Cheap flights from Madrid to Shanghai from £291

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from Madrid, with most prices found around £153. If you don’t want to visit Shanghai in March, then you should wait until January to fly from Madrid, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £215.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Shanghai from Madrid is on a Thursday. momondo users have found tickets for Thursday departures for as low as £561. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Shanghai on Friday is £978.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Shanghai from Madrid when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Shanghai for around £528 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 Madrid for as low as £432 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between Madrid and Shanghai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 157 minutes.

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

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

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

The number of flights available between Madrid and Shanghai is 3 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 11:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving at midday.

As of May 2026, there are 21 flights per week flying from Madrid to Shanghai. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.