Cheap flights from London to Shanghai from £274

The month of December is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport from London, with most prices found around £184. If you’re not able to fly to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport in December, then November is your next best option. Flight prices from London to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport during November average around £188.

The cheapest day to depart from London to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport is on a Tuesday. Travellers who choose to depart for Shanghai Pu Dong Airport on a Tuesday will often find tickets for as low as £555. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport on Saturday is £639.

Our data shows that the cheapest London to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport flights are usually those with departure times in the morning. Our users have found flights to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport in the morning for as low as £534. Flights to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of £656. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from London Gatwick to Shanghai Pu Dong for the best London - Shanghai Pu Dong flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport for around £658 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport from London for as low as £525 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 5% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport flight.

As of May 2026, prices for London to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport flights are approximately 12% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Gulf Air, Air China, and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from London to Shanghai Pu Dong

China Eastern, British Airways and Air China are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport from London according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between London and Shanghai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 106 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

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

According to our data, Air China have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Hong Kong (HKG) was the most common stop: 24% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Paris (CDG) offer the lowest average return price of £459.

Flights connecting via Paris (CDG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 30m.

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 28m.

7 flights are operational daily from London to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 12:00, with 38% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between London and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport is 54 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Tue, with 15% of weekly flights leaving on this day.