Cheap flights from London Luton Airport to Shanghai, China from £283

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a Cheapflights user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight departing on 5/9. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
LTN — SHA
24 Aug — 31 Aug1
1 adult

Cheap flight deals from Luton to Shanghai

Discover tips and strategies to find the most affordable flight options for your journey from Luton (LTN) to Shanghai (CN2). Learn about various techniques such as flexible date searches, comparing prices across and setting up price alerts. Use these methods to find the cheapest flights available for your travel needs. Data last updated 19 August 2025.

Round-trip from

£465

One-way from

£283

Popular in

August

Cheapest in

March

Average price

£765
1/10-8/10
  • 1/10-8/10
  • 5 total stops
  • 69h 30m total
  • London to Shanghai
5/9
  • 5/9
  • 3 total stops
  • 30h 10m total
  • London to Shanghai
Highest demand for flights based on searches. 17% potential increase in price (£88 potential increase over avg. return price).
Cheapest flight prices on average. 3% potential price decrease (£15 potential savings vs. average return price).
Average for round-trip flights in August 2025

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Cheapest flights from Luton to Shanghai
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Luton to Shanghai. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 19 August 2025.

Wed 1/1019:45LTN - SHA
3 stops34h 35mMultiple Airlines
Wed 8/1011:50SHA - LTN
2 stops34h 55mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 17/8£465
Thu 2/1006:40LTN - PVG
1 stop17h 15mMultiple Airlines
Wed 8/1000:40PVG - LTN
1 stop24h 30mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 18/8£511
Mon 3/1107:30LTN - PVG
1 stop14h 50mMultiple Airlines
Sun 9/1101:20PVG - LTN
1 stop19h 05mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 18/8£520
Mon 15/906:00LTN - SHA
2 stops21h 00mMultiple Airlines
Mon 22/918:50SHA - LTN
2 stops27h 55mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 18/8£525
Wed 15/1009:00LTN - PVG
2 stops24h 45mMultiple Airlines
Fri 17/1017:10PVG - LTN
2 stops25h 45mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 18/8£532
Sun 14/906:00LTN - PVG
2 stops23h 40mMultiple Airlines
Sun 21/915:25PVG - LTN
2 stops26h 20mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 17/8£565
Tue 2/906:05LTN - SHA
2 stops25h 15mMultiple Airlines
Tue 9/920:00SHA - LTN
2 stops20h 15mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 17/8£570
Thu 18/908:30LTN - PVG
2 stops26h 40mMultiple Airlines
Sat 4/1012:30PVG - LTN
2 stops26h 15mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 19/8£581
Thu 2/1015:05LTN - SHA
2 stops20h 15mMultiple Airlines
Thu 9/1020:00SHA - LTN
2 stops20h 00mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 18/8£593
Fri 3/1015:40LTN - SHA
2 stops19h 40mMultiple Airlines
Fri 10/1008:35SHA - LTN
2 stops20h 15mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 19/8£595
Wed 17/914:55LTN - SHA
2 stops20h 25mMultiple Airlines
Wed 24/921:50SHA - LTN
2 stops27h 10mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 19/8£598
Wed 17/914:55LTN - PVG
2 stops27h 25mMultiple Airlines
Wed 24/921:55PVG - LTN
2 stops27h 05mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 17/8£598

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Luton

Fly to

Shanghai

Route

Depart

Return

Price

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Wed 1/10

19:45-13:20

3 stops34h 35m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 8/10

11:50-15:45

2 stops34h 55m

£465

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Thu 2/10

06:40-06:55

1 stop17h 15m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 8/10

00:40-18:10

1 stop24h 30m

£511

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 3/11

07:30-06:20

1 stop14h 50m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 9/11

01:20-12:25

1 stop19h 05m

£520

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Mon 15/9

06:00-10:00

2 stops21h 00m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Mon 22/9

18:50-15:45

2 stops27h 55m

£525

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Wed 15/10

09:00-16:45

2 stops24h 45m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 17/10

17:10-11:55

2 stops25h 45m

£532

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 8/9

08:30-18:10

2 stops26h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 11/9

08:55-07:45

2 stops29h 50m

£551

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Sun 14/9

06:00-12:40

2 stops23h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 21/9

15:25-10:45

2 stops26h 20m

£565

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Tue 2/9

06:05-14:20

2 stops25h 15m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 9/9

20:00-09:15

2 stops20h 15m

£570

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Tue 16/9

08:30-15:50

2 stops24h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 23/9

20:00-15:00

2 stops26h 00m

£576

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Thu 18/9

08:30-18:10

2 stops26h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 4/10

12:30-07:45

2 stops26h 15m

£579

Flights are sorted by cheapest return flights first.

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