shanghai

Mon, 1 Jun - Thu, 25 Jun
China Southern Logo
10:30 - 09:20
ADL
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SHA
24h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
21:50 - 08:55
SHA
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ADL
33h 35m
1 stop
$705China Southern
Tue, 3 Mar - Wed, 15 Apr
China Southern Logo
11:30 - 00:45
ADL
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PVG
15h 45m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
18:20 - 08:55
PVG
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ADL
13h 05m
1 stop
$717China Southern
Tue, 3 Mar - Wed, 15 Apr
China Southern Logo
11:30 - 09:15
ADL
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SHA
24h 15m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
16:50 - 08:55
SHA
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ADL
14h 35m
1 stop
$717China Southern
Mon, 16 Mar - Thu, 19 Mar
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08:05 - 01:00
ADL
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PVG
19h 25m
2 stops
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02:15 - 07:25
PVG
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ADL
26h 40m
2 stops
$740Multiple Airlines
Mon, 2 Mar - Sun, 8 Mar
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18:20 - 00:20
ADL
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PVG
32h 30m
2 stops
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01:35 - 07:25
PVG
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ADL
27h 20m
2 stops
$784Multiple Airlines
Mon, 16 Mar - Fri, 20 Mar
China Southern Logo
11:30 - 00:45
ADL
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PVG
15h 45m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
06:45 - 09:55
PVG
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ADL
24h 40m
1 stop
$787China Southern
Mon, 16 Mar - Fri, 20 Mar
China Southern Logo
11:30 - 09:15
ADL
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SHA
24h 15m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
13:50 - 09:55
SHA
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ADL
17h 35m
1 stop
$787China Southern
Mon, 16 Mar - Fri, 20 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:05 - 01:00
ADL
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PVG
19h 25m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 07:25
PVG
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ADL
46h 55m
3 stops
$800Multiple Airlines
Mon, 2 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar
China Southern Logo
11:30 - 00:45
ADL
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PVG
15h 45m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
21:55 - 09:55
PVG
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ADL
33h 30m
1 stop
$816China Southern
Mon, 2 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar
China Southern Logo
11:30 - 09:15
ADL
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SHA
24h 15m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
20:00 - 09:55
SHA
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ADL
35h 25m
1 stop
$816China Southern
Booking Insights

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.

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 August, where tickets cost $731 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,501 and $1,347 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 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$423
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 $423 for a one-way ticket and $705 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?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Adelaide and Shanghai, with Star Alliance 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.

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 1443 reviews
8.3Boarding
7.8Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
8.0Entertainment
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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.

8.0 Excellentpuravi, Dec 2025
EWR - SIN
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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.

Best airline I think. No problems with anything. Crew were great, no problems with the airline food and entertainment and a smooth flight.

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

The staff on the plane were attentive and friendly. The frustration with the cabin crew was that we were served second to special diet people. And, we were in economy section. The boarding staff was mediocre. Got scolded for requesting to sit with spouse on 14 hours long flight home. Was told they cannot break up families for us. Didn’t understand how we were denied sitting together as we are husband and wife. After many words of exchange, we were accommodated. Cleaning crew did a horrible job! Bathrooms were unsanitary or dirty from beginning of flight! Didn’t expect sparkling as its economy, but did except decent.

Crew and service excellent. 2 hour delay for takeoff. SQ app showed flight on time.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

Good service and food. For buying items on flight should be preordered as they don’t keep much stock on board.

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

Very good flight from Boarding to landing -efficient and comfortable with decent entertainment options

Crew was very good, but could have checked on us when meals were not being served also.

great experience. better than all other airlines flying this route.

Flight from Hong Kong to LAX was late, the plane was grubby, overcrowded and hot. I recently flew Starlux and that was a MUCH better experience.

The crew, pilots and flight attendants were all amazing. What could be better is reinforcing that seats cannot be reclined at departure and landing. I had a person seated in front of me who had her seat all the way inclined, including during take-off - after the crew asked her to seat upright. Cathay Pacific should reinforce this safety request and perhaps penalize those who don't follow it. I felt very unsafe with this person limiting my space and perhaps putting my life in danger in the "unlikely" case of an emergency.

The bed was alright in business class. Food variety and quality were not up to the mark compared to the business class airfare.

Given the Business class airfare, the food variety and quality both were substandard. The crew was not interested to serve other choices and work hard to provide alternatives. Very disappointing food service.

Food , drink experience were great with Cathay. Crew service was excellent. Clean toilet and full snack bars always, pilot took of 26minutes later when boarding at Hong Kong with extra US customs check at gate 9 for US flight, but he managed to arrive only 2 minutes later from flight tracker. Smooth flight .

one hour transit not good. cathay pacific is not helpful at all

Trip was fine. My only complaint was that when the passenger in front of me reclined her seat (which was, in essence, the whole flight except landing and take-off,) it was uncomfortably claustrophobic for me and very difficult for my husband to get in and out of his window seat. Also uncomfortable to watch the entertainment because the screen was right in your face.

The morning in Hong Kong was ridiculous. Very chaotic. The flight was delayed. Missed connecting flights. Kathy should be more competent in getting the planes ready ahead of time so that flights can depart on time.. totally ridiculous and unnecessary. Very poor performance.

Our 6.30am flight was boarded then cancelled to fly at 10.55am . We were flying to Brisbane to attend a funeral at 12 noon an hour away . This means missing the funeral due to unreliability of Virgin . Unimpressed !!

It was with Link Airways and the Saab 340 jet was noisy and little comfort.

They didn’t sent my luggage I got it 24 hours later

Plane was late and they wouldn’t check our bags through to Tokyo

Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

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.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

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.

Vast improvement needed in customer service. I couldn’t get the drink of my choice during both meals (i.e. sparking water and Diet Coke). I had used plastic cups falling onto me from the tray. No eye contact when they thank you on the way out signalling an insincere thank you.

Jia yung was the flight attendant that made this a miserable flight.

The flight isn’t great, as the plane has faulty with light and noise. It blinks and make noise for 8hrs non stop! Causing health and sensory issues! Causing Hazard matter to all 3 babies that on bassinet seats. This matters affected 12 passengers and the most horrible flight I ever experience. Have been flying with MAS for more 30yrs and this is the worst! Very disappointed

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