£277 Find Cheap Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai – Compare and Save

The cheapest return flight from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai costs £322 on the route between London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). It is also the most popular route.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Shanghai on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to London Gatwick Airport, you should consider flying back on a Sunday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai is January, where tickets cost £503 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £882 and £857 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai were found on China Southern (£455) and Air China (£456).

There are 2 airlines that fly direct from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai. They are Air China and China Eastern. The cheapest airline for this route is China Eastern, with the best return deal found costing £428. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Air China.

Weekly flights between London and Shanghai historically see delays in approximately 9% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 153 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Air China have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 4% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 2 and 3 direct flights that take off from London Gatwick Airport and land in Shanghai, with an average flight time of 11h 26m. The most common departure time is 10:00 and most flights take off in the morning, while the most flights land at Shanghai Pu Dong Airport. Each week, there are 18 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.