What is the cheapest airline to fly from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport round-trip?

Flying on British Airways is currently your cheapest option to London Heathrow Airport, with prices starting at £440. This flight start at 31% lower than the current average price 3 months from now.

What is the cheapest day to fly from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport?

Travellers seeking maximum savings on their Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport flight should consider departing on Monday mornings when fares are most often at their lowest. Saturday mornings flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in London Heathrow Airport ranges from 40.0 - 70.0 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 70.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit London Heathrow Airport when rainfall is around 40.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to London Heathrow Airport, 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 17.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 4.0 C).

What is the cheapest day to fly round-trip from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport?

Thursday flights are generally found to be more expensive for flights from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport. This shouldn’t discourage you from searching, as you can still find great deals by being flexible with your options. Use our search form to find deals on tickets to London Heathrow Airport.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport?

Travelers have found it’s best to book a flight 57 days in advance to save up to 42% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 57 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as £450, or £554 for flights within the next 24 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport?

Flights from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport lean towards being more expensive in July. Prices are generally better when you fly from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport in March, with the cheapest ticket starting at £443.

Can I find deals for flights from Shanghai to Heathrow that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Shanghai to Heathrow flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Shanghai to Heathrow?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Shanghai to Heathrow.

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£271+ Flights from Shanghai, China to London Heathrow Airport

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Round-trip from	£624
One-way from	£271
Popular in	July
Cheapest in	May
Average price	£733

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2 total stops
43h 40m total
Shanghai to London

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33h 40m total
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Cheapest flights from Shanghai to Heathrow
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Shanghai to Heathrow. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 15 August 2025.

Mon 6/1019:45SHA - LHR

1 stop29h 20mChina Southern

Tue 21/1021:00LHR - SHA

1 stop14h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 15/8£624

Mon 15/915:10PVG - LHR

1 stop33h 40mMultiple Airlines

Mon 22/921:20LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8£626

Mon 25/821:55PVG - LHR

1 stop28h 05mMultiple Airlines

Mon 1/922:05LHR - PVG

1 stop36h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8£627

Mon 6/1011:15PVG - LHR

1 stop16h 40mKLM

Tue 21/1011:45LHR - PVG

2 stops27h 25mKLM

Deal found 14/8£628

Wed 17/908:50SHA - LHR

1 stop17h 10mChina Southern

Tue 23/922:10LHR - SHA

1 stop17h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 14/8£628

Fri 3/1015:25PVG - LHR

1 stop22h 35mEtihad Airways

Fri 10/1014:45LHR - PVG

1 stop38h 55mEtihad Airways

Deal found 13/8£631

Sun 14/1216:30PVG - LHR

1 stop33h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sun 21/1206:30LHR - PVG

1 stop22h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/8£632

Sun 24/815:10PVG - LHR

2 stops28h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sun 31/822:05LHR - PVG

1 stop36h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8£633

Mon 15/921:50SHA - LHR

1 stop28h 10mChina Southern

Mon 22/922:10LHR - SHA

1 stop17h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 12/8£633

Thu 28/821:55PVG - LHR

1 stop28h 05mChina Southern

Thu 4/922:10LHR - PVG

1 stop35h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 13/8£634

Wed 27/818:20PVG - LHR

1 stop31h 40mChina Southern

Thu 4/922:10LHR - PVG

1 stop19h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 14/8£634

Wed 24/912:10PVG - LHR

1 stop26h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sun 5/1022:00LHR - PVG

1 stop18h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8£635

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Discover carefully curated flight deals from Shanghai to Heathrow that have cost, travel time, and stopovers in mind to ensure you get the best travel experience. Data last updated 15 August 2025.

