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£254 Find Cheap Flights from London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from London to Hongqiao Intl departing on 28/4. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest return fare
£402
Typical prices: £461-£603
China Southern
Thu 12/3Fri 27/3
LHR - SHA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
£254
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Tue 28/4
STN - SHA • 2 stops
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China Southern
Cheapest • from £402 (return)
KLM
Best reviews • 7.7 score
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May
Cheapest • 14% price drop
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Cheap Flights from London to Hongqiao Intl (LON-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from London to Hongqiao Intl 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 London to Hongqiao Intl

Thu, 12 Mar - Fri, 27 Mar
China Southern Logo
22:00 - 22:15
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SHA
16h 15m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
09:20 - 17:55
SHA
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LHR
16h 35m
1 stop
£402China Southern
Wed, 29 Apr - Wed, 6 May
China Southern Logo
21:00 - 21:40
LHR
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SHA
17h 40m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
19:45 - 18:05
SHA
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LHR
29h 20m
1 stop
£403China Southern
Sun, 19 Apr - Fri, 8 May
China Southern Logo
21:00 - 18:20
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SHA
14h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
08:35 - 18:05
SHA
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LHR
16h 30m
1 stop
£405China Southern
Sun, 15 Mar - Sat, 4 Apr
China Southern Logo
21:30 - 21:50
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SHA
16h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
08:35 - 18:05
SHA
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LHR
16h 30m
1 stop
£405China Southern
Mon, 2 Mar - Sun, 8 Mar
China Southern Logo
22:00 - 22:15
LHR
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SHA
16h 15m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
09:20 - 18:35
SHA
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LHR
17h 15m
1 stop
£406China Southern
Wed, 11 Mar - Sun, 15 Mar
China Southern Logo
22:00 - 22:15
LHR
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SHA
16h 15m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
09:20 - 18:35
SHA
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LHR
17h 15m
1 stop
£407China Southern
Wed, 13 May - Sun, 24 May
Air China Logo
12:35 - 10:55
LGW
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SHA
15h 20m
1 stop
Air China Logo
18:30 - 06:45
SHA
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LGW
19h 15m
1 stop
£492Air China
Tue, 21 Apr - Sat, 2 May
Air China Logo
12:35 - 10:00
LGW
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SHA
14h 25m
1 stop
Air China Logo
20:25 - 06:35
SHA
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LGW
17h 10m
1 stop
£494Air China
Wed, 22 Apr - Fri, 8 May
Air China Logo
12:35 - 10:00
LGW
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SHA
14h 25m
1 stop
Air China Logo
22:30 - 06:35
SHA
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LGW
15h 05m
1 stop
£499Air China
Tue, 10 Mar - Thu, 19 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:30 - 22:15
STN
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SHA
23h 45m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:35 - 11:15
SHA
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STN
23h 40m
2 stops
£518Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for London to Hongqiao Intl flights

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

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

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 to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport departing in March.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, 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 to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport is May, where tickets cost £481 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £729 and £694 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, 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 to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£254
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (24% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

When to book flights from London to Hongqiao Intl

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FAQs for booking London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport was £254 for a one-way ticket and £402 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    London has 5 major airports: London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, and London Stansted. Shanghai Hongqiao Intl is the only airport in Shanghai Hongqiao Intl. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from London Gatwick Airport.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Shanghai, Hainan Airlines or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Shanghai are Hainan Airlines and KLM. With an average price for the route of £398 and an overall rating of 8.2, Hainan Airlines is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £478 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    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 to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl from London 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 to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    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 Hongqiao Intl with an airline and back to London with another airline.

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

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from London to Hongqiao Intl

 
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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from London to Hongqiao Intl? 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.
7.7
KLMOverall score based on 1443 reviews
7.6Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.8Boarding
8.4Crew
7.3Food
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Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2025
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Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

did not get a notification about seat selection ahead of time. We didn't end up sitting together.

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

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

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!

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

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 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.

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. A BIG ISSUE FOR NON-CHINESE PASSENGERS IS THE ABILITY TO CHECK IN ONLINE, by making so difficult or almost impossible there is no chance to get a seat assignment ahead of time then go to the airport and get what is left. THIS IS NOT a SKY TEAM modality.

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!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

On time. Friendly and helpful flight attendants. The plane was clean. Having a wine available would have been nice.

Your staff was exceptional. Could teach the other airlines-rules on etiquette, and service. Excellent landings on flights, carried out by your pilots. Only complaint is long delay on return flight in Beijing, onto Vancouver.

Worst than I expected, crew was not attentive, meal was as disgusting , they didn’t even drink selections as they would to other passengers. I felt discriminated

cannot get seat information for LAX to IAH when check in in XI,AN

UA is ok. But check in was a very bad experience

I hate that you cannot check in online and when you are at the airport, there aren't any aisle seats left. Also, they could work a little on subtitles for their movies (not everyone is a native English speaker).

Nothing to complain of, the only reason I am not giving better marks is that I am used to flying with ANA and they are the top.

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.

Communication between the captain/crew and the passengers needs to be improved.

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

It’s the old style plane with the old Ying Yang seats doesn’t compare to other airlines with newer planes.

I was unable to board this flight because of visa changes that I was not alerted about and I’ve been unable to contact Kayak to obtain a refund / credit anything.

My touch screen at my seat wasn't working, the films BA advertised on the website for this flight were not available, and the plane was a little dated, food was good and the staff were good, just let down by the aircraft facilities.

Did not like the seating configuration at all with 2+3+2 in business class. Lacking total privacy and comfort

Check-in experience, for business call please provide a premium experience

Lost my luggage, ran out of food choices in business class, ground crew was completely unapologetic.

Excellent. The crew and flight were great. Checking in was easy and everyone was very helpful.

Late. And service was very slow - passengers sat for well over an hour with dirty trays etc surrounding them

Entertainment devices on A380 need to be fixed, the seats might do with updates.

I like everything about British Airways. Excellence. Perfect. Exquisite service.

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