$709 Find Cheap Flights from Shanghai to New Zealand

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Cheap Flights from Shanghai to New Zealand

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$937
Christchurch
Christchurch3 stops$1,801
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$1,862
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,471
Hamilton
Hamilton2 stops$2,973
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$937
Christchurch
Christchurch3 stops$1,801
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$1,862
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,471
Hamilton
Hamilton2 stops$2,973

Book Cheap Shanghai to New Zealand Plane Tickets

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

Thu, 1 Jan - Sat, 17 Jan
Hainan Airlines Logo
11:35 - 18:40
PVG
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AKL
26h 05m1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
22:35 - 23:40
AKL
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PVG
30h 05m1 stop
$937Hainan Airlines
Thu, 1 Jan - Sat, 17 Jan
Hainan Airlines Logo
11:35 - 18:40
PVG
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AKL
26h 05m1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
22:35 - 23:40
AKL
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PVG
30h 05m1 stop
$940Hainan Airlines
Thu, 1 Jan - Sat, 17 Jan
Hainan Airlines Logo
11:35 - 18:40
PVG
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AKL
26h 05m1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
22:35 - 19:15
AKL
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PVG
25h 40m1 stop
$942Hainan Airlines
Mon, 11 May - Sun, 17 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:10 - 18:00
SHA
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AKL
19h 50m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:10 - 22:40
AKL
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SHA
20h 30m2 stops
$972Multiple Airlines
Mon, 11 May - Sat, 30 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:10 - 18:00
SHA
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AKL
19h 50m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:10 - 22:40
AKL
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SHA
20h 30m2 stops
$1,087Multiple Airlines
Mon, 11 May - Sat, 30 May
China Southern Logo
11:50 - 15:35
SHA
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AKL
23h 45m1 stop
China Southern Logo
21:25 - 11:20
AKL
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SHA
17h 55m1 stop
$1,093China Southern
Mon, 11 May - Sat, 30 May
China Southern Logo
06:55 - 15:35
PVG
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AKL
28h 40m1 stop
China Southern Logo
21:25 - 16:30
AKL
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PVG
23h 05m1 stop
$1,093China Southern
Mon, 1 Jun - Wed, 3 Jun
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:10 - 12:25
PVG
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CHC
37h 15m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
21:00 - 15:05
CHC
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PVG
22h 05m2 stops
$1,845Singapore Airlines
Mon, 18 May - Fri, 22 May
Singapore Airlines Logo
00:35 - 07:10
PVG
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WLG
26h 35m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
21:25 - 18:05
WLG
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PVG
24h 40m2 stops
$1,862Singapore Airlines
Sun, 8 Feb - Thu, 12 Feb
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:35 - 12:50
SHA
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CHC
18h 15m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
14:20 - 12:20
CHC
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SHA
27h 00m1 stop
$3,537Cathay Pacific
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Shanghai to New Zealand flights

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

What is the cheapest Shanghai to New Zealand flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Shanghai found in the last 72 hours was to Auckland, at $1,070 return. The most popular route is from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) to Auckland (AKL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,070.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Shanghai to New Zealand?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Shanghai to New Zealand clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Shanghai to New Zealand, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Shanghai, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Shanghai to New Zealand?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Shanghai to New Zealand, 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 a flight from Shanghai to New Zealand, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 44% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

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Flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Auckland

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Shanghai to New Zealand?

    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 Shanghai to New Zealand.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Shanghai to New Zealand is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Shanghai to New Zealand?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Shanghai to New Zealand with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Shanghai to New Zealand?

    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 from Shanghai to New Zealand up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost $1,642 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,974.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Shanghai to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Shanghai to New Zealand? 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.
7.2
China EasternOverall score based on 179 reviews
7.2Comfort
6.2Entertainment
6.8Food
7.9Crew
7.6Boarding
Airline reviews

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.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Dec 2025
PVG - LAX
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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

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

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