Mon 6/1019:45SHA - LHR

1 stop29h 20mChina Southern

Tue 21/1021:00LHR - SHA

1 stop14h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 15/8£624

Mon 15/915:10PVG - LHR

1 stop33h 40mMultiple Airlines

Mon 22/921:20LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8£626

Thu 13/1113:30PVG - LHR

Nonstop12h 00mChina Eastern

Thu 20/1114:45LHR - PVG

1 stop15h 35mChina Eastern

Deal found 14/8£630

Fri 3/1015:25PVG - LHR

1 stop22h 35mEtihad Airways

Fri 10/1014:45LHR - PVG

1 stop38h 55mEtihad Airways

Deal found 13/8£631

Sat 13/912:25SHA - LHR

1 stop15h 05mAir China

Sun 21/920:25LHR - SHA

1 stop14h 35mAir China

Deal found 13/8£681

Wed 17/908:50SHA - LHR

1 stop17h 10mChina Southern

Tue 23/922:10LHR - SHA

1 stop17h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 14/8£628

Mon 10/1100:10PVG - LHR

1 stop16h 10mMultiple Airlines

Tue 18/1113:50LHR - PVG

1 stop19h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/8£630

Sun 14/922:30SHA - LHR

1 stop29h 00mAir China

Sun 21/920:25LHR - SHA

1 stop14h 35mAir China

Deal found 13/8£683

Mon 15/921:50SHA - LHR

1 stop28h 10mChina Southern

Mon 22/922:10LHR - SHA

1 stop17h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 12/8£633

Sat 13/901:10PVG - LHR

2 stops21h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 21/921:20LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8£636

Thu 28/821:55PVG - LHR

1 stop28h 05mChina Southern

Thu 4/922:10LHR - PVG

1 stop35h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 13/8£634

Mon 6/1020:00SHA - LHR

2 stops24h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 21/1017:10LHR - SHA

2 stops18h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8£638

Direct flights from Shanghai to Heathrow
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Tue 11/1113:30PVG - LHR

Nonstop12h 00mChina Eastern

Tue 18/1121:00LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 35mChina Eastern

Deal found 12/8£677

Mon 6/1011:00PVG - LHR

Nonstop14h 30mChina Southern

Tue 21/1012:10LHR - PVG

Nonstop12h 45mChina Southern

Deal found 13/8£700

Tue 10/213:30PVG - LHR

Nonstop12h 00mChina Eastern

Tue 17/221:00LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 35mChina Eastern

Deal found 13/8£720

Mon 9/213:30PVG - LHR

Nonstop12h 00mChina Eastern

Mon 16/221:00LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 35mChina Eastern

Deal found 12/8£735

Mon 15/912:55PVG - LHR

Nonstop12h 45mChina Eastern

Mon 22/921:20LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 20mChina Eastern

Deal found 14/8£735

Wed 3/912:55PVG - LHR

Nonstop12h 45mChina Eastern

Wed 10/921:20LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 20mChina Eastern

Deal found 14/8£736

Wed 10/912:55PVG - LHR

Nonstop12h 45mChina Eastern

Wed 24/921:20LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 20mChina Eastern

Deal found 13/8£743

Sun 14/912:55PVG - LHR

Nonstop12h 45mChina Eastern

Sun 21/921:20LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 20mChina Eastern

Deal found 15/8£752

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Sun 17/820:10PVG - LHR

1 stop30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Sun 24/819:15LHR - PVG

1 stop17h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/8£639

Wed 20/801:10PVG - LHR

1 stop27h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 28/821:00LHR - PVG

1 stop21h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8£641

Wed 20/818:20PVG - LHR

1 stop31h 40mMultiple Airlines

Wed 27/822:15LHR - PVG

2 stops35h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/8£663

Wed 20/819:35PVG - LHR

1 stop29h 30mChina Southern

Wed 27/812:10LHR - PVG

Nonstop12h 45mChina Southern

Deal found 12/8£701

Thu 21/809:55PVG - LHR

2 stops17h 35mAir China

Thu 28/820:25LHR - PVG

2 stops18h 25mAir China

Deal found 13/8£690

Thu 21/819:20SHA - LHR

2 stops29h 45mMultiple Airlines

Thu 28/821:00LHR - SHA

2 stops19h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8£794

Fri 22/819:35PVG - LHR

1 stop29h 30mMultiple Airlines

Fri 29/821:20LHR - PVG

Nonstop11h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8£684

Fri 22/819:35PVG - LHR

1 stop29h 30mChina Southern

Fri 29/822:10LHR - PVG

1 stop19h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 14/8£688

Sat 23/821:00PVG - LHR

1 stop26h 15mMultiple Airlines

Sat 30/822:15LHR - PVG

2 stops30h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/8£670

Sat 23/808:50SHA - LHR

1 stop17h 10mChina Southern

Sat 30/821:00LHR - SHA

1 stop14h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 12/8£704

Sun 24/815:10PVG - LHR

2 stops28h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sun 31/822:05LHR - PVG

1 stop36h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8£633

Sun 24/808:35SHA - LHR

1 stop16h 30mChina Southern

Sun 31/821:00LHR - SHA

1 stop17h 40mChina Southern

Deal found 13/8£642

One-way flights from Shanghai to Heathrow
Search for one-way flight options from Shanghai to Heathrow. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 15 August 2025.

