# Melbourne (MEL) to Shanghai (PVG) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/mel-pvg
Data updated: 2026-10-20T20:22:34.021Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 53,110 miles plus $57 on Thai Airways through LifeMiles, departing 2026-10-23.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thai Airways | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 53,110 miles | $57 | via BKK | 2026-10-23 | 20 Oct 2026, 17:48 UTC |
| Turkish Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 53,110 miles | $58 | via SIN, BKK | 2026-11-09 | 20 Oct 2026, 09:56 UTC |
| Japan Airlines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 148,500 miles | $534 | via NRT | 2026-11-03 | 20 Oct 2026, 20:22 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Melbourne to Shanghai on 4 of the 4 departure days we have checked so far (56 days are not checked yet), through 2 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 3 of 4 checked | 53,110 miles | 53,110 miles | $57 to $58 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 1 of 4 checked | 148,500 miles | 148,500 miles | $534 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on Japan Airlines, Thai Airways and Turkish Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search MEL to PVG in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $57).
2. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search MEL to PVG in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $534).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [Helsinki (HEL)](https://miles.zone/routes/hel-pvg)
- [Bangkok (BKK)](https://miles.zone/routes/bkk-pvg)
- [Tokyo (NRT)](https://miles.zone/routes/nrt-pvg)
- [Singapore (SIN)](https://miles.zone/routes/sin-pvg)