£285 Find Cheap Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport – Compare and Save

When flying from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to London Gatwick Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

The cheapest month for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport is January, where tickets cost £498 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,076 and £893 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at £668 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport, 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 12 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport were found on Turkish Airlines (£463) and China Southern (£464).

There are 2 airlines that fly direct from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport. They are Air China and China Eastern. The cheapest airline for this route is Air China, with the best return deal found costing £467. 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.

Paris (CDG) is the top choice – 27% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Paris (CDG) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £616 for a return.

Consider flying via Zurich (ZRH) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 15h 10m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Zurich (ZRH) often has the shortest stopovers from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport, with an average time of 1h 18m.

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 Pu Dong Airport, with an average flight time of 11h 26m. The most common departure time is 10:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 19 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 16% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.