What is the cheapest airline that flies from Shanghai to United Kingdom?

Shenzhen Airlines, Gulf Air, and China Southern are the most popular carriers operating from Shanghai to United Kingdom

How often are flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom delayed?

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Shanghai and United Kingdom have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 130 minutes.

How many flights depart from Shanghai to United Kingdom on average per day?

9 flights are operational daily from Shanghai to United Kingdom as of August 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 11:00, with 42% of flights per day taking off at midday.

How many flights depart from Shanghai to United Kingdom on average per week?

63 flights are operational weekly from Shanghai to United Kingdom as of August 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Fri, with 16% of flights per week taking off on this day.

Which airline has the best punctuality record on Shanghai to the United Kingdom flights?

According to our data, China Eastern have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

What day of the week experiences the fewest flight delays on this route?

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.

What is the most punctual flight time for Shanghai to the United Kingdom flights?

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

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

Prices for flights from Shanghai to United Kingdom are updated daily.

How old do you have to be to fly from Shanghai to United Kingdom?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Shanghai to United Kingdom.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to United Kingdom?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to United Kingdom can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at United Kingdom. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

£206 Cheap Flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom in 2026

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20:50 - 20:40PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LHR London Heathrow

30h 50m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

10:20 - 18:25LHR London Heathrow-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

25h 05m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

£440Finnair

Tue, 6 Oct - Mon, 12 Oct

20:50 - 20:40PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LHR London Heathrow

30h 50m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

10:20 - 18:55LHR London Heathrow-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

24h 35m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

£471Finnair

Wed, 21 Oct - Wed, 28 Oct

20:50 - 20:40PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LHR London Heathrow

30h 50m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

10:20 - 18:55LHR London Heathrow-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

24h 35m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

£491Finnair

Sun, 18 Oct - Sun, 25 Oct

11:35 - 16:20PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LHR London Heathrow

36h 45m1 stop Haikou Meilan Intl

10:20 - 07:50LHR London Heathrow-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 30m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

£492Multiple Airlines

Tue, 17 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov

19:25 - 14:35PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LTN London Luton

26h 10m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Milan Malpensa

20:25 - 09:15LTN London Luton-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

28h 50m2 stops Milan Malpensa Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£493Multiple Airlines

Fri, 23 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct

11:05 - 09:50PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-STN London Stansted

29h 45m2 stops Beijing Capital Dublin

06:25 - 05:00STN London Stansted-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

15h 35m1 stop Venice Marco Polo

£495Multiple Airlines

Wed, 23 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

19:25 - 16:55PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LGW London Gatwick

28h 30m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Milan Malpensa

20:15 - 09:15LGW London Gatwick-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

29h 00m2 stops Milan Malpensa Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£498Multiple Airlines

Fri, 23 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct

19:25 - 12:00PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-STN London Stansted

23h 35m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Barcelona-El Prat

13:25 - 09:15STN London Stansted-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

35h 50m2 stops Barcelona-El Prat Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£502Multiple Airlines

Tue, 20 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct

19:25 - 19:10PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LGW London Gatwick

30h 45m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Barcelona-El Prat

16:00 - 09:15LGW London Gatwick-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

33h 15m2 stops Barcelona-El Prat Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£507Multiple Airlines

Wed, 21 Oct - Wed, 28 Oct

19:25 - 19:20PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-STN London Stansted

30h 55m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Barcelona-El Prat

15:05 - 09:15STN London Stansted-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

34h 10m2 stops Barcelona-El Prat Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£507Multiple Airlines

Wed, 21 Oct - Wed, 28 Oct

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22:05 - 18:30PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LGW London Gatwick

27h 25m1 stop Zhengzhou

11:00 - 13:00LGW London Gatwick-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

£626China Southern

Fri, 4 Sep - Fri, 11 Sep

22:05 - 18:30PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LGW London Gatwick

27h 25m1 stop Zhengzhou

11:00 - 13:00LGW London Gatwick-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

£659China Southern

Fri, 4 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct

19:45 - 21:50SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LTN London Luton

33h 05m2 stops Beijing Daxing Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

06:00 - 13:20LTN London Luton-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

24h 20m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Guangzhou Baiyun

£670Multiple Airlines

Wed, 2 Sep - Wed, 9 Sep

10:50 - 15:25SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LGW London Gatwick

35h 35m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

22:10 - 22:20LGW London Gatwick-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

17h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

£670China Southern

Fri, 4 Sep - Fri, 11 Sep

11:05 - 16:15PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LHR London Heathrow

36h 10m1 stop Wuhan

21:00 - 23:30LHR London Heathrow-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 30m1 stop Beijing Daxing Intl

£671China Southern

Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 8 Sep

19:45 - 21:20SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-LGW London Gatwick

32h 35m2 stops Beijing Daxing Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

06:00 - 14:20LGW London Gatwick-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

25h 20m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Guangzhou Baiyun

£691Multiple Airlines

Wed, 2 Sep - Wed, 9 Sep

12:50 - 20:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LHR London Heathrow

38h 35m2 stops Incheon Intl Beijing Capital

21:20 - 15:40LHR London Heathrow-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

11h 20mdirect

£701Multiple Airlines

Thu, 3 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep

08:45 - 06:35PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LGW London Gatwick

28h 50m2 stops Xiamen Gaoqi Intl Beijing Capital

20:25 - 23:20LGW London Gatwick-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 55m2 stops Beijing Capital Hong Kong Intl

