$384 Find Cheap Flights from Brisbane to Shanghai

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Cheapest return fare
$556
Overall average: $650
China Southern
Sun 3/5Sun 17/5
BNE - SHA • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$999
Typical prices: $942-$1,260
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Mon 18/5Sun 24/5
BNE - PVG • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Brisbane to Shanghai (BNE-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Brisbane 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 Brisbane to Shanghai

Sun, 3 May - Sun, 17 May
China Southern Logo
23:00 - 11:20
BNE
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SHA
14h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
11:50 - 08:25
SHA
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BNE
18h 35m
1 stop
$556China Southern
Sun, 12 Apr - Mon, 27 Apr
China Southern Logo
23:00 - 12:20
BNE
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SHA
15h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
18:50 - 21:10
SHA
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BNE
24h 20m
1 stop
$561China Southern
Tue, 12 May - Tue, 19 May
China Southern Logo
10:10 - 09:20
BNE
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SHA
25h 10m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
14:50 - 21:10
SHA
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BNE
28h 20m
1 stop
$563China Southern
Thu, 21 May - Mon, 25 May
China Southern Logo
10:10 - 00:20
BNE
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PVG
16h 10m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
06:55 - 08:25
PVG
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BNE
23h 30m
1 stop
$563China Southern
Mon, 27 Apr - Mon, 4 May
China Southern Logo
23:00 - 12:20
BNE
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SHA
15h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
15:50 - 21:10
SHA
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BNE
27h 20m
1 stop
$564China Southern
Wed, 15 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr
China Southern Logo
10:20 - 00:20
BNE
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PVG
16h 00m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
18:20 - 21:10
PVG
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BNE
24h 50m
1 stop
$564China Southern
Sat, 25 Apr - Sat, 2 May
China Southern Logo
10:10 - 22:20
BNE
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SHA
14h 10m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
21:45 - 21:10
SHA
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BNE
21h 25m
1 stop
$566China Southern
Fri, 10 Apr - Sun, 26 Apr
China Southern Logo
10:20 - 14:20
BNE
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SHA
30h 00m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
21:45 - 08:25
SHA
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BNE
32h 40m
1 stop
$567China Southern
Fri, 24 Apr - Fri, 1 May
China Southern Logo
23:00 - 20:30
BNE
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PVG
23h 30m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
22:05 - 21:10
PVG
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BNE
21h 05m
1 stop
$567China Southern
Mon, 27 Apr - Mon, 11 May
China Southern Logo
10:10 - 13:00
BNE
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PVG
28h 50m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
06:55 - 08:25
PVG
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BNE
23h 30m
1 stop
$568China Southern
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Brisbane to Shanghai flights

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

What is the cheapest Brisbane to Shanghai flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Brisbane to Shanghai costs $600 on the route between Brisbane (BNE) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). It is also the most popular route.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane 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 Brisbane to Shanghai is August, where tickets cost $719 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,745 and $1,307 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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 Brisbane to Shanghai, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$384
Flight from Brisbane to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

When to book flights from Brisbane to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Brisbane 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 Brisbane to Shanghai

  • How much does a taxi cost from Shanghai airports to the centre of Shanghai?

    Once you’ve arrived at Shanghai Pudong Airport, make your way to the arrivals exit, where you can hire a taxi. A trip from Pudong to the city centre is likely to take around 50min to 1h and will cost around 150 CNY (30 AUD). If your flight has landed at Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), your taxi is likely to take closer to 30min and cost roughly 60 CNY (12 AUD).

  • What routes do airlines offer between Brisbane Airport and the Shanghai airports?

    If you’re flying from Brisbane Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport, EVA Air offers flights with a single layover at Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International (TPE). EVA Air also has flights to Shanghai Hongqiao International (SHA) with a single layover in Taipei. If your flight to Pudong is serviced by a combination of Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines, you’re likely to have a trip with two layovers, the first being at Sydney Airport (SYD) and the second at Tokyo Haneda (HND).

  • What is the cheapest flight from Brisbane to Shanghai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Brisbane to Shanghai was $384 for a one-way ticket and $556 for a return.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Brisbane to Shanghai?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Brisbane 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 Brisbane to Shanghai.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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 Brisbane with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Brisbane 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 Brisbane up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Brisbane to Shanghai

  • If you want to relax and have something to eat before flying out from Brisbane Airport (BNE), make your way to My Lounge in the International Departures Terminal. It will cost around 60 AUD to enter and offers pay-as-you-go services inside such as drinks, food, magazines and shower facilities.
  • If you’re travelling with a small child, you will find numerous Parent Rooms in the Brisbane International Terminal, which come with baby-changing facilities including microwaves and feeding chairs.
  • If you’re looking for assistance with a hidden disability, Brisbane Airport offers sunflower lanyards that let the airport staff know that you may need assistance. Contact the airport ahead of time to arrange this.
  • If you need information after arriving at Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG), you’ll find information desks opposite Gate 8 in the T1 Arrivals Hall and near the HK-Macao-Taiwan Arrivals Exit in the T2 Arrivals Hall.

