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Cheapest return fare
£581
Typical prices: £718-£666
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Wed 30/9Sun 18/10
EDI - PVG • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
£293
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Fri 4/9
EDI - PVG • 2 stops
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Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai (EDI-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Edinburgh to Shanghai

Wed, 30 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct
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11:05 - 12:10
EDI
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PVG
18h 05m
1 stop
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20:50 - 17:05
PVG
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EDI
27h 15m
2 stops
£581Multiple Airlines
Tue, 29 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct
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18:05 - 18:25
EDI
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PVG
17h 20m
1 stop
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20:50 - 07:40
PVG
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EDI
17h 50m
1 stop
£588Finnair
Tue, 29 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct
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18:05 - 18:25
EDI
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PVG
17h 20m
1 stop
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20:50 - 21:55
PVG
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EDI
32h 05m
2 stops
£599Finnair
Tue, 29 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct
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15:35 - 10:25
EDI
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PVG
35h 50m
2 stops
China Southern Logo
07:50 - 23:00
PVG
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EDI
22h 10m
2 stops
£605China Southern
Tue, 29 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct
China Southern Logo
18:30 - 22:20
EDI
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SHA
20h 50m
2 stops
China Southern Logo
08:35 - 23:00
SHA
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EDI
21h 25m
2 stops
£614China Southern
Wed, 30 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct
China Southern Logo
15:25 - 23:30
EDI
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PVG
25h 05m
2 stops
China Southern Logo
07:50 - 23:00
PVG
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EDI
22h 10m
2 stops
£614China Southern
Tue, 27 Oct - Mon, 2 Nov
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08:10 - 07:50
EDI
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PVG
15h 40m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:40 - 17:50
PVG
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EDI
17h 10m
1 stop
£625Multiple Airlines
Wed, 30 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct
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17:10 - 15:50
EDI
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PVG
15h 40m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
18:50 - 23:05
PVG
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EDI
35h 15m
2 stops
£632Lufthansa
Tue, 29 Sep - Sun, 18 Oct
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12:00 - 10:00
EDI
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SHA
15h 00m
1 stop
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19:00 - 07:00
SHA
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EDI
19h 00m
1 stop
£695Hainan Airlines
Thu, 6 Aug - Fri, 14 Aug
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12:00 - 17:45
EDI
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SHA
22h 45m
1 stop
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11:15 - 07:00
SHA
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EDI
26h 45m
1 stop
£787Hainan Airlines
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Edinburgh to Shanghai flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Edinburgh to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai is November, where tickets cost £429 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £719 and £704 respectively.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Edinburgh to Shanghai

Cheapest flight£293
Flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai Pudong Airport

When to book flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Edinburgh to Shanghai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai

  • What is the cheapest flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai was £293 for a one-way ticket and £581 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Edinburgh to Shanghai?

    On your way to Shanghai, you’ll fly out from Edinburgh Turnhouse. You’ll be landing in one of Shanghai’s 2 airports: Shanghai Pu Dong or Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Edinburgh to Shanghai?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Edinburgh and Shanghai, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Edinburgh to Shanghai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from Edinburgh is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Shanghai with an airline and back to Edinburgh with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Shanghai from Edinburgh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Edinburgh to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Edinburgh to Shanghai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Edinburgh 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.
8.3
Hainan AirlinesOverall score based on 66 reviews
8.1Comfort
8.5Boarding
7.7Entertainment
8.3Food
8.8Crew
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The seats and service exceeded expectation for the price I paid for.

8.0 ExcellentDamien, Apr 2026
HKG - HAK
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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.

The absolute worst experience I’ve ever had flying. I am a regular flyer and was transferring from Seoul to Beijing to the USA. I was told the companies were partnered so no need to pick up my baggage, I got through eventually after a terribly confusing airport and unhelpful staff, had issues with the check in counter where they didn’t understand my baggage tag from the previous airline and that my bag needed transferring (which as a company partnership they should have communication like this) and then I got through extremely stressful security with multiple stops and the plane was poor quality (same exact quality as my 1.5 hour flight there) for a 16 hour flight with poor food quality, slow trash service, and less than 15 movies total for flight options I was absolutely over it. My only good thing was I was lucky enough to be sitting by myself in a row

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.

Two hours delayed departure ! Lost one of our luggage! Two days later found the luggage, again waiting for more than two hours to get the lost luggage because locked at other airline office.

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.

I had 2 flights on the same day ( beautiful sunny non windy day)both had a touch and go -around on the runway. My husband said they were training a co pilot. The bathrooms were stinky dirty and the the floor was sticky. On one flight I had the worst food option I have ever had on an overseas flight.