£702Multiple Airlines

Wed, 2 Sep - Wed, 9 Sep

07:50 - 18:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LHR London Heathrow

17h 15m1 stop Beijing Daxing Intl

22:05 - 00:10LHR London Heathrow-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 05m1 stop Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

£704Multiple Airlines

Fri, 4 Sep - Fri, 11 Sep

22:05 - 18:30PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-LGW London Gatwick

27h 25m1 stop Zhengzhou

11:15 - 05:45LGW London Gatwick-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

11h 30mdirect

£705Multiple Airlines

Fri, 4 Sep - Fri, 11 Sep

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Shenzhen Airlines flights from Shanghai to United Kingdom

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Shenzhen Airlines

13 Oct

SHA09:05Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

17h 45m

1 stop

LHR19:50London Heathrow

20 Oct

LHR22:00London Heathrow

16h 50m

1 stop

SHA21:50Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

£510

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7 Oct

SHA09:05Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

17h 55m

1 stop

LHR20:00London Heathrow

22 Oct

LHR22:00London Heathrow

16h 50m

1 stop

SHA21:50Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

£528

Shenzhen Airlines

29 Nov

PVG19:10Shanghai Pu Dong

32h 00m

1 stop

LHR19:10London Heathrow

6 Dec

LHR21:10London Heathrow

36h 00m

1 stop

PVG17:10Shanghai Pu Dong

£534

Etihad Airways flights from Shanghai to United Kingdom

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Etihad Airways

5 Oct

PVG19:25Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 35m

1 stop

LHR07:00London Heathrow

21 Oct

LHR14:45London Heathrow

36h 20m

1 stop

PVG10:05Shanghai Pu Dong

£518

Etihad Airways

5 Oct

PVG19:25Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 35m

1 stop

LHR07:00London Heathrow

21 Oct

LHR14:45London Heathrow

36h 20m

1 stop

PVG10:05Shanghai Pu Dong

£519

Etihad Airways

5 Oct

PVG19:25Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 35m

1 stop

LHR07:00London Heathrow

21 Oct

LHR14:45London Heathrow

36h 20m

1 stop

PVG10:05Shanghai Pu Dong

£519

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Tue 6/10

20:50-20:40

1 stop30h 50m

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Mon 12/10

10:20-18:25

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£440

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20:50-20:40

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10:20-18:55

1 stop24h 35m

£471

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PVG Shanghai Pu Dong - LHR London Heathrow

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10:20-18:55

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£491

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PVG Shanghai Pu Dong - LHR London Heathrow

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Tue 17/11

11:35-16:20

1 stop36h 45m

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10:20-07:50

1 stop13h 30m

£492

ShanghaiLondon

PVG Shanghai Pu Dong - LTN London Luton

PVGLTN

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Fri 23/10

19:25-14:35

2 stops26h 10m

London Luton

Fri 30/10

20:25-09:15

2 stops28h 50m

£493

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ShanghaiLondon

PVG Shanghai Pu Dong - STN London Stansted

PVGSTN

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 23/9

11:05-09:50

2 stops29h 45m

London Stansted

Thu 1/10

06:25-05:00

1 stop15h 35m

£495

ShanghaiLondon

PVG Shanghai Pu Dong - LGW London Gatwick

PVGLGW

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 23/10

19:25-16:55

2 stops28h 30m

London Gatwick

Fri 30/10

20:15-09:15

2 stops29h 00m

£498

ShanghaiLondon

PVG Shanghai Pu Dong - STN London Stansted

PVGSTN

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 20/10

19:25-12:00

2 stops23h 35m

London Stansted

Tue 27/10

13:25-09:15

2 stops35h 50m

£502

ShanghaiLondon

PVG Shanghai Pu Dong - LGW London Gatwick

PVGLGW

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 21/10

19:25-19:10

2 stops30h 45m

London Gatwick

Wed 28/10

16:00-09:15

2 stops33h 15m

£507

ShanghaiLondon

PVG Shanghai Pu Dong - STN London Stansted

PVGSTN

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 21/10

19:25-19:20

2 stops30h 55m

London Stansted

Wed 28/10

15:05-09:15

2 stops34h 10m

£507

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What is the cheapest month to fly to United Kingdom?

The cheapest month to fly to United Kingdom from Shanghai is in October. Flight prices, which tend to average around £570, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you are unable to visit United Kingdom during the month of October, then departing from Shanghai during the month December is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around £573.

What is the cheapest Shanghai to United Kingdom flight route?

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Best price found	£206
Fastest flight time	12h 15m
Direct flights	Every day
Airports in United Kingdom	1,285 airports

The best one-way flight to United Kingdom from Shanghai in the past 72 hours is £206. The best return flight deal from Shanghai to United Kingdom found on momondo in the last 72 hours is £440.

The fastest flight from Shanghai to United Kingdom takes 12h 15m

Direct flights go from Shanghai to United Kingdom every day.

There are 1,285 airports in United Kingdom. From Shanghai there are direct flights to London Heathrow (LHR), London Gatwick (LGW).

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from Shanghai to United Kingdom?
Prices for flights from Shanghai to United Kingdom are updated daily.
How old do you have to be to fly from Shanghai to United Kingdom?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Shanghai to United Kingdom.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to United Kingdom?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to United Kingdom can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at United Kingdom. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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