Which airlines fly to Shanghai?

China Eastern, British Airways and KLM are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Shanghai from Scotland according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 61% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Shanghai. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Shanghai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long is the flight from Scotland to Shanghai?

On average, it takes 13h 25m to fly from Scotland to Shanghai if you fly out of Edinburgh (the most popular airport in Scotland) and into Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport (the most popular airport in Shanghai). If you’re flying out of Glasgow and into Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, then the flight time is around 17h 10m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Scotland to Shanghai?

Prices for flights from Scotland to Shanghai are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Scotland to Shanghai?

There are 6 operators available for flights from Scotland to Shanghai as of October 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Scotland to Shanghai?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Scotland to Shanghai.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Shanghai?

The required travel and health documents for your Shanghai trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Shanghai. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

£305 Cheap Flights from Scotland to Shanghai in 2026/27

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10:50 - 13:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 30m1 stop Beijing Capital

19:30 - 06:35PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 05m1 stop Beijing Capital

£503Hainan Airlines

Mon, 2 Nov - Sun, 15 Nov

10:50 - 18:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

23h 10m1 stop Beijing Capital

20:55 - 06:35SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

17h 40m1 stop Beijing Capital

£505Hainan Airlines

Mon, 2 Nov - Sun, 15 Nov

10:50 - 13:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 30m1 stop Beijing Capital

19:30 - 06:35PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 05m1 stop Beijing Capital

£505Hainan Airlines

Mon, 2 Nov - Sun, 15 Nov

13:15 - 09:15GLA Glasgow Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

36h 00m2 stops Dublin Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

18:15 - 22:15PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-GLA Glasgow Intl

36h 00m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Dublin

£516Multiple Airlines

Tue, 1 Dec - Sun, 13 Dec

07:30 - 12:25EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

20h 55m1 stop London Stansted

02:10 - 16:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

21h 55m1 stop Brussels Bruxelles-National

£531Multiple Airlines

Sun, 22 Nov - Wed, 16 Dec

07:05 - 07:45EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

16h 40m1 stop London Stansted

20:30 - 07:10PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

42h 40m2 stops Shenzhen Brussels Bruxelles-National

£531Multiple Airlines

Sat, 28 Nov - Sat, 5 Dec

05:40 - 09:10GLA Glasgow Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:10 - 08:30PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-GLA Glasgow Intl

29h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

£581KLM

Sat, 28 Nov - Mon, 7 Dec

05:40 - 09:10GLA Glasgow Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:10 - 22:10PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-GLA Glasgow Intl

19h 00m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

£584KLM

Mon, 4 Jan - Tue, 19 Jan

13:25 - 14:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

16h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

12:25 - 22:15PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

17h 50m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

£732China Eastern

Wed, 4 Nov - Tue, 17 Nov

09:30 - 14:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

20h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

12:40 - 23:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

£829China Eastern

Fri, 20 Nov - Sun, 20 Dec

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06:00 - 07:25EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 25m1 stop Barcelona-El Prat

02:25 - 12:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 00m1 stop Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

£1,199Multiple Airlines

Fri, 16 Oct - Thu, 19 Nov

06:00 - 07:25EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 25m1 stop Barcelona-El Prat

01:10 - 09:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

15h 55m1 stop Dublin

£1,200Multiple Airlines

Fri, 16 Oct - Tue, 17 Nov

06:00 - 07:25EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 25m1 stop Barcelona-El Prat

01:55 - 13:35PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 40m1 stop Budapest Ferenc Liszt Intl

£1,222Multiple Airlines

Fri, 16 Oct - Wed, 18 Nov

21:25 - 12:50GLA Glasgow Intl-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

32h 25m3 stops Dublin London Heathrow Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

16:10 - 16:35SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

31h 25m3 stops Xiamen Gaoqi Intl London Heathrow Dublin

£1,223Multiple Airlines

Sat, 17 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct

17:25 - 18:20GLA Glasgow Intl-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

17h 55m2 stops London Heathrow Beijing Daxing Intl

08:35 - 23:10SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

21h 35m2 stops Beijing Daxing Intl London Heathrow

£1,235Multiple Airlines

Sat, 17 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct

06:05 - 07:25EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 20m1 stop Barcelona-El Prat

09:15 - 20:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 10m1 stop London Gatwick

£1,295Multiple Airlines

Fri, 16 Oct - Mon, 16 Nov

06:05 - 07:25EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 20m1 stop Barcelona-El Prat

02:25 - 12:55PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 30m1 stop London Gatwick

£1,321Multiple Airlines

Fri, 16 Oct - Fri, 20 Nov

12:00 - 10:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

15h 20m1 stop Beijing Capital

20:55 - 06:35SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

17h 40m1 stop Beijing Capital

£1,334Multiple Airlines

Sat, 17 Oct - Sun, 15 Nov

12:00 - 10:45EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

15h 45m1 stop Beijing Capital

19:30 - 06:35PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 05m1 stop Beijing Capital

