Fly to Shanghai/Beijing and Visa Questions

patientvalue on 10/09/2010 - 06:54

Hi all

Aiming to head to Shanghai within a week (by 17/18th sept or so) and looking for a cheap flight. Prefer to leave from Sydney but will consider another domestic airport if it is worthwhile (trade off between cost and inconvenience).

I have tried a few websites including air china - seems to be best but charges more to go to a secondary airport than a direct flight, webjet, qantas, cathay… (unfortunately Adisio doesnt do this route yet). Hoping someone out their knows travel agent/website/airline i have overlooked.

Also when i look to do the visa at their consulate they seem to want people to use an outsourcing service but a friend said dont worry and just go to the consulate anyway..any suggestions/feedback

thanks in advance!

Find Me A Bargain

Comments

  • salekhard on 10/09/2010 - 17:41

    It's pretty late to be getting a cheap ticket. Air China are usually pretty cheap (because of the service perhaps). I would take what you can get.

  • moooooooo on 10/09/2010 - 17:59

    When do you want to come back? Or is it a one-way flight?

    Malaysian Airlines seems to have some cheapish tickets ($450-$500) from Sydney to Shanghai. I don't know how that compares to Air China.

    However, the flights back to Sydney are enormously expensive ($3929).

    Perhaps you could fly Malaysian to Shanghai and then fly back on a different airline if you can secure a better deal for the returning flight?

  • patientvalue on 10/09/2010 - 18:08

    thanks guys for your suggestions. yep i left it too late so i will reschedule and aim to leave 15 Oct when the low shoulder season starts again (and will return after one month).

    I will start my research earlier this time :)

    cheers

    • lambsie on 12/09/2010 - 01:16

      $1231 Return on China Eastern. Departing 18 Sep returning 19th October, includes a stop in Melbourne on the return leg. (Searched via ITA)

      On 15th Oct flights can be had for around $1000 I believe.

      China Southern tend to have cheap prices if you dont mind transiting through Guanzhou, especially during high season (booked SYD-PNH $1068 return), so you could have a look at flying during high season early January as well.

      Don't know why but CS charge more to go CAN only as opposed to PNH with two additional flights?

      • patientvalue on 12/09/2010 - 06:18

        Thsnks lambsie!

        will go for Oct 15th departure (Jan to cold for me :)

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