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Cheap Flights to Shanghai

 
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Recent return flight deals to Shanghai

Thu, 29 Oct - Wed, 11 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
19:45 - 09:15DUB  Dublin-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong
29h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 18:10PVG  Shanghai Pu Dong-DUB Dublin
36h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
€524Etihad Airways
Thu, 29 Oct - Sat, 14 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
19:45 - 09:15DUB  Dublin-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong
29h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 18:10PVG  Shanghai Pu Dong-DUB Dublin
36h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
€524Etihad Airways
Mon, 26 Oct - Sun, 8 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
08:05 - 12:50DUB  Dublin-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong
20h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
Etihad Airways Logo
18:15 - 06:30PVG  Shanghai Pu Dong-DUB Dublin
20h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
€526Etihad Airways
Thu, 5 Nov - Thu, 12 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
08:05 - 12:50DUB  Dublin-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong
20h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
Etihad Airways Logo
18:15 - 18:10PVG  Shanghai Pu Dong-DUB Dublin
31h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
€527Etihad Airways
Thu, 29 Oct - Wed, 11 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
08:05 - 12:50DUB  Dublin-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong
20h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 18:10PVG  Shanghai Pu Dong-DUB Dublin
36h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
€527Etihad Airways
Wed, 30 Sep - Fri, 9 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:30 - 09:25DUB  Dublin-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong
35h 55m2 stops London Heathrow Amsterdam Schiphol
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:15 - 09:00PVG  Shanghai Pu Dong-DUB Dublin
28h 45m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol London Heathrow
€527Multiple Airlines
Mon, 1 Mar - Sun, 7 Mar
China Eastern Logo
09:00 - 05:30DUB  Dublin-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong
12h 30mdirect
China Eastern Logo
00:35 - 06:15PVG  Shanghai Pu Dong-DUB Dublin
13h 40mdirect
€539China Eastern
Mon, 1 Mar - Thu, 11 Mar
China Eastern Logo
09:00 - 05:30DUB  Dublin-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong
12h 30mdirect
China Eastern Logo
00:35 - 06:15PVG  Shanghai Pu Dong-DUB Dublin
13h 40mdirect
€560China Eastern
Sat, 31 Oct - Fri, 13 Nov
Hainan Airlines Logo
11:00 - 10:35DUB  Dublin-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl
15h 35m1 stop Beijing Capital
Hainan Airlines Logo
19:35 - 05:50SHA  Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-DUB Dublin
18h 15m1 stop Beijing Capital
€586Hainan Airlines
Sat, 31 Oct - Fri, 13 Nov
Hainan Airlines Logo
11:00 - 10:35DUB  Dublin-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl
15h 35m1 stop Beijing Capital
Hainan Airlines Logo
10:50 - 05:50SHA  Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-DUB Dublin
27h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital
€586Hainan Airlines
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Price, demand, and travel trends for Ireland to Shanghai flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines, and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights from Ireland to Shanghai with more confidence.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Shanghai?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Shanghai at €698 return on average over the past 12 months on KAYAK. Sunday is the most expensive at €798.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai?

  • January is the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai with an average price of €651 return.
  • December (€793) and March (€774) are the most expensive.
  • Based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Shanghai?

Afternoon flights to Shanghai are the cheapest at €697 return on average. Morning flights are the most expensive at €768.

When are flights to Shanghai the cheapest?

Flights to Shanghai are cheapest 15 weeks before departure. Booking in this window typically costs about 32% less than the average last-minute fare (within 2 weeks of the flight), based on KAYAK data.

Key details for flights to Shanghai

Low season

December

Cheapest flight

€256
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flights from Dublin to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport

When to book flights to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Shanghai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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Your questions about flights to Shanghai, answered

Find helpful route details based on KAYAK data, including flight times, airports, airlines, and booking questions.

  • What is the difference between the most popular and the most frequent airline at Shanghai?

    China Eastern operates the most flights from Ireland to Shanghai at 3 per week, and for this route China Eastern is also the airline most often selected by KAYAK users searching for flights from Ireland to Shanghai. The two are sometimes different because flight volume reflects an airline's schedule, while popularity reflects traveller choice.

