Cheap flights from New York to Shanghai from £393

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from New York, with most prices found around £747. If you don’t want to visit Shanghai in February, then you should wait until September to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £754.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Shanghai Pu Dong for the best New York - Shanghai flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Shanghai from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Shanghai for around £937 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 New York for as low as £875 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on New York to Shanghai flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 42% of flights between New York and Shanghai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 508 minutes.

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

Monday 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, China Eastern have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 29% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of March 2026, 2 flights take off from New York and land in Shanghai each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 50% of weekly flights taking off on this day.

If you’re flying from a popular airport in New York, such as Newark or New York, and flying into Shanghai, then you can expect flight times to average 33h 10m and 36h 50m, respectively.