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Cheapest return fare
£547
Typical prices: £540-£793
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Thu 3/12Thu 14/1
LHR - PVG • 1 stop
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£574
Typical prices: £520-£629
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Fri 6/11Fri 20/11
LHR - PVG • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Heathrow to Shanghai (LHR-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Heathrow 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 Heathrow to Shanghai

Thu, 3 Dec - Thu, 14 Jan
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07:30 - 07:50
LHR
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PVG
16h 20m
1 stop
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08:40 - 17:00
PVG
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LHR
16h 20m
1 stop
£547Multiple Airlines
Fri, 28 Aug - Sun, 13 Sep
China Southern Logo
21:00 - 10:10
LHR
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SHA
30h 10m
1 stop
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21:45 - 19:20
SHA
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LHR
28h 35m
1 stop
£548China Southern
Wed, 2 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep
China Southern Logo
19:15 - 17:20
LHR
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PVG
15h 05m
1 stop
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07:50 - 18:05
PVG
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LHR
17h 15m
1 stop
£551China Southern
Fri, 28 Aug - Sun, 13 Sep
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22:00 - 15:20
LHR
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PVG
34h 20m
2 stops
Hainan Airlines Logo
23:05 - 19:30
PVG
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LHR
27h 25m
1 stop
£554Hainan Airlines
Wed, 4 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov
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21:40 - 11:55
LHR
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PVG
30h 15m
1 stop
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19:00 - 14:45
PVG
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LHR
27h 45m
1 stop
£554Gulf Air
Mon, 9 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov
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21:40 - 11:55
LHR
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PVG
30h 15m
1 stop
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19:00 - 06:35
PVG
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LHR
19h 35m
1 stop
£554Gulf Air
Thu, 20 Aug - Wed, 9 Sep
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08:40 - 09:25
LHR
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PVG
17h 45m
1 stop
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11:15 - 20:55
PVG
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LHR
16h 40m
1 stop
£554KLM
Thu, 3 Sep - Fri, 11 Sep
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20:25 - 18:10
LHR
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SHA
14h 45m
1 stop
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12:25 - 20:25
SHA
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LHR
15h 00m
1 stop
£560Air China
Mon, 7 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
Hainan Airlines Logo
22:00 - 15:20
LHR
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PVG
34h 20m
2 stops
Hainan Airlines Logo
23:05 - 19:30
PVG
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LHR
27h 25m
1 stop
£560Hainan Airlines
Thu, 27 Aug - Thu, 3 Sep
Air China Logo
22:40 - 22:50
LHR
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PVG
17h 10m
1 stop
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18:50 - 17:40
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LHR
29h 50m
1 stop
£562Air China
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Heathrow to Shanghai flights

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

How much is a return flight from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai departing in December.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Shanghai from London Heathrow Airport usually cost between £799 and £1,140 in December.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was £547 on Multiple Airlines (3 Dec–14 Jan).

What is the cheapest London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai costs £389 on the route between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). It is also the most popular route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai is January, where tickets cost £520 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £885 and £761 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai

Cheapest flight

£282
Flight from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport

When to book flights from Heathrow to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Heathrow 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 London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai was £282 for a one-way ticket and £547 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from London Heathrow 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 Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from London Heathrow to Shanghai.
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Direct departures

London Heathrow to Shanghai

Monday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Tuesday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Wednesday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Thursday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Friday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Saturday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Sunday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

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Direct returns

Shanghai to London Heathrow

Monday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Tuesday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Wednesday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Thursday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Friday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Saturday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

Sunday

British Airways,China Eastern

British Airways,China Eastern

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Heathrow to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London 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.
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7.6
Cathay PacificOverall score based on 1433 reviews
7.9Boarding
8.1Crew
7.5Comfort
7.3Food
7.7Entertainment
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Everything was good; they still provided a sandwich snack. Good crew

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2026
HKG - CAN
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Everything was good; they still provided a sandwich snack. Good crew

The legroom in economy on an A321 is wholly inadequate for a 6’3” man. Deeply dissatisfied.

Had a bad experience with crew member coming back Hong Kong to la the person next to me one of the passenger have taken video and picture of crew member the person that served meal young kid late 20' s 6 5'10 had attitude at his peak anything I asked for I don't know if it was bad day or racial I felt humiliated as people could see difference towards me I no problem with Cathy and my whole family never had one was very disappointed

I do not think there was much that could have been done to make it better. The delayed flight was due to bad weather. The turbulent patches were very unavoidable. Am simply thankful that there were no sudden and / or sharp drops during the flight. I do extend my compliments to captain Marcus I believe was his name and the rest of the crew. They all did an excellent job. My only question is whether I get a refund since the seats I had chosen and paid for were reassigned.