  • Which airports serve Shanghai?

    Flights to Shanghai arrive at: Shanghai Pu Dong (PVG) and Shanghai Hongqiao Intl (SHA).

  • Which airports serve Shanghai and the surrounding area?

    Flights to Shanghai can arrive at several major airports serving the metro area, including Shanghai Pu Dong (PVG) and Shanghai Hongqiao Intl (SHA).

  • How do I know if a flight to Shanghai is a good deal?

    A good deal on a flight to Shanghai is around €640 return. This fare is in the lowest 25% of return flight prices searched on KAYAK, averaged across the cities most often searched as origins by KAYAK users.

  • How expensive are last-minute flights to Shanghai?

    Last-minute fares to Shanghai – booked within 2 weeks of departure – run 18% above the average return fare of €727.

  • Which airlines should I consider for flights to Shanghai?

Your guide to booking Shanghai flights

From booking to airport arrival, find tips to help you plan your flight with more confidence.
  • For the best chance at a low fare to Shanghai, aim to book around 15 weeks before you fly. That window historically saves about 32% versus last-minute pricing based on KAYAK booking data over the last 12 months.
  • For flights to Shanghai, recent KAYAK data shows that stronger deals tend to be around €640 return. If you see a fare below that threshold, it's a good deal – book before the price climbs back up.
  • If you can choose when to go, aim to travel to Shanghai in January. Return fares historically average €651 that month – typically the cheapest month to travel based on the last 12 months.
  • Before you book:

    • Check the route's typical price range so you can spot a deal.
    • Confirm baggage fees and seat selection costs on budget carriers.
    • Verify whether you need any travel documents beyond an ID.
    • Pick a departure airport, since your nearest may not be the cheapest origin.
  • Shift your departure to midday to save up to €71 per return. Midday flights to Shanghai average €697 compared to €768 for morning flights. See the time-of-day chart above for the full breakdown.
  • Bag allowances vary by airline, fare type, cabin class, and route. On flights to Shanghai, some airlines may include bags at no extra cost. For example, China Eastern includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class. Always check the fare details before booking, since bag policies can change by ticket type.
  • Once you arrive in Shanghai, a few great places to start are The Bund, Shanghai Disneyland, and Nanjing Road. These are popular with first-time visitors and can give you a good feel for the area.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying to Shanghai

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Shanghai? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.4
Hainan AirlinesOverall score based on 70 reviews
8.6Boarding
8.4Food
8.2Comfort
7.7Entertainment
8.9Crew
Airline reviews

Hainan airline provide direct flight from Boston, US to Beijing, China, which is very convenient. The only issue we had was that my infant bought full ticket, however, when he was transferring from international to national flight (Beijing -> Shanghai), we were informed that the infant didn't even have a ticket. It probably became an issue because he was not allowed to have a seat within China. Hope this issue will not happen again. Otherwise, we like this airline, the services, food, timing are all perfect for a lengthy international trip.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2026
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Hainan airline provide direct flight from Boston, US to Beijing, China, which is very convenient. The only issue we had was that my infant bought full ticket, however, when he was transferring from international to national flight (Beijing -> Shanghai), we were informed that the infant didn't even have a ticket. It probably became an issue because he was not allowed to have a seat within China. Hope this issue will not happen again. Otherwise, we like this airline, the services, food, timing are all perfect for a lengthy international trip.

Best domestic flight I’ve been on for a very long time. Way better than any of the Australian carriers for domestic flights!!

The seats and service exceeded expectation for the price I paid for.

My first time flying Hainan Airlines. Boarding process was easy and quick. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was a simple, hot meal which we don’t see much any more on short flights in the US. Only water, coffee or tea to drink but it was only a two hour flight. Overall pleasing experience.

Great although I believe they are able to redistuibute the passangers in a more comfortable way if the flight is not full dor such long flights. Unless the seats are paid for, of coruse.

Good flight, on time. The aircraft was old and the seats lost their shapes. Food was just acceptable.

