Cheap flights from Athens to Shanghai from £270

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from Athens, with most prices found around £579. If you don’t want to visit Shanghai in October, then you should wait until January to fly from Athens, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £609.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Shanghai from Athens is on a Friday. momondo users have found tickets for Friday departures for as low as £604. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Thursday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Shanghai on Thursday is £731.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Shanghai from Athens when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Shanghai for around £667 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Shanghai from Athens for as low as £467 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 26% of flights between Athens and Shanghai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 135 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Juneyao Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 26% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of October 2026, 1 flights take off from Athens and land in Shanghai each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 14:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of October 2026, there are 12 flights per week flying from Athens to Shanghai. The most common day of the week flights depart is Tue, with 25% of flights taking off on this day.