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Cheapest return fare
£479
Typical prices: £536-£613
Air China
Mon 31/8Sat 12/9
LGW - SZX • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
£236
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Tue 8/9
LGW - SZX • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from £479 (return)
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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Cheapest • Avg £542 (return)
Shortest trip • 16h 50m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Gatwick to Shenzhen (LGW-SZX)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Gatwick to Shenzhen 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Gatwick to Shenzhen

Mon, 31 Aug - Sat, 12 Sep
Air China Logo
20:20 - 13:25LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
34h 05m1 stop Beijing Capital
Air China Logo
08:55 - 18:05SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
16h 10m1 stop Beijing Capital
£479Air China
Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 14 Nov
China Southern Logo
20:20 - 21:20LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
17h 00m1 stop Zhengzhou
China Southern Logo
08:55 - 17:20SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
16h 25m1 stop Zhengzhou
£479China Southern
Tue, 1 Dec - Tue, 22 Dec
China Southern Logo
20:20 - 22:55LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
18h 35m1 stop Zhengzhou
China Southern Logo
09:00 - 17:20SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
16h 20m1 stop Zhengzhou
£480China Southern
Wed, 2 Sep - Sat, 12 Sep
Air China Logo
12:35 - 13:25LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
17h 50m1 stop Beijing Capital
Air China Logo
18:00 - 06:35SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
19h 35m1 stop Beijing Capital
£485Air China
Wed, 25 Nov - Fri, 11 Dec
China Eastern Logo
17:00 - 17:50LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
16h 50m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
China Eastern Logo
19:10 - 14:00SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
26h 50m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
£485China Eastern
Wed, 2 Sep - Wed, 9 Sep
Air China Logo
12:35 - 13:25LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
17h 50m1 stop Beijing Capital
Air China Logo
17:55 - 06:35SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
19h 40m1 stop Beijing Capital
£486Air China
Fri, 11 Sep - Thu, 8 Oct
China Eastern Logo
22:00 - 00:10LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
19h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
China Eastern Logo
07:15 - 19:10SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
18h 55m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
£487China Eastern
Sat, 5 Sep - Fri, 11 Sep
China Southern Logo
21:30 - 23:00LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
18h 30m1 stop Zhengzhou
China Southern Logo
22:25 - 18:30SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
27h 05m1 stop Zhengzhou
£489China Southern
Wed, 2 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Emirates Logo
23:55 - 22:40LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
15h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl
Emirates Logo
00:45 - 12:35SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
18h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl
£575Emirates
Thu, 5 Nov - Tue, 1 Dec
Emirates Logo
13:35 - 22:00LGW  London Gatwick-SZX Shenzhen
24h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl
Emirates Logo
00:45 - 20:50SZX  Shenzhen-LGW London Gatwick
28h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl
£577Emirates
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Gatwick to Shenzhen flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen, 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 London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen is April, where tickets cost £396 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £635 and £623 respectively.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

£236
Best time to beat the crowds (23% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (18% more expensive on average)
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FAQs for booking London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen was £236 for a one-way ticket and £479 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen?

    London Gatwick Airport and Shenzhen are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave London Gatwick Airport from London Gatwick and will be arriving at Shenzhen.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen?

    Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between London Gatwick Airport and Shenzhen, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Shenzhen, Emirates or Air China?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Shenzhen are Emirates and Air China. With an average price for the route of £624 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Air China is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £565 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen?

    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 London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen?

    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 Shenzhen with an airline and back to London Gatwick Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Shenzhen?

    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 Shenzhen from London Gatwick Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Gatwick to Shenzhen

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London to Shenzhen. 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 Gatwick to Shenzhen? 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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3648 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.4Crew
7.9Food
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

8.0 ExcellentYaqoob, Jun 2026
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

Comfort good. Service as usual poor. Cabin temperature as usual too cold, about 15 degrees

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

The boarding experience was worst ever. Single aerobridge used for boarding and deboarding which led to lot of chaos. Food options were not great. First flight delayed by more than 3 hours which led to missing of the next flight we were stuck at Dubai airport by more than 6 hours

Superb check in, lounge, boarding and flight experience. On time departure and before time arrival. Couldn’t have asked for more

Flights were both delayed. No luggage on arrival for the whole plane and no contact since submitting a PIR.

Provide latest releases in Movies as they used to do.

Weren’t even given earphones to use the entertainment system

Overall, excellent: check-in, boarding, service, and food. The Business Class seating is a little less private and spacious than the world's premier airlines, but still very good for a long haul flight.

It's terrible that we can't do online check in because we didn't buy the tickets directly from Air china. It was not explained until I contacted Chatdeal and we could not sit together.

Food and service are good. Bathroom was lack of lotions and cleaning. That should be improved.

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

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.

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.

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.

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

The temperature of the plane cabin is too hot. Sweat and uncomfortable. Also my food tray was broken down drinks fall off

Great staff and food. Seats pretty uncomfortable but plenty of legroom. Entertainment system outdated.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

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