Flight from Melbourne to Shanghai

From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania  →  Pudong (PVG), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Melbourne

How long is the flight from Melbourne to Shanghai?

A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 10 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,982 miles (8,017 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

Flights from Melbourne

Nearest destinations

• Melbourne → Sydney
• Melbourne → Auckland
• Melbourne → Bali (Denpasar)
• Melbourne → Singapore
• Melbourne → Manila
• Melbourne → Kuala Lumpur
• Melbourne → Bangkok
• Melbourne → Taipei
• Melbourne → Hong Kong
• Melbourne → Osaka

Long-haul from Melbourne

• Melbourne → Lisbon
• Melbourne → Casablanca
• Melbourne → Madrid
• Melbourne → Dublin
• Melbourne → Manchester
• Melbourne → Boston
• Melbourne → London
• Melbourne → Edinburgh
• Melbourne → Barcelona
• Melbourne → Paris

More flights to Asia

• Melbourne → Tokyo
• Melbourne → Seoul
• Melbourne → Beijing
• Melbourne → Delhi
• Melbourne → Mumbai

Flights to Shanghai

Nearest origins

• Taipei → Shanghai
• Seoul → Shanghai
• Beijing → Shanghai
• Hong Kong → Shanghai
• Osaka → Shanghai
• Tokyo → Shanghai
• Manila → Shanghai
• Bangkok → Shanghai
• Kuala Lumpur → Shanghai
• Singapore → Shanghai

Long-haul to Shanghai

• Buenos Aires → Shanghai
• Santiago → Shanghai
• São Paulo → Shanghai
• Rio de Janeiro → Shanghai
• Cancun → Shanghai
• Miami → Shanghai
• Cape Town → Shanghai
• Mexico City → Shanghai
• Atlanta → Shanghai
• New York → Shanghai

More flights from Oceania

• Sydney → Shanghai
• Auckland → Shanghai