$746 Find Cheap Flights from Auckland to Shanghai

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Cheapest return fare
$1,305
Typical prices: $1,469-$1,027
China Southern
Sun 18/10Sun 25/10
AKL - SHA • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$1,576
Typical prices: $1,730-$1,399
Air New Zealand
Fri 4/9Wed 9/9
AKL - PVG • Direct
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Cheapest • from $1,336 (return)
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Cheap Flights from Auckland to Shanghai (AKL-SHA)

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

Sun, 18 Oct - Sun, 25 Oct
China Southern Logo
22:20 - 15:25
AKL
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SHA
22h 05m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
11:50 - 16:15
SHA
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AKL
23h 25m
1 stop
$1,305China Southern
Wed, 21 Oct - Tue, 24 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
09:00 - 07:05
AKL
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PVG
27h 05m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:05 - 16:50
PVG
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AKL
25h 45m
2 stops
$1,329Multiple Airlines
Fri, 4 Sep - Wed, 9 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:10 - 22:40
AKL
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SHA
20h 30m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
16:10 - 16:50
SHA
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AKL
20h 40m
2 stops
$1,334Multiple Airlines
Wed, 21 Oct - Tue, 24 Nov
Hainan Airlines Logo
21:45 - 15:20
AKL
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PVG
22h 35m
1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
11:35 - 18:40
PVG
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AKL
26h 05m
1 stop
$1,336Hainan Airlines
Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct
Hainan Airlines Logo
21:00 - 11:45
AKL
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PVG
19h 45m
1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
11:35 - 18:40
PVG
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AKL
26h 05m
1 stop
$1,341Hainan Airlines
Wed, 21 Oct - Tue, 24 Nov
Hainan Airlines Logo
21:45 - 22:55
AKL
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SHA
30h 10m
1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
09:00 - 18:40
SHA
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AKL
28h 40m
1 stop
$1,346Hainan Airlines
Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct
Hainan Airlines Logo
21:00 - 15:10
AKL
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PVG
23h 10m
1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
11:35 - 18:40
PVG
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AKL
26h 05m
1 stop
$1,351Hainan Airlines
Thu, 18 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun
Air China Logo
19:30 - 17:40
AKL
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PVG
50h 10m
2 stops
Air China Logo
14:15 - 05:40
PVG
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AKL
11h 25mdirect
$1,425Air China
Mon, 20 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:25 - 15:35
AKL
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SHA
30h 10m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
22:30 - 11:50
SHA
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AKL
33h 20m
1 stop
$1,472Cathay Pacific
Tue, 4 Aug - Wed, 12 Aug
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:25 - 12:05
AKL
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SHA
26h 40m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:20 - 11:50
SHA
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AKL
18h 30m
1 stop
$1,491Cathay Pacific
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Auckland to Shanghai flights

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

How much is a return flight from Auckland to Shanghai?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Auckland to Shanghai departing in October.

What is the cheapest Auckland to Shanghai flight route?

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

The absolute cheapest return flight from Auckland to Shanghai costs $1,037 on the route between Auckland (AKL) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). However, over the past month, flights between Auckland (AKL) and Hangzhou (HGH) were, on average, 18% cheaper than other Auckland-Shanghai routes. The most popular route is between Auckland (AKL) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG).

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Auckland 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 Auckland to Shanghai is September, where tickets cost $438 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,041 and $877 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Auckland 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 Auckland 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 Auckland to Shanghai, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$746
Flight from Auckland to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

When to book flights from Auckland to Shanghai

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Auckland to Shanghai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Auckland to Shanghai was $746 for a one-way ticket and $1,329 for a return.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Auckland to Shanghai?

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

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

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

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from Auckland Intl to Shanghai?

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

Direct departures

Auckland Intl to Shanghai

Monday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Tuesday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Wednesday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Thursday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Friday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Saturday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Sunday

China Eastern

China Eastern

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Direct returns

Shanghai to Auckland Intl

Monday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Tuesday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Wednesday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Thursday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Friday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Saturday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Sunday

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

Air New Zealand,China Eastern

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Auckland to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Auckland 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 Auckland 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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Hainan AirlinesOverall score based on 66 reviews
8.1Comfort
8.3Food
8.5Boarding
8.8Crew
7.7Entertainment
Airline reviews

The seats and service exceeded expectation for the price I paid for.

8.0 ExcellentDamien, Apr 2026
HKG - HAK
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The seats and service exceeded expectation for the price I paid for.

My first time flying Hainan Airlines. Boarding process was easy and quick. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was a simple, hot meal which we don’t see much any more on short flights in the US. Only water, coffee or tea to drink but it was only a two hour flight. Overall pleasing experience.

