MEL → PVGMelbourne to Shanghai

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Direct flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Shanghai (PVG): 17 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 67% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,017 km, an estimated 10 hours 47 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Melbourne and Shanghai. Updated 14 November 2026 at 14:07 UTC.

MEL Melbourne busy · +16
PVG Shanghai smooth · +0
8,017 km · ~10h 47m est.
dep bank 09:00–22:3017x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 17x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 18 tracked MEL → PVG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~10h 47mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures17x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern AirlinesJuneyao

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
China Eastern AirlinesMU60% on time

Flights MU738 12:00 daily · MU740 22:30 daily

JuneyaoHO

Flights HO1656 09:00 We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14MU738dep +26 → arr+6
11-13HO1656dep +29 → arr+7
11-13MU738dep +100 → arr+95
11-13MU740dep +24 → arr−12
11-12MU738dep +29 → arr+7
11-12MU740dep +7 → arr−25
11-11HO1656dep +22 → arr−15
11-11MU738dep +73 → arr+69
11-11MU740dep +6 → arr−26
11-10MU738dep +20 → arr+24
11-10MU740dep +5 → arr−18
11-09MU738dep +18 → arr+29
11-09MU740dep +14 → arr−9
11-08HO1656dep +19 → arr−1
11-08MU738dep +19 → arr+17
11-08MU740dep +26 → arr−6
11-07MU738dep +30 → arr+29
11-07MU740dep +17 → arr−28

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
MELMelbourne +16 min busy 🌤 overcast · SSW 4 kt Full MEL delay board →
PVGShanghai +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · NNW 12 kt Full PVG delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MEL: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Melbourne to Shanghai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEL to PVG flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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MEL to PVG questions

Is MEL–PVG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MEL is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MEL–PVG?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:00 and evening departures around 22:30 from MEL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PVG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MEL to PVG?

Great-circle distance is 8,017 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 596–717 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MEL–PVG fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 17 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.