Prefer to fly direct from Brisbane to Shanghai?

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

Direct departures

Brisbane to Shanghai

Monday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Wednesday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Friday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Saturday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Sunday

China Eastern

China Eastern

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Direct returns

Shanghai to Brisbane

Tuesday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Thursday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Friday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Saturday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Sunday

China Eastern

China Eastern

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Brisbane to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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 1475 reviews
8.6Crew
8.3Boarding
7.8Food
8.0Comfort
8.0Entertainment
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Overall the airline tried to give excellent service. The wheelchair service was bad at SFO. My baggage was also delayed but I thank them for taking the trouble to find it and deliver it to my home.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
BLR - SIN
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Overall the airline tried to give excellent service. The wheelchair service was bad at SFO. My baggage was also delayed but I thank them for taking the trouble to find it and deliver it to my home.

Excellent crew service. Professional, courteous. Service with a smile. Good food Very decent flight experience

a completely full flight - felt quite carmped in, despite being on the window seat. Meal served could better. Surely different from pre-covid trips I used to take to and from Bangkok.

Food was just okay, need to improve for other menu variations

SQ service is great as always. However, the food quality seems to have gotten a lot worse recently.

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.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

The usual excellent experience with Singapore Airlines. The airplane was on time and actually early to Haneda Airport. The onboarding experience was pleasant with no delays, perhaps owing to the fact that the flight was not full. Nevertheless, the air crew were their usual outstanding standards in serving the passengers.

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.

Selected ovo lacto meal because I’m ok with milk products but not any meat. It was terrible. We had the same selection back in October when we had traveled and it was pretty good at that time. It was gross this time.

See previous answers. Also food options limited, entertainment difficult to use and did not work properly, lay flat bed is quite big but very hard and uncomfortable

Very bad Instead 22 hour it take me more that 35 hour to arrive from Los Angeles to Phuket and they changed my flight in Hong Kong to Shanghai china and in order to get my bag I was forced to vet china visa entrry

I wear hearing aids in both ears the infotainment system is hard to hear.

Vegetarian options should be included with every meal. Even just simple steamed vegetables and whole grains would capture a wide audience.

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.

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 flight was just ok, but the vendor made it exceptio ally bard to manage my own reservation and would not give me access. The blocked all of the one time pins to come to their email address which caused me.to go through them eceryrime to get seats see rhe reservation and even get wheelchair access for my sick 71 year old uncle. They only xommunicates via a bot which gave me incorrect info. I thought this was Kayak and not underprivileged. They ruined his trip, did not get him aisle seats and made it impossible to purchase extra leg room. It was a horrible experience. He was taken to hospital on arrival only to find he had blood clots and pnemonia while trying to navigate the airport. This vendor is very irresponsible and the airline could not access his info.

It was good. The planes needed to be updated though, they were dated and the entertainment systems were old. Service was amazing. The pre-booked meals were lacklustre.

Super delayed. Unnecessary. Need more competent people doing logistics to keep things moving on time. Totally unacceptable.

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.

Flight was good took off on time arrived early. Crew was awesome and did a great job. Very helpful and courteous. Bags arrived super fast with no hassles. Great flight!!!!!!

Excellent! All flight related was memorable ! My first experience with Mabuhay Lounge,,, not so good

Great. Always great service and their pilots know how to land planes properly

Food could of been better. Crew was pretty much average. It was raining a lot on arrival, had to take a bus to immigration building,

You have to pay $25 to get access to smoking lounge. One coffee and small bottle of water coupon provided. Max time 2 hrs for two entries total.

Crew excellent calling me by name ! Only downside was no inflight WiFi

Boarding and flying on time is the most important need of passengers they did that

Everything was very good but seats are small for a big man!

reach the standard, crew tried to fix up issues fast.

Theairline, both at the terminal and during the entirety of the flight were kept at uncomfortably cold temps. Maybe between 55 and 60 f. Those who had traveled with the airline before donned puffer jackets, wool hats and pulled blankets from their carry-on bags. The seat back entertainment also failed on my trip, leaving me for 12 hrs. With nothing. Seats offered enough room (barely) for a 6'1" frame, but it was pretty tight But the worst offender was the uncomfortable temp..

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.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers. A BIG ISSUE FOR NON-CHINESE PASSENGERS IS THE ABILITY TO CHECK IN ONLINE, by making so difficult or almost impossible there is no chance to get a seat assignment ahead of time then go to the airport and get what is left. THIS IS NOT a SKY TEAM modality.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

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