What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai?

At the present moment the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai is currently November ; with February being the most expensive. Prices will vary depending on multiple factors such as booking in advance, airline and departure airports and times.

$286+ Flights from Shanghai, China

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Cheapest airline	China Eastern

On average, China Eastern currently has the cheapest one-way flight from Shanghai.

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from Shanghai. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 19 January 2025.

Fri 28/309:10SHA - SIN

2 stops15h 45mShenzhen Airlines

Sat 5/418:10SIN - SHA

1 stop24h 15mShenzhen Airlines

Deal found 18/1$528

Wed 12/220:25SHA - SIN

2 stops27h 25mShandong Airlines

Wed 26/200:55SIN - SHA

1 stop20h 20mShandong Airlines

Deal found 18/1$639

Fri 28/313:35SHA - SIN

1 stop16h 05mCathay Pacific

Fri 4/401:45SIN - SHA

1 stop10h 20mCathay Pacific

Deal found 18/1$732

Thu 6/321:10PVG - AKL

1 stop16h 30mHainan Airlines

Thu 27/322:40AKL - PVG

1 stop21h 45mHainan Airlines

Deal found 17/1$778

Sat 8/309:00SHA - AKL

1 stop28h 40mHainan Airlines

Wed 19/322:20AKL - SHA

1 stop29h 35mHainan Airlines

Deal found 19/1$816

Sat 8/309:00SHA - AKL

1 stop28h 40mMultiple Airlines

Thu 27/306:05AKL - SHA

2 stops21h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1$932

Sun 6/720:00SHA - AKL

1 stop15h 35mChina Southern

Fri 11/721:25AKL - SHA

1 stop21h 00mChina Southern

Deal found 19/1$973

Sat 8/311:35PVG - AKL

1 stop26h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 26/307:30AKL - PVG

2 stops19h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1$982

Sun 9/317:30PVG - AKL

1 stop14h 55mCathay Pacific

Fri 28/314:55AKL - PVG

1 stop27h 35mCathay Pacific

Deal found 18/1$1,132

Sun 9/313:35SHA - AKL

1 stop18h 50mCathay Pacific

Thu 27/314:55AKL - SHA

1 stop29h 25mCathay Pacific

Deal found 19/1$1,134

Mon 3/318:05PVG - AKL

1 stop17h 10mChina Southern

Wed 26/322:10AKL - PVG

1 stop31h 15mChina Southern

Deal found 17/1$1,345

Mon 3/311:35PVG - CHC

2 stops31h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 6/314:50CHC - PVG

