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Cheap flights from London Luton Airport to Shanghai, China from £280

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 23/4. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
LTN — SHA
10 May — 17 May1
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

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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 10 April 2026.

Mon 15/620:35
LTN
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PVG
2 stops31h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Mon 29/615:55
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops29h 40m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 7/4£473
Mon 8/620:35
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops31h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Mon 22/615:55
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops29h 40m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 5/4£490
Tue 16/605:40
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops24h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 30/615:00
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops34h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 5/4£512
Mon 8/620:35
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops27h 25m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 16/621:30
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops29h 25m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 8/4£515
Tue 9/605:40
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops24h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 23/615:00
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops30h 50m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 8/4£517
Wed 3/607:15
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops26h 40m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 16/600:35
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops26h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 8/4£527
Tue 2/605:40
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops24h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 16/615:00
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops30h 50m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 8/4£530
Wed 6/521:50
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops30h 55m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 13/513:45
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops31h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 9/4£536
Mon 8/616:10
LTN
-
SHA
2 stops23h 00m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 16/608:35
SHA
-
LTN
2 stops20h 10m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 8/4£618
Tue 2/616:00
LTN
-
SHA
2 stops23h 10m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 16/608:35
SHA
-
LTN
2 stops20h 10m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 8/4£628
Wed 17/614:50
LTN
-
SHA
2 stops24h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 24/619:45
SHA
-
LTN
2 stops33h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 8/4£632
Mon 20/405:40
LTN
-
SHA
2 stops25h 45m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 6/520:15
SHA
-
LTN
2 stops27h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 5/4£651

Find 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 10 April 2026.

Round-trip from

£473

One-way from

£280

Popular in

August

Cheapest in

November

Average price

£551
15/6-29/6
  • 15/6-29/6
  • 4 total stops
  • 60h 55m total
  • London to Shanghai
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23/4
  • 23/4
  • 2 total stops
  • 48h 55m total
  • London to Shanghai
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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 11% potential increase in price (£56 potential increase over avg. return price).
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Cheapest flight prices on average. 3% potential price decrease (£17 potential savings vs. average return price).
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Cheapest return flight

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Sun 17/5

06:45-12:55

2 stops23h 10m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 25/5

15:55-14:35

2 stops29h 40m

£569

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Thu 14/5

08:30-18:10

2 stops26h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 28/5

08:55-07:45

2 stops29h 50m

£581

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Sun 7/6

05:40-00:20

3 stops35h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 14/6

15:55-14:35

2 stops29h 40m

£604

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Wed 13/5

06:15-12:55

2 stops23h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 17/5

13:45-14:35

2 stops31h 50m

£605

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Mon 8/6

16:10-22:10

2 stops23h 00m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 16/6

08:35-21:45

2 stops20h 10m

£618

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Wed 23/9

19:55-04:55

2 stops26h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 11/10

15:55-19:55

2 stops35h 00m

£618

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Sat 29/8

21:25-12:55

2 stops32h 30m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 22/9

09:45-19:55

3 stops41h 10m

£647

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Mon 20/4

05:40-14:25

2 stops25h 45m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 6/5

20:15-16:35

2 stops27h 20m

£651

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 7/9

15:15-18:40

2 stops20h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 21/9

15:55-10:35

2 stops25h 40m

£689

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Sat 2/5

06:00-13:20

2 stops24h 20m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 14/5

18:50-09:00

2 stops21h 10m

£736

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Everything you need to know about your flight from London Luton Airport to Shanghai

How often are flights from London to Shanghai delayed?

About 100% of weekly flights between London and Shanghai have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 101 minutes.

What is the most punctual flight time for London to Shanghai flights?

Historically, flights departing in the evening are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the evening tend to experience delays more often.

What day of the week experiences the fewest flight delays on this route?

Thursday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Thursday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.

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