£245 Find Cheap Flights from Manchester to Shanghai

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Cheapest return fare
£409
Overall average: £550
Hainan Airlines
Fri 15/5Mon 25/5
MAN - PVG • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
£580
Typical prices: £503-£574
Juneyao Airlines
Wed 6/5Tue 19/5
MAN - PVG • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Manchester to Shanghai (MAN-SHA)

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

Fri, 15 May - Mon, 25 May
Hainan Airlines Logo
12:15 - 09:50
MAN
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PVG
14h 35m
1 stop
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11:05 - 06:45
PVG
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MAN
26h 40m
1 stop
£409Hainan Airlines
Fri, 15 May - Tue, 19 May
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12:15 - 09:50
MAN
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PVG
14h 35m
1 stop
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11:05 - 06:45
PVG
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MAN
26h 40m
1 stop
£416Hainan Airlines
Fri, 15 May - Mon, 25 May
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12:15 - 17:40
MAN
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SHA
22h 25m
1 stop
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20:15 - 06:45
SHA
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MAN
17h 30m
1 stop
£428Hainan Airlines
Mon, 18 May - Thu, 21 May
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12:15 - 09:50
MAN
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PVG
14h 35m
1 stop
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11:05 - 06:45
PVG
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MAN
26h 40m
1 stop
£432Hainan Airlines
Sun, 17 May - Thu, 21 May
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12:15 - 09:50
MAN
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PVG
14h 35m
1 stop
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11:05 - 06:45
PVG
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MAN
26h 40m
1 stop
£434Hainan Airlines
Sun, 17 May - Tue, 19 May
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12:15 - 09:50
MAN
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PVG
14h 35m
1 stop
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11:05 - 06:45
PVG
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MAN
26h 40m
1 stop
£458Hainan Airlines
Fri, 15 May - Sat, 23 May
Hainan Airlines Logo
12:15 - 10:00
MAN
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SHA
14h 45m
1 stop
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19:00 - 06:45
SHA
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MAN
18h 45m
1 stop
£471Hainan Airlines
Fri, 15 May - Sat, 23 May
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12:15 - 09:50
MAN
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PVG
14h 35m
1 stop
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11:05 - 06:45
PVG
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MAN
26h 40m
1 stop
£473Hainan Airlines
Tue, 5 May - Tue, 19 May
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19:55 - 05:35
MAN
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PVG
26h 40m
1 stop
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17:05 - 12:20
PVG
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MAN
26h 15m
2 stops
£479Multiple Airlines
Wed, 6 May - Tue, 19 May
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20:10 - 05:50
MAN
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PVG
26h 40m
1 stop
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17:05 - 12:20
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26h 15m
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£480Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK’s insights & trends for Manchester to Shanghai flights

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

What is the cheapest Manchester to Shanghai flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Manchester to Shanghai costs £503 on the route between Manchester (MAN) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). It is also the