1 stop24h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 18/1$1,377

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Fri 28/309:10SHA - SIN

2 stops15h 45mShenzhen Airlines

Sat 5/418:10SIN - SHA

1 stop24h 15mShenzhen Airlines

Deal found 18/1$528

Wed 12/220:25SHA - SIN

2 stops27h 25mShandong Airlines

Wed 26/200:55SIN - SHA

1 stop20h 20mShandong Airlines

Deal found 18/1$639

Fri 28/313:35SHA - SIN

1 stop16h 05mCathay Pacific

Fri 4/401:45SIN - SHA

1 stop10h 20mCathay Pacific

Deal found 18/1$732

Thu 6/321:10PVG - AKL

1 stop16h 30mHainan Airlines

Thu 27/322:40AKL - PVG

1 stop21h 45mHainan Airlines

Deal found 17/1$778

Sat 8/309:00SHA - AKL

1 stop28h 40mMultiple Airlines

Thu 27/306:05AKL - SHA

2 stops21h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1$932

Sun 6/720:00SHA - AKL

1 stop15h 35mChina Southern

Fri 11/721:25AKL - SHA

1 stop21h 00mChina Southern

Deal found 19/1$973

Sat 8/300:10PVG - AKL

Nonstop11h 25mChina Eastern

Fri 28/322:00AKL - PVG

Nonstop12h 45mChina Eastern

Deal found 18/1$1,478

Tue 4/308:50PVG - AKL

1 stop20h 05mKorean Air

Thu 27/311:45AKL - PVG

1 stop27h 00mKorean Air

Deal found 19/1$1,512

Sat 5/700:35PVG - AKL

1 stop17h 35mSingapore Airlines

Fri 11/710:00AKL - PVG

1 stop24h 35mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 19/1$1,562

Thu 27/214:15PVG - CHC

1 stop14h 40mAir New Zealand

Thu 6/320:10CHC - PVG

1 stop16h 05mAir New Zealand

Deal found 18/1$1,583

Sat 8/309:00SHA - AKL

1 stop28h 40mHainan Airlines

Wed 19/322:20AKL - SHA

1 stop29h 35mHainan Airlines

Deal found 19/1$816

Mon 3/314:15PVG - AKL

Nonstop11h 25mAir China

Tue 25/323:55AKL - PVG

Nonstop12h 20mAir China

Deal found 17/1$1,664

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Sat 8/300:10PVG - AKL

Nonstop11h 25mChina Eastern

Fri 28/322:00AKL - PVG

Nonstop12h 45mChina Eastern

Deal found 18/1$1,478

Fri 28/214:15PVG - AKL

Nonstop11h 25mAir New Zealand

Thu 6/323:55AKL - PVG

Nonstop12h 20mAir New Zealand

Deal found 18/1$1,597

Sun 9/300:10PVG - AKL

Nonstop11h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 26/323:55AKL - PVG

Nonstop12h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1$1,606

Tue 4/314:15PVG - AKL

Nonstop11h 25mAir China

Wed 26/323:55AKL - PVG

Nonstop12h 20mAir China

Deal found 19/1$1,660

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Sun 26/122:20SHA - SIN

1 stop25h 30mShandong Airlines

Sun 9/200:55SIN - SHA

2 stops32h 40mShandong Airlines

Deal found 19/1$1,844

Sun 26/100:10PVG - CHC

1 stop18h 40mSingapore Airlines

Thu 6/212:00CHC - PVG

1 stop29h 45mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 18/1$3,943

Mon 27/122:30SHA - SIN

1 stop17h 15mCathay Pacific

Fri 31/101:25SIN - SHA

1 stop10h 55mCathay Pacific

Deal found 18/1$937

Mon 27/120:40SHA - SIN

1 stop15h 00mShenzhen Airlines

Fri 31/101:55SIN - SHA

2 stops20h 10mShenzhen Airlines

Deal found 18/1$975

Mon 27/100:15PVG - AKL

1 stop19h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sat 8/206:20AKL - PVG

1 stop27h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 18/1$3,003

Mon 27/122:10PVG - CHC

2 stops38h 10mChina Southern

Thu 6/222:30CHC - PVG

2 stops47h 45mChina Southern

Deal found 18/1$3,805

Mon 27/112:10SHA - CHC

2 stops30h 45mMultiple Airlines

Thu 6/206:05CHC - SHA

2 stops37h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 18/1$3,921

Tue 28/121:10PVG - AKL

1 stop16h 30mHainan Airlines

Sat 8/222:40AKL - PVG

1 stop21h 45mHainan Airlines

Deal found 18/1$2,613

Tue 28/122:50PVG - AKL

2 stops38h 00mChina Southern

Sat 8/210:00AKL - PVG

1 stop19h 25mChina Southern

Deal found 18/1$2,739

Tue 28/116:10SHA - AKL

2 stops27h 15mMultiple Airlines

Sat 8/207:30AKL - SHA

2 stops34h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 18/1$3,107

Tue 28/116:25PVG - AKL

1 stop26h 10mSingapore Airlines

Fri 7/200:55AKL - PVG

1 stop26h 25mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 18/1$4,061

Wed 29/120:05SHA - AKL

1 stop29h 25mChina Southern

Thu 27/222:10AKL - SHA

1 stop29h 05mChina Southern

Deal found 19/1$2,640

One-way flights from Shanghai
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Tue 4/209:10SHA - SIN

