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Sydney (SYD) to Shanghai (PVG) flights

There are direct flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, sold by 5 airlines (including codeshares): Air China, Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern, Air New Zealand and Qantas. The distance is 7,865 km, about 10h 5m in the air. There are also 16 one-stop options, via airports such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Singapore.

Live fares for SYD → PVGSee all routes on the map
7,865 kmdistance
~10h 5mdirect flight time (estimate)
5direct airlines
16one-stop options

Direct flights from Sydney to Shanghai

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
SYD → PVGAir China, Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern, Air New Zealand, Qantas7,865 km~10h 5m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
PEK BeijingAir China then Air China and China Southern Airlines10,064 km~14h 55m
CAN GuangzhouChina Southern Airlines then Air China and China Southern Airlines8,732 km~13h 20m
SIN SingaporeBritish Airways and Emirates then Spring Airlines and China Eastern10,099 km~15h
ICN SeoulKorean Air and Asiana Airlines then China Southern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines9,165 km~13h 50m
HKG Hong KongFinnair and Cathay Pacific then Spring Airlines and Cathay Pacific8,649 km~13h 15m
NRT TokyoJapan Airlines and Qantas then Air China and Jetstar Japan9,628 km~14h 25m
TPE TaipeiChina Airlines then Spring Airlines and EVA Air7,962 km~12h 25m
SZX ShenzhenShenzhen Airlines then Air China and China Southern Airlines8,663 km~13h 15m
CKG ChongqingSichuan Airlines and Tianjin Airlines then Sichuan Airlines and Spring Airlines9,946 km~14h 50m
MNL ManilaPhilippine Airlines and Qantas then Cebu Pacific and China Eastern8,114 km~12h 35m
SGN Ho Chi Minh CityQantas and Vietjet then China Eastern and Vietjet9,593 km~14h 20m
CGK JakartaGaruda Indonesia and Qantas then Garuda Indonesia and Juneyao Airlines9,965 km~14h 50m

More from Sydney and Shanghai

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.