Tue 2/916:50PVG - LHR

2 stops33h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8£271

Mon 6/1020:00SHA - LHR

3 stops27h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8£271

Sat 13/1208:40PVG - LHR

1 stop14h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8£274

Sun 14/923:55PVG - LHR

1 stop20h 40mEgyptair

Deal found 14/8£275

Mon 25/815:25PVG - LHR

1 stop34h 20mEtihad Airways

Deal found 14/8£278

Sat 6/919:05PVG - LHR

3 stops55h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8£280

Tue 2/916:50SHA - LHR

2 stops33h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8£280

Thu 18/923:55PVG - LHR

1 stop28h 10mEgyptair

Deal found 13/8£281

Thu 28/820:05PVG - LHR

1 stop30h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8£285

Mon 17/1112:25SHA - LHR

1 stop37h 30mChina Southern

Deal found 14/8£287

Sun 7/910:00PVG - LHR

1 stop17h 00mTianjin Airlines

Deal found 14/8£288

Wed 22/1000:30PVG - LHR

2 stops24h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/8£288

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Mon 6/10

19:45-18:05

1 stop29h 20m

London Heathrow

Tue 21/10

21:00-18:20

1 stop14h 20m

£624

ShanghaiLondon

PVG - LHR

PVGLHR

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 15/9

15:10-17:50

1 stop33h 40m

London Heathrow

Mon 22/9

21:20-15:40

Nonstop11h 20m

£626

ShanghaiLondon

SHA - LHR

SHALHR

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 17/9

08:50-19:00

1 stop17h 10m

London Heathrow

Tue 23/9

22:10-22:20

1 stop17h 10m

£628

ShanghaiLondon

PVG - LHR

PVGLHR

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 13/11

13:30-17:30

Nonstop12h 00m

London Heathrow

Thu 20/11

14:45-14:20

1 stop15h 35m

£630

ShanghaiLondon

PVG - LHR

PVGLHR

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 10/11

00:10-08:20

1 stop16h 10m

London Heathrow

Tue 18/11

13:50-16:50

1 stop19h 00m

£630

ShanghaiLondon

PVG - LHR

PVGLHR

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 3/10

15:25-07:00

1 stop22h 35m

London Heathrow

Fri 10/10

14:45-12:40

1 stop38h 55m

£631

ShanghaiLondon

SHA - LHR

SHALHR

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Mon 15/9

21:50-19:00

1 stop28h 10m

London Heathrow

Mon 22/9

22:10-22:20

1 stop17h 10m

£633

ShanghaiLondon

PVG - LHR

PVGLHR

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 28/8

21:55-19:00

1 stop28h 05m

London Heathrow

Thu 4/9

22:10-16:30

1 stop35h 20m

£634

ShanghaiLondon

PVG - LHR

PVGLHR

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 13/9

01:10-15:40

2 stops21h 30m

London Heathrow

Sun 21/9

21:20-15:40

Nonstop11h 20m

£636

ShanghaiLondon

SHA - LHR

SHALHR

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Mon 6/10

20:00-13:50

2 stops24h 50m

London Heathrow

Tue 21/10

17:10-18:20

2 stops18h 10m

£638

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

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport (average of £112). Flying from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport in August is currently the most expensive (average of £164). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SHA to LHR?

When flying from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport, the time of day you fly usually plays a role in the price. Save by searching for a flight in the morning, which can drop the price by up to 11% versus a flight in the afternoon.

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6.7

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1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Anonymous,May 2025

LAX - LHR

Entertainment system did not work. Seems like Wi-Fi should have been comped at hat point. Boarding at Marco Polo in Venice was terrible. Insisted on gate checking our bag but not others! Connection was confused and flight was very late.

British Airways

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4.0

Okay

Anonymous,May 2025

LAX - LHR

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What is the cheapest airline to fly from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport round-trip?
Flying on British Airways is currently your cheapest option to London Heathrow Airport, with prices starting at £440. This flight start at 31% lower than the current average price 3 months from now.
Can I find deals for flights from Shanghai to Heathrow that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Shanghai to Heathrow flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Shanghai to Heathrow?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Shanghai to Heathrow.
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport (average of £112). Flying from Shanghai to London Heathrow Airport in August is currently the most expensive (average of £164). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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