Staff are friendly and the pilot when we landed very smooth.

Food could of been a bit more premium, but everything was excellent. LOVED the innovative boarding drinks and terrific service!

The entire experience in Turkish business class was superb. From the friendly greetings including the chef, to the polite and classy service, all was wonderful. The in flight entertainment is one of the best. The food was the best I’ve had inflight.

This was my third time using Turkish Airlines. I was well satisfied with the overall experience! I believe that no one is perfect and that everyday we are trying to do the best we can to help others by giving a part of our lives through service. I believe from what I’ve seen that Turkish Airlines, have come close to that service! I will definitely recommend and reuse their services again! Thank you!

Turkish Airlines is a solid airline. They use the less trustworthy Boeing airplanes on this route (VCE-IST) so the flights more bumpy then when I have flown on Airbus planes, but it was okay. The service good. They seem to offer a reasonable selection if movies, although no way to listen to them as they didn't provide me earpieces. The food was surprisingly good. The day was uncomfortable. The flight was on time.

Very bad boarding staff. I was flying business. We were stashed in a bus as much as it could be filled with business then economy passengers. By the time we have reached the plane we have waithed 10 more minutes inside the bus mext to the plane because of some documental work in the plane. I guess TGS -Turkish Airlines Ground Services forgot yo radio the plane if it was ready.

had to wait 1 hour once boarded. so we were 1 hour late arriving.

Staff could have been friendlier and offered drinks more often

The crew checked the immigration laws very quickly for Russian citizenship and confirmed our FVTF for Singapore for 96 hrs. Thank you.

This was my first time ever flying China Eatern and it will not be my last. I was very satisfied with my whole experience and trip. Thank you very much and until soon.

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

The flight was delayed. The staff made us wait in the room that is too small and it was crowded and with no seats available for waiting. They did not tell us why the delay occurred.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking at the gate, then there was another ticket checking at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Not sure which idiot made this absolutely unnecessary arrangement.

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.

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

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.

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

Seats not as comfortable as I had hoped. Food was very nice, service was fine. Entertainment options very nice. Had thought the premium economy was a more plus 2-3-2 layout but it was a 2-4-2 with seats not as wide as I had expected.

I flew four flights on British Airways within two weeks. I was unable to download the boarding pass to my phone for any of the four flights. I could check-in for my flight but the system would not give me boarding pass. I tried multiple ways and multiple times. I discovered many other passengers also had the same issue with their boarding passes. No explanation or acknowledgement by BA.

The crew and flight was fine and enjoyable…unfortunately, when I arrived to Bari and received my checked luggage(that I bought for this first trip to Europe), one of bags had a huge dent in it and the other had a completely damaged/broken wheel that made it very difficult to travel the rest of my time in Italy. Very disappointing and frustrating!

The plane was a long way from departure lounge. The plane looked tired but got us there.

Lovely big plane. Excellent take off and landing. Cabin crew were so nice. Flight in time no delays

Because our ABZ-LHR flight was cancelled by BA for reasons they refuse to tell us--not weather--we did not make this flight and were booked on the following day. BA offered no assistance to us on the phone or in the airport, and we had to find a hotel at Heathrow on our own.

BA Canceled this flight and put us on a flight leaving Aberdeen at 8:00 PM, delaying our return to the states by a full day. The cancellation caused us expenses in both Aberdeen and London and BA was completely unhelpful on the phone and at the airport.

Horrible - flight was delayed by 6 hours - we boarded, were made to de-board due some technical fault; aircraft changed; special meals request on new flight - all went awry. Landed in Dulles airport; breezed thru immigration; as Business Class passengers or baggage was delivered almost 90 minutes after landing; air tags indicated the bags were just near the carousel but the unhelpful BA staff - Maria and Ghina refused to give any update - palming it off on some imaginary invisible “manager” despite air tags evidence showing it right there. So about 50-60 passengers waiting and getting infuriatingly impatient for their bags coz one container was not delivered. Finally after much argument by some other passengers Maria condescended to go to the “ramp” and within 5 minutes the baggage was delivered miraculously. Question is why couldn’t she have done it one hour earlier ? Poor poor experience once again on Business Class BA.

Poor service, antiquated plane with 2-3-2. B-class config upstairs. Tight and not comfortable—not what I expected for paying B-class! AND my bag didn’t make the transfer, bag will be delivered the day after it lands!

Cheap Flight Fares would not provide booking info. I canceled the reservation and we arbitrated with American Express. They provided erroneous info to Amex and it was determined that C.F.F. deserved the price of the ticket. Worse experience I've ever had.

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