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Cheap flights from London Luton Airport to Shanghai, China from £274

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 9/2. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
LTN — SHA
20 Jan — 27 Jan1
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 21 December 2025.

Fri 26/1216:25LTN - SHA
3 stops46h 30mMultiple Airlines
Sun 25/107:10SHA - LTN
3 stops33h 45mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 19/12£691
Sat 27/1209:20LTN - PVG
2 stops35h 50mMultiple Airlines
Thu 8/117:00PVG - LTN
2 stops29h 45mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 20/12£703
Sat 27/1209:20LTN - PVG
2 stops35h 50mMultiple Airlines
Wed 7/118:05PVG - LTN
3 stops33h 55mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 20/12£719
Sat 27/1209:20LTN - PVG
2 stops35h 50mMultiple Airlines
Tue 6/112:05PVG - LTN
3 stops41h 10mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 21/12£759
Sat 27/1207:25LTN - SHA
3 stops25h 30mMultiple Airlines
Wed 7/116:05SHA - LTN
3 stops35h 55mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 20/12£836
Sun 21/1220:50LTN - PVG
2 stops34h 25mMultiple Airlines
Thu 15/111:45PVG - LTN
2 stops34h 15mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 19/12£854
Sat 27/1207:25LTN - SHA
3 stops28h 35mMultiple Airlines
Thu 8/108:50SHA - LTN
2 stops20h 35mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 20/12£857
Sun 28/1213:40LTN - PVG
1 stop16h 55mMultiple Airlines
Thu 8/120:30PVG - LTN
2 stops26h 15mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 20/12£871
Fri 26/1214:55LTN - PVG
1 stop15h 00mMultiple Airlines
Sun 25/120:30PVG - LTN
2 stops23h 55mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 19/12£892
Wed 24/1214:40LTN - SHA
2 stops18h 15mMultiple Airlines
Tue 30/1222:30SHA - LTN
2 stops19h 55mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 19/12£1,065
Sun 21/1215:20LTN - SHA
2 stops19h 15mMultiple Airlines
Sun 28/1208:50SHA - LTN
2 stops20h 25mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 20/12£1,132
Sun 21/1215:20LTN - SHA
2 stops19h 15mMultiple Airlines
Wed 24/1209:20SHA - LTN
2 stops19h 55mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 18/12£1,365

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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 21 December 2025.

Round-trip from

£458

One-way from

£274

Popular in

August

Cheapest in

January

Average price

£675
15/1-22/1
  • 15/1-22/1
  • 4 total stops
  • 60h 50m total
  • London to Shanghai
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9/2
  • 9/2
  • 2 total stops
  • 34h 00m total
  • London to Shanghai
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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 17% potential increase in price (£94 potential increase over avg. return price).
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Cheapest flight prices on average. 4% potential price decrease (£18 potential savings vs. average return price).
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Customise your flight search to find flights from Luton to Shanghai that fit within your specific budget. Explore options based on user searches and filter the results based on your desired price range. Find flights that match your budget for a cost-effective journey. Over the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made 858,174 searches. Data last updated 21 December 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights from London Luton Airport to Shanghai that are best for you.

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Price

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Thu 15/1

19:20-10:00

2 stops30h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 22/1

11:15-14:45

2 stops35h 30m

£463

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Thu 22/1

20:50-10:30

2 stops29h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 3/2

17:00-20:10

2 stops35h 10m

£472

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 19/1

06:25-06:25

1 stop16h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 25/1

00:45-12:00

1 stop19h 15m

£476

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Sun 25/1

14:40-10:00

2 stops35h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 30/1

20:30-20:10

2 stops31h 40m

£490

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 16/3

06:15-15:25

2 stops25h 10m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 29/3

15:10-12:45

2 stops28h 35m

£510

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 12/1

14:55-10:30

2 stops35h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 23/1

10:45-20:10

2 stops41h 25m

£512

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Fri 13/3

14:40-19:00

2 stops20h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 28/3

09:00-13:00

2 stops36h 00m

£532

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 30/3

05:30-16:30

2 stops28h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 7/4

20:10-12:25

2 stops23h 15m

£548

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Sun 22/3

19:20-15:15

2 stops35h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 24/5

11:55-12:05

2 stops31h 10m

£553

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Tue 24/3

21:50-10:30

2 stops28h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 24/5

11:55-12:05

2 stops31h 10m

£567

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Deals found on 19/12

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Cheapflights Insights

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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