Cheap flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Tokyo from £149

The month of December is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Tokyo from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, with most prices found around £246. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of December, then book flights to Tokyo from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport during January instead. Flights to Tokyo in January, while not as cheap as those in December, still average around £255.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Tokyo from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport is on a Sunday. momondo users have found tickets for Sunday departures for as low as £207. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Tuesday because tickets tend to average around £482. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Tokyo.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Tokyo is at midday. Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Tokyo during this time can be as low as £264. Flights to Tokyo are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of £415. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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As of October 2026, prices for Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Tokyo flights are approximately 8% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 3% of flights between Shanghai and Tokyo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 121 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning 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. Tuesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Shanghai Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 2% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of October 2026, there are 6 flights per day flying from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Tokyo. The most common time of day flights depart is 08:00, with 54% of flights taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport and Tokyo is 42 per week as of October 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 26% of weekly flights leaving on this day.