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Flights Shanghai — Prices and error fares

Flight to Shanghai from £502. 13 active deal(s) and 211 archived error fare(s) on this route.
Source: Faro data, updated on 14/11/2026.

Key point: Error fares to Shanghai are detected automatically. According to Faro data (2025), they last 4 to 6 hours on average before the airline corrects them.

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When to fly cheaper

The most important factor is not the booking day but the departure month. On this route the gap between the cheapest and priciest month often exceeds 40%. The table below draws on 211 genuinely archived deals (Faro, 2026): every row holds at least three observations, and months below that threshold are left out.

The cheapest month observed is December, from €427 (33 deals observed). The priciest is July, averaging €774.

Month Deals Min Average
January 28 603€ 714€
February 24 587€ 693€
March 19 569€ 651€
April 7 617€ 707€
June 8 563€ 655€
July 6 618€ 774€
August 5 560€ 688€
September 19 460€ 590€
October 25 502€ 619€
November 37 470€ 577€
December 33 427€ 694€

Price tracking by route

These routes to Shanghai have their own tracking page: usual price, 30-day history, cheapest months and record low.
London → Shanghai · 162 readings Manchester → Shanghai · 26 readings Edinburgh → Shanghai · 10 readings

Active deals to Shanghai

Here are the active error fares to Shanghai. 13 deal(s) available right now — fares change every 30 minutes.

Price history to Shanghai

Every error fare detected by Faro to this destination. Time-stamped, verifiable data. (Source: Faro data, updated on 14/11/2026.)
DateDeparturePriceNormalOffDurationAirline
03/10/2026 Londres £512 £568 -10% 997h
01/08/2026 Londres £639 £637 -0% 2507h
02/11/2026 Londres £489 £612 -20% 218h
29/10/2026 Londres £572 £586 -2% 315h
01/11/2026 Newcastle £688 £0 -0% 218h
01/11/2026 Londres £565 £593 -5% 212h
30/10/2026 Londres £585 £596 -0% 207h
04/11/2026 Londres £494 £565 -13% 72h
28/10/2026 Londres £489 £564 -13% 208h
27/10/2026 Manchester £804 £0 -0% 217h
29/10/2026 Londres £513 £567 -9% 141h
26/10/2026 Manchester £690 £0 -0% 217h
30/10/2026 Londres £615 £607 -0% 98h
29/10/2026 Londres £470 £615 -24% 73h
27/10/2026 Birmingham £751 £0 -0% 129h
24/10/2026 Birmingham £846 £0 -0% 197h
24/10/2026 Glasgow £654 £652 -0% 200h
14/10/2026 Manchester £620 £609 -0% 442h
23/10/2026 Londres £571 £615 -7% 216h
29/10/2026 Londres £611 £612 -0% 58h

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Frequently asked questions

What is the usual price of a flight to Shanghai?

The fare depends on the season and the departure airport. The median is calculated over 30 days. Any price below 50% of that threshold is flagged as a fare anomaly.

How many error fares to Shanghai has Faro detected?

Faro has archived 211 error fare(s) to this destination. Each one is kept with its price, discount and duration in the Catch.

How can I be alerted to a cheap flight to Shanghai?

Check this page regularly — deals are updated every 30 minutes. These fare anomalies only last a few hours on average.

See also : All cheap flights · Fare history → Shanghai · Error fare guide