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Cheap flights from London Luton Airport to Shanghai, China from £286

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 11/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
LTN — SHA
5 Jun — 12 Jun1
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 6 May 2026.

Fri 29/520:35
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops35h 35m
Multiple Airlines
Mon 15/617:00
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops28h 35m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/5£546
Tue 2/614:45
LTN
-
PVG
1 stop20h 10m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 9/612:30
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops29h 30m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5£558
Mon 18/518:05
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops30h 10m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 3/612:30
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops29h 30m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5£560
Mon 1/620:35
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops27h 40m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 16/600:15
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops26h 40m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5£563
Sun 31/520:35
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops32h 10m
Multiple Airlines
Sun 7/621:00
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops24h 35m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 3/5£569
Fri 29/520:35
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops35h 35m
Multiple Airlines
Fri 5/613:45
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops31h 50m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 3/5£582
Tue 9/621:50
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops26h 25m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 17/612:25
PVG
-
LTN
1 stop27h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5£584
Wed 17/608:30
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops24h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 24/609:30
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops29h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5£586
Mon 6/712:45
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops33h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Sun 19/701:10
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops24h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/5£591
Wed 3/606:00
LTN
-
SHA
2 stops22h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 10/621:45
SHA
-
LTN
2 stops22h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5£643
Tue 9/616:00
LTN
-
SHA
2 stops19h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Thu 18/608:35
SHA
-
LTN
2 stops20h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 5/5£648
Mon 1/606:00
LTN
-
SHA
2 stops23h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Mon 8/608:35
SHA
-
LTN
2 stops20h 10m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 4/5£659

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 6 May 2026.

Round-trip from

£546

One-way from

£286

Popular in

August

Cheapest in

November

Average price

£521
29/5-15/6
  • 29/5-15/6
  • 4 total stops
  • 64h 10m total
  • London to Shanghai
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11/5
  • 11/5
  • 1 total stop
  • 26h 40m total
  • London to Shanghai
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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 11% potential increase in price (£58 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

Fri 29/5

20:35-15:10

2 stops35h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 5/6

21:00-14:35

2 stops24h 35m

£582

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Wed 17/6

08:30-15:50

2 stops24h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 24/6

09:30-07:45

2 stops29h 15m

£586

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Sat 30/5

21:50-11:45

2 stops30h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 6/6

21:00-12:55

2 stops22h 55m

£598

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 8/6

15:15-18:40

2 stops20h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 21/6

21:00-14:35

2 stops24h 35m

£605

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 18/5

20:35-07:00

2 stops27h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 2/6

01:45-14:35

1 stop19h 50m

£616

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 25/5

21:50-16:45

2 stops35h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 10/6

07:55-08:30

2 stops31h 35m

£624

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Sun 14/6

07:50-18:20

2 stops27h 30m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sun 28/6

18:50-09:00

2 stops21h 10m

£660

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Wed 3/6

06:00-12:20

2 stops23h 20m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 10/6

20:00-12:50

2 stops23h 50m

£660

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Fri 5/6

15:40-18:20

2 stops19h 40m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Fri 12/6

08:35-21:50

2 stops20h 15m

£675

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Thu 4/6

15:00-22:10

2 stops24h 10m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sun 7/6

19:45-21:45

2 stops33h 00m

£676

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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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