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If you are looking for a flight deal from Sydney to Shanghai Pudong Airport, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Shanghai Pudong Airport, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Sydney to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport is March, where tickets cost $652 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,195 and $1,123 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $733, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Sydney to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Sydney to Shanghai Pudong Airport were found on Malaysia Airlines ($614) and Air China ($628).

There is just one airline that flies from Sydney to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport direct and that is China Eastern. The best round-trip deal found from China Eastern for the route is $513.

Weekly flights between Sydney and Shanghai historically see delays in approximately 23% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 96 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Saturday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, China Eastern have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 16% of their flights encountering any delays.

Taipei City (TPE) is the top choice – 79% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Sydney to Shanghai Pudong Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Chengdu (TFU) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $819.

Consider flying via Hong Kong (HKG) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 14h 13m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Hong Kong (HKG) often has the shortest layovers from Sydney to Shanghai Pudong Airport, with an average of 1h 59m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 2 and 3 nonstop flights that take off from Sydney and land in Shanghai Pu Dong Airport, with an average flight time of 10h 23m. The most common departure time is 8:00 pm and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 18 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Wednesday.