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£317+ Direct flights to Shanghai, China

This is the cheapest price on a non-stop flight to Shanghai found by a Cheapflights user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight departing on 26/8. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
— SHA
13 Jul — 20 Jul1
1 adult

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Cheapest flights to Shanghai
Explore the most affordable flight options available to Shanghai. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 8 July 2025.

Tue 23/911:25LGW - PVG
Nonstop11h 20mAir China
Sat 18/1001:40PVG - LGW
Nonstop12h 15mAir China
Deal found 6/7£467
Tue 30/918:00LGW - PVG
Nonstop10h 50mChina Eastern
Sun 5/1010:45PVG - LGW
Nonstop12h 15mChina Eastern
Deal found 7/7£495
Tue 30/921:20LHR - PVG
Nonstop11h 20mChina Eastern
Sun 5/1012:55PVG - LHR
Nonstop12h 45mChina Eastern
Deal found 7/7£527
Thu 9/1012:10LHR - PVG
Nonstop12h 45mBritish Airways
Sat 25/1011:00PVG - LHR
Nonstop14h 30mBritish Airways
Deal found 7/7£606

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Use the slider to find non-stop flights to Shanghai within your budget. Price data is based on user searches made on Cheapflights. Over the past seven days, Cheapflights users made 858,174 searches and data was last updated on 8 July 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare direct flights to Shanghai that are best for you.

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London

Route

Depart

Return

Price

LondonShanghai

LGW - PVG

LGWPVG

London Gatwick

Tue 23/9

11:25-05:45

Nonstop11h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 18/10

01:40-06:55

Nonstop12h 15m

£467

LondonShanghai

LGW - PVG

LGWPVG

London Gatwick

Tue 30/9

11:35-05:55

Nonstop11h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 5/10

10:45-16:00

Nonstop12h 15m

£473

LondonShanghai

LHR - PVG

LHRPVG

London Heathrow

Tue 30/9

21:20-15:40

Nonstop11h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 5/10

12:55-18:40

Nonstop12h 45m

£527

LondonShanghai

LHR - PVG

LHRPVG

London Heathrow

Thu 9/10

12:10-07:55

Nonstop12h 45m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 25/10

11:00-18:30

Nonstop14h 30m

£606

LondonShanghai

LGW - PVG

LGWPVG

London Gatwick

Tue 26/8

11:35-05:55

Nonstop11h 20m

£317

LondonShanghai

LGW - PVG

LGWPVG

London Gatwick

Fri 12/9

11:15-05:45

Nonstop11h 30m

£326

LondonShanghai

LHR - PVG

LHRPVG

London Heathrow

Sun 31/8

21:20-15:40

Nonstop11h 20m

£357

LondonShanghai

LHR - PVG

LHRPVG

London Heathrow

Fri 10/10

12:10-07:55

Nonstop12h 45m

£489

LondonShanghai

LHR - PVG

LHRPVG

London Heathrow

Wed 22/10

12:10-07:55

Nonstop12h 45m

£601

Flights are sorted by cheapest return flights first.

Deals found on 7/7

Reviews of airlines flying non-stop to Shanghai

Get insights into the airlines that provide direct flights to Shanghai. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing an airline for your flight to Shanghai. Reviews last updated 8 July 2025.
Get a feel of what it's like to fly with ANA, Hainan Airlines, andKLM to China by reading reviews from past customers. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Crew

8.7

Comfort

8.2

Food

7.7

Entertainment

7.9

Overall

8.4

Boarding

8.6

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

Kenneth,Jul 2025

SFO - HND

Great food, great service, great comfort. Can’t ask for more although I’m only flying economy!
8.4
Very Good

Crew

8.7

Comfort

8.2

Food

7.7

Entertainment

7.9

Overall

8.4

Boarding

8.6

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

Kenneth,Jul 2025

SFO - HND

Great food, great service, great comfort. Can’t ask for more although I’m only flying economy!

Crew

8.7

Comfort

8.2

Food

7.7

Entertainment

7.9

Overall

8.4

Boarding

8.6

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

Kenneth,Jul 2025

SFO - HND

Great food, great service, great comfort. Can’t ask for more although I’m only flying economy!

Crew

8.7

Comfort

8.2

Food

7.7

Entertainment

7.9

Overall

8.4

Boarding

8.6

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

Kenneth,Jul 2025

SFO - HND

Great food, great service, great comfort. Can’t ask for more although I’m only flying economy!

Crew

8.7

Comfort

8.2

Food

7.7

Entertainment

7.9

Overall

8.4

Boarding

8.6

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

Kenneth,Jul 2025

SFO - HND

Great food, great service, great comfort. Can’t ask for more although I’m only flying economy!

Crew

8.7

Comfort

8.2

Food

7.7

Entertainment

7.9

Overall

8.4

Boarding

8.6

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

Kenneth,Jul 2025

SFO - HND

Great food, great service, great comfort. Can’t ask for more although I’m only flying economy!

Temperature and rainfall in Shanghai by month

Plan your trip to Shanghai by taking into account the average temperature and rainfall totals by month.

SHA

Temperature

4 - 28 °C

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Shanghai, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 28.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 4.0 C).

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