£1,338Multiple Airlines

Sat, 17 Oct - Sun, 15 Nov

05:40 - 07:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 20m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

11:10 - 20:00PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

16h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

£2,355China Eastern

Sat, 17 Oct - Sat, 21 Nov

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Hainan Airlines flights from Scotland to Shanghai

Our best Hainan Airlines deals on Scotland to Shanghai flight tickets

Hainan Airlines

2 Nov

EDI10:50Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 30m

1 stop

PVG13:20Shanghai Pu Dong

15 Nov

PVG19:30Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 05m

1 stop

EDI06:35Edinburgh Turnhouse

£503

Hainan Airlines

16 Nov

EDI10:50Edinburgh Turnhouse

23h 30m

1 stop

PVG18:20Shanghai Pu Dong

29 Nov

PVG19:30Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 05m

1 stop

EDI06:35Edinburgh Turnhouse

£506

Hainan Airlines

16 Nov

EDI10:50Edinburgh Turnhouse

15h 45m

1 stop

SHA10:35Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

29 Nov

SHA19:30Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

19h 05m

1 stop

EDI06:35Edinburgh Turnhouse

£507

Lufthansa flights from Scotland to Shanghai

Our best Lufthansa deals on Scotland to Shanghai flight tickets

Lufthansa

28 Nov

EDI06:10Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 55m

1 stop

PVG10:05Shanghai Pu Dong

4 Dec

PVG11:55Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 20m

1 stop

EDI23:15Edinburgh Turnhouse

£607

Lufthansa

15 Mar

EDI06:10Edinburgh Turnhouse

26h 45m

2 stops

SHA16:55Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

30 Mar

SHA08:55Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

38h 30m

2 stops

EDI16:25Edinburgh Turnhouse

£680

Lufthansa

2 Apr

GLA16:20Glasgow Intl

15h 45m

1 stop

PVG15:05Shanghai Pu Dong

21 Apr

PVG23:50Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 30m

1 stop

GLA11:20Glasgow Intl

£706

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EdinburghShanghai

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 2/11

10:50-13:20

1 stop18h 30m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 15/11

19:30-06:35

1 stop19h 05m

£503

EdinburghShanghai

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

EDISHA

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 2/11

10:50-18:00

1 stop23h 10m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sun 15/11

20:55-06:35

1 stop17h 40m

£505

EdinburghShanghai

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 2/11

10:50-13:20

1 stop18h 30m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 15/11

19:30-06:35

1 stop19h 05m

£505

GlasgowShanghai

GLA Glasgow Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

GLAPVG

Glasgow Intl

Tue 1/12

13:15-09:15

2 stops36h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 13/12

18:15-22:15

2 stops36h 00m

£516

EdinburghShanghai

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 22/11

07:30-12:25

1 stop20h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 16/12

02:10-16:05

1 stop21h 55m

£531

EdinburghShanghai

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sat 28/11

07:05-07:45

1 stop16h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 5/12

20:30-07:10

2 stops42h 40m

£531

GlasgowShanghai

GLA Glasgow Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

GLAPVG

Glasgow Intl

Sat 28/11

05:40-09:10

1 stop19h 30m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 7/12

11:10-08:30

1 stop29h 20m

£581

GlasgowShanghai

GLA Glasgow Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

GLAPVG

Glasgow Intl

Mon 4/1

05:40-09:10

1 stop19h 30m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 19/1

11:10-22:10

1 stop19h 00m

£584

Fastest return journey

EdinburghShanghai

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 4/11

13:25-14:00

1 stop16h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 17/11

12:25-22:15

1 stop17h 50m

£732

EdinburghShanghai

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 20/11

09:30-14:00

1 stop20h 30m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 20/12

12:40-23:05

1 stop18h 25m

£829

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai?

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from Scotland, with most prices found around £613. If you don’t want to visit Shanghai in January, then you should wait until June to fly from Scotland, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £632.

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Best price found	£305
Fastest flight time	13h 25m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Shanghai from Scotland in the past 72 hours is £305. The best return flight deal from Scotland to Shanghai found on momondo in the last 72 hours is £503.

The fastest flight from Scotland to Shanghai takes 13h 25m

There are no direct flights from Scotland to Shanghai. There are no popular flight routes from Scotland to Shanghai.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Scotland to Shanghai

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Scotland to Shanghai?
Prices for flights from Scotland to Shanghai are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Scotland to Shanghai?
There are 6 operators available for flights from Scotland to Shanghai as of October 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Scotland to Shanghai?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Scotland to Shanghai.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Shanghai?
The required travel and health documents for your Shanghai trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Shanghai. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from Scotland to Shanghai

Compare and see reviews for airlines that fly from Scotland to Shanghai with momondo

Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Hainan Airlines	PriceFrom £454	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.3 71 reviews	Search Hainan Airlines flights
British Airways	PriceFrom £573	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,261 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom £591	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,455 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
China Eastern	PriceFrom £604	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 245 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
KLM	PriceFrom £618	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,588 reviews	Search KLM flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom £625	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,721 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights

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