Hainan Airlines was amongst the best. It's sad to see her becoming just mediocre. I recommended her as outstanding. I won't recommend her again.

Such amazing service! Wonderful flight attendants who actually care about the passengers and go out of their way to make our journey easier!!

They asked how much cash i have . I said no cash they said bring cash from atm . Why they even care about my cash.

Flight was scheduled to depart at 1210 hrs. It was delayed 1 hour 20 minutes (maybe for air traffic control reasons). The seats were worn out and very uncomfortable. Lunch was typical for airline. Flight free were friendly.

Other than the airline changing my aisle seat to a middle row, all else went well.

The flight lead, Katherine, took care of me in business class and provided exceptional service. She was warm, welcoming, bubbly and proactively accommodating as well as confident, professional, competent and clearly respected by the pilots. Just what I needed on my 17th and final hour of flight time traveling home from a business trip to India.

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Good food. Excellent crew service. Clean aircraft. Narrow seats and isle.

KLM is my favourite airline. Never ever let us down.Staff are first class.

Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

All and all pretty good. It’s crowded but that is what flying is all about. But no complaints otherwise.

Boarding in NCL is really bad. I'm sure part of that is a directive from the airport that KLM can't change but part of that is due to KLM policy. NCL doesn't announce the gate of departure until 30 minutes before departure. However, when you arrive at the gate area, the gate agents file everyone into one long line and everyone boards from one line at one time. This line can stretch for 200m...easily. There is a separate line for groups 1 and 2 but you don't know it until you get to the gate area and agents don't announce/advertise it. Everyone else is grouped into one line. Are you in group 3? Doesn't matter...you board with group 5. Traveling with a child? Tough luck...you're stuck at the end of the line and board last. The last part is very annoying because none of the gates at NCL (with the exception of 1 used by Emirates) has a jetway. To board, you must leave the gate area, walk downstairs, walk onto the tarmac and walk up stairs to board the plane. Highly challenging if you're traveling with small children. That boarding process begs for a concession to allow people with children to board first because they will need extra time. But there is no such policy. Just a really horrible boarding experience all around.

Short comfortable flight. Like many European and US based airlines - expect a budget airline experience even on full service airlines

Flight on time, landed well ahead of schedule. Attendants were excellent and responsive

Great if not for the boarding by bus at Heathrow terminal 3. Medieval disappointing time-consuming and very hard on handicapped flyers. It was awful

Business seating is soooo uncomfortable. You can sit straight up or lay down. You need pillows behind you because the back doesn’t lay down. Those are need to “prop” you up. The chair has no padding whatsoever. Food was gross. I’ve eaten on Finnair before and the food was exceptional. This time it gave 2 people in our party diarrhea. It was the chicken dish. I took 2 bites and didn’t eat anything more. The flight attendants were nice. You needed an additional lounge in Terminal D at DFW Airport. After waiting 40 minutes to enter, we finally gave up and went to a bar across from the club doors. I’m unsure if I’ll ever book a Finnair flight again.

Very good seat, very comfortable, good food, and good service.

Our previous flight was delayed but they waited for us to board.

Arriving at Heathrow was a complete disaster because air bridge broke down and it took ages to find spare stairs! Something that I'd kick Heathrow in the shins for, not Finnair - who were great.

Food was pretty poor - bland, tasteless. Drinks offerings were very limited also.

The plane was warm and stuffy. The crew was friendly but got 2 orders wrong. I asked for sparkling water and wine with dinner and got neither. I asked for black coffee with breakfast and got coffee with cream. Service was so slow on my side of the plane they ran out of 2 of the 3 desserts at dinner and I was in row 12.

LHR is always kind of a challenge. British Airlines did a fine job. My tickets were the cheapest so I can’t complain.

Basic long haul decent price but U pay for what you get. Over 5hrs of transit and terminal was pretty bare with nothing much to do except the lounge

Business Class window seat on my Shanghai to Venice route was broken and could not be converted into a bed which has to switch to a narrow aisle seat instead

It was just fine. The sirlines did live up fully to my expectation.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking by the gate, then there was another ticket checking right at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Don't understand why the duplication?

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

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