The absolute worst experience I’ve ever had flying. I am a regular flyer and was transferring from Seoul to Beijing to the USA. I was told the companies were partnered so no need to pick up my baggage, I got through eventually after a terribly confusing airport and unhelpful staff, had issues with the check in counter where they didn’t understand my baggage tag from the previous airline and that my bag needed transferring (which as a company partnership they should have communication like this) and then I got through extremely stressful security with multiple stops and the plane was poor quality (same exact quality as my 1.5 hour flight there) for a 16 hour flight with poor food quality, slow trash service, and less than 15 movies total for flight options I was absolutely over it. My only good thing was I was lucky enough to be sitting by myself in a row

Great although I believe they are able to redistuibute the passangers in a more comfortable way if the flight is not full dor such long flights. Unless the seats are paid for, of coruse.

Good flight, on time. The aircraft was old and the seats lost their shapes. Food was just acceptable.

Two hours delayed departure ! Lost one of our luggage! Two days later found the luggage, again waiting for more than two hours to get the lost luggage because locked at other airline office.

Hainan Airlines was amongst the best. It's sad to see her becoming just mediocre. I recommended her as outstanding. I won't recommend her again.

Such amazing service! Wonderful flight attendants who actually care about the passengers and go out of their way to make our journey easier!!

They asked how much cash i have . I said no cash they said bring cash from atm . Why they even care about my cash.

Flight was scheduled to depart at 1210 hrs. It was delayed 1 hour 20 minutes (maybe for air traffic control reasons). The seats were worn out and very uncomfortable. Lunch was typical for airline. Flight free were friendly.

Great first time experience with ANZ. Such a great customer service. The crew was very friendly and welcoming

Great first time experience with Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.

Needed more leg room. Leg rest and entertainment system box took up a lot of space and I'm not tall. Breakfast was good. Poor quality of the entertainment options.

Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind

The flight was smooth and on time. Entertainment options were lacking and there was no food, other than some very boring snacks.

A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

Appreciated the ability to get an earlier flight home after flying in from in from Japan. No problem with boarding or crew service. The limited choice of snacks, compared to previous years. Aircraft seats seem to be getting harder and more uncomfortable all the time. Overall, happy to be home

The Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.

The Premium Economy seats were very comfortable and the food was quite tasty. I did not use the entertainment system, but I was able to charge my phone and tablet with the seatback connection.

If there is any negative rating for kayak and also for Cathay Pacific or the dealer I used I would give all of them -1000000000000000 I will never ever use kayak again you scammers you rip me off with everything

Frequently flyer number should and could have been put on at the time of booking as I gave the number when booking.

I do not think there was much that could have been done to make it better. The delayed flight was due to bad weather. The turbulent patches were very unavoidable. Am simply thankful that there were no sudden and / or sharp drops during the flight. I do extend my compliments to captain Marcus I believe was his name and the rest of the crew. They all did an excellent job. My only question is whether I get a refund since the seats I had chosen and paid for were reassigned.

The only notable problem was bathroom facilities. Only one toilet for far too many people, and dirty nearly all the time. Both otherwise, Cathay Pacific is great. Wonderful staff everywhere.

Very bad. Flight got delayed and missed my transfer flight twice. Had to stay overnight in Hong Kong and the next flight booked was also delayed.i had the worst experience flying from Singapore to San Francisco. Lots of delays and rerouting.

Great. We received a meal even though it was a short flight.

Multiple late or canceled flights. Lounge was 100 degrees. Food was terrible. The plane was incredibly old, and best of all, a screaming child for 3 hours. All for the low low price of $2,600 one way Hanoi to Shanghai. No idea how Cathay is ranked so high. Cathay is not much better than American Airlines or Spirit. In the future I will go out of my way to not fly Cathay.

Flights home are always happy, except this time I was traveling to be with my ailing father.

when i ask for help all the crew members had a look like why are you calling me? very terse and rude.

Good service and food. However, we paid over $400 for aisle seats for my disabled husband and me, and we were given window and middle seats. This was dangerous for our health condition on such a long flight. We needed to stand up and walk around frequently, but we were stuck in our seats. Please give us a refund of our seat payment since you chose not to honor our request.

Poor seats. Not helpful crew. The food was awful.overall very very bad experience. Traveled with the family of 5

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.

It was just fine. The sirlines did live up fully to my expectation.

The flight was delayed. The staff made us wait in the room that is too small and it was crowded and with no seats available for waiting. They did not tell us why the delay occurred.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking at the gate, then there was another ticket checking at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Not sure which idiot made this absolutely unnecessary arrangement.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking by the gate, then there was another ticket checking right at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Don't understand why the duplication?

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

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.

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