I liked the service. The touch screen needs improvement as well as movie choices.

The only problem was my connecting flight to Chiang Mai on Hong Kong express that I booked through Cathay Pacific was canceled and I was never told about it. I was rescheduled on a flight 10 hours later. Very long day at rgr airport in Hing Kong after a 13 hour flight but that's OK, I understand things change but I think I should have been told. I would have prepared myself for a long wait. Great flights all around though. Thank you

I had high expectations but met with a below average experience. I hope the Airline will take a notice and improve.

As a solo traveller, I always prefer to have an aisle seat, but the flight was so full, there weren’t any available. I understand that the seatbelt sign sometimes has to go on if turbulence is anticipated but after the second food service, it was on continuously for about an hour and a half and there didn’t seem to be any turbulence at all! With seats reclined, my fellow passenger in the aisle seat asleep and the seatbelt sign on I felt very trapped, extremely uncomfortable and in desperate need of the bathroom. The positives were that the staff were very friendly, the entertainment was great and we actually took off on time and arrived in HKG earlier than expected.

The employees are very nice and good. The delay due to the aircraft is not a good thing. Planning for such problems should be an easy task.

Very comfortable flights. Not so many new releases in terms of films.

We were taking the flight MU 8649 from Shanghai to Osaka and the original boarding gate was 20 and we didn’t receive any notification or broadcast about gate changes, and by the time we missed the original boarding time we check thr electric board and realized the gate was changed to 208 Also the flight was delayed by almost an hour and the crew member didn’t provide any explanation, after we finally boarded the aircraft was very hot, the crew member told me the air conditioning was not working and tried to calm passages down by offering iced water, all of us sat in the aircraft for another 40 mins before it finally took off

Seats not comfortable. We had requested vegan meal and it wasn’t given.

I was denied boarding at the Brisbane airport and it seems like I won’t get any refunds from the airline

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

The flight was okay it was the kayak customer service that was poor, I have been trying to change my name on my flight ticket 3 days before my flight and nothing got done about it even tho I messaged so many times and phoned, all I got in return was that is was being processed and still to this day nothing has been done about it, I think it’s disgusting and un needed stress to the trip.

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.

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.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

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

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 :(

Not good because in this cancelled and then rebooked flight BA put me and my husband in both middle seats when we were originally seated together in original flight and i was in aisle. I hate sitting in the middle. BA food needs to be better. It was just ok. Thanks though to screw and everyone one for safe flight

Crew members were thorough in checking seatbelts and whatnot which makes me feel cared for because passenger safety is a main concern.

I was sent an email that said my card payment was not verified. When I spoke to an agent , he said my card was not verified and the flight I thought I had to booked was no longer available so I booked another flight on another airline(United). Later I got flight updates , etc., concerning my supposed first flight. So if I was charged for this flight on British Airways/American airlines, I need a refund.

The crew made it a great flight. They were friendly and attentive. They made me want to fly British Airways again.

BA has not been handling priority luggage with any special priority. This time our luggage was distinctly very slow to arrive, well after the first half of items to arrive. Business class flights cost a lot and it would be nice to have that reflected in the speed of baggage handling! (I note that this has worsened in our long experience of BA.) On a different note, we spent 2.5 hours on the plane after landing because of an airport mishap at Boston Logan. The pilot provided reasonably frequent update but more could have been done to ensure passenger comfort, such as more beverage and maybe snack services.

I purchased premier economy seats but I was seated one row off and was sitting in economy my bottle of water and cookie did not compare to the menus handed OP it in premier.

I understand and don't want food on a short trip, but tea and coffe (at least 1 cup) should be free. Nevertheless there was water available and the crew was nice.

Food is horrible. Flight was good and the staff were mostly men.

Delayed suitcase - terrible service to get my suitcase next day, I was informed it would arrive today in the afternoon (Jun/28). Now, I was informed I may or may not receive it until 3 am (Jun/29).

Seats were comfortable, but boarding was the worst I've ever seen. Way too much walking to get onboard as we had to go up & down steps several & then bus took us halfway around the airport for boarding & had to board outside after a very long bus rood.

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