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Cheap flights from London Luton Airport to Shanghai, China from £298

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 12/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
LTN — SHA
19 May — 26 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 19 April 2026.

Tue 23/605:40
LTN
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PVG
2 stops24h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 30/615:00
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops30h 50m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 18/4£510
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 15/4£515
Tue 16/605:40
LTN
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PVG
2 stops24h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 30/615:00
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops34h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 15/4£524
Mon 8/620:35
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops31h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Sun 21/615:55
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops35h 00m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 15/4£529
Wed 10/605:40
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops24h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 24/615:00
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops27h 00m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 17/4£532
Mon 8/607:15
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops26h 40m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 17/600:35
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops26h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 15/4£544
Wed 13/521:50
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops34h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 20/513:45
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops31h 15m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 14/4£546
Thu 11/607:00
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops20h 50m
Multiple Airlines
Mon 15/615:55
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops29h 40m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 15/4£547
Wed 3/607:15
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops26h 25m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 9/600:35
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops26h 20m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 18/4£552
Tue 2/619:50
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops34h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 10/615:55
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops29h 30m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 18/4£556
Tue 2/619:50
LTN
-
PVG
2 stops34h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Mon 8/615:55
PVG
-
LTN
2 stops29h 40m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 15/4£560
Wed 10/608:00
LTN
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SHA
2 stops29h 30m
Multiple Airlines
Tue 30/621:45
SHA
-
LTN
2 stops33h 00m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 15/4£600

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 19 April 2026.

Round-trip from

£510

One-way from

£298

Popular in

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Cheapest in

November

Average price

£546
23/6-30/6
  • 23/6-30/6
  • 4 total stops
  • 55h 05m total
  • London to Shanghai
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12/5
  • 12/5
  • 2 total stops
  • 35h 40m 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 - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Wed 10/6

08:00-20:30

2 stops29h 30m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 30/6

21:45-23:45

2 stops33h 00m

£600

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 1/6

06:00-15:05

2 stops26h 05m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 8/6

09:30-09:00

2 stops30h 30m

£606

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Fri 15/5

06:20-22:10

3 stops32h 50m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 7/6

15:55-14:35

2 stops29h 40m

£621

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Tue 19/5

16:00-18:20

2 stops19h 20m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 26/5

15:50-09:00

2 stops24h 10m

£630
Fastest return journey

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Tue 2/6

16:00-18:20

2 stops19h 20m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 10/6

21:45-12:50

2 stops22h 05m

£636

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Wed 17/6

15:15-22:35

2 stops24h 20m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 7/7

18:40-19:55

2 stops32h 15m

£636

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Mon 15/6

16:10-18:20

2 stops19h 10m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Mon 29/6

21:45-18:50

2 stops28h 05m

£639

LondonShanghai

LTN - SHA

LTNSHA

London Luton

Mon 18/5

06:00-11:20

2 stops22h 20m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 28/5

18:50-09:00

2 stops21h 10m

£640

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Sat 30/5

06:20-16:55

2 stops27h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 4/6

00:35-18:10

2 stops24h 35m

£643

LondonShanghai

LTN - PVG

LTNPVG

London Luton

Mon 18/5

06:00-20:30

2 stops31h 30m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 24/5

18:20-09:00

2 stops21h 40m

£646

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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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