2 stops26h 30mShenzhen Airlines

Deal found 19/1$397

Tue 4/319:55SHA - SIN

3 stops27h 55mShandong Airlines

Deal found 18/1$438

Thu 13/311:35PVG - AKL

1 stop26h 05mHainan Airlines

Deal found 19/1$447

Wed 5/213:35SHA - SIN

2 stops26h 45mCathay Pacific

Deal found 19/1$499

Thu 13/308:00PVG - AKL

2 stops27h 15mChina Southern

Deal found 19/1$640

Sun 9/308:00PVG - AKL

2 stops20h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 18/1$644

Sun 9/317:30PVG - AKL

1 stop14h 55mCathay Pacific

Deal found 18/1$676

Sat 28/615:50SHA - AKL

1 stop19h 45mChina Southern

Deal found 18/1$701

Sun 9/313:35SHA - AKL

1 stop18h 50mCathay Pacific

Deal found 18/1$705

Wed 28/515:10PVG - CHC

2 stops45h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1$724

Sat 22/220:10SHA - AKL

3 stops32h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 18/1$741

Sat 22/216:30PVG - AKL

1 stop20h 30mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 19/1$809

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Departure

Return

Price

ShanghaiSingapore

SHA - SIN

SHASIN

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Fri 28/3

09:10-00:55

2 stops15h 45m

Singapore Changi

Sat 5/4

18:10-18:25

1 stop24h 15m

$528

ShanghaiSingapore

SHA - SIN

SHASIN

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 12/2

20:25-23:50

2 stops27h 25m

Singapore Changi

Wed 26/2

00:55-21:15

1 stop20h 20m

$639

ShanghaiSingapore

SHA - SIN

SHASIN

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Fri 28/3

13:35-05:40

1 stop16h 05m

Singapore Changi

Fri 4/4

01:45-12:05

1 stop10h 20m

$732

ShanghaiAuckland

PVG - AKL

PVGAKL

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 6/3

21:10-18:40

1 stop16h 30m

Auckland Intl

Thu 27/3

22:40-15:25

1 stop21h 45m

$778

ShanghaiAuckland

SHA - AKL

SHAAKL

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sat 8/3

09:00-18:40

1 stop28h 40m

Auckland Intl

Wed 19/3

22:20-22:55

1 stop29h 35m

$816

ShanghaiAuckland

SHA - AKL

SHAAKL

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sat 8/3

09:00-18:40

1 stop28h 40m

Auckland Intl

Thu 27/3

06:05-22:50

2 stops21h 45m

$932

ShanghaiAuckland

SHA - AKL

SHAAKL

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sun 6/7

20:00-15:35

1 stop15h 35m

Auckland Intl

Fri 11/7

21:25-14:25

1 stop21h 00m

$973

ShanghaiAuckland

PVG - AKL

PVGAKL

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 8/3

11:35-18:40

1 stop26h 05m

Auckland Intl

Wed 26/3

07:30-22:00

2 stops19h 30m

$982

ShanghaiAuckland

PVG - AKL

PVGAKL

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 9/3

17:30-13:25

1 stop14h 55m

Auckland Intl

Fri 28/3

14:55-13:30

1 stop27h 35m

$1,132

ShanghaiAuckland

SHA - AKL

SHAAKL

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sun 9/3

13:35-13:25

1 stop18h 50m

Auckland Intl

Thu 27/3

14:55-15:20

1 stop29h 25m

$1,134

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Shanghai?

Currently, November is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Shanghai (average of $553). Flying from Shanghai in February will prove the most costly (average of $1,134). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

Which airlines fly from Shanghai?

For round-trip flights from Shanghai you’ll fly on: China Eastern, Air New Zealand, China Southern. Which fly to the following popular destinations: Auckland.

Air China

From $423

China Eastern

From $794

Air New Zealand

From $766

Spring Airlines

From $121

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Korean Air

8.5

Very Good

1,039 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Flight was short, so we did not get food, but that is expected. Only have entertainment a fair rating because no wifi is provided onboard. Good flight overall.

Korean Air

8.5

Very Good

1,039 reviews

Korean Air

8.5

Very Good

1,039 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Flight was short, so we did not get food, but that is expected. Only have entertainment a fair rating because no wifi is provided onboard. Good flight overall.

Asiana Airlines

8.3

Very Good

466 reviews

Korean Air

8.5

Very Good

1,039 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Flight was short, so we did not get food, but that is expected. Only have entertainment a fair rating because no wifi is provided onboard. Good flight overall.

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,328 reviews

Korean Air

8.5

Very Good

1,039 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Flight was short, so we did not get food, but that is expected. Only have entertainment a fair rating because no wifi is provided onboard. Good flight overall.

Air New Zealand

7.9

Good

485 reviews

Korean Air

8.5

Very Good

1,039 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Flight was short, so we did not get food, but that is expected. Only have entertainment a fair rating because no wifi is provided onboard. Good flight overall.

Cathay Pacific

7.5

Good

828 reviews

Korean Air

8.5

Very Good

1,039 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Flight was short, so we did not get food, but that is expected. Only have entertainment a fair rating because no wifi is provided onboard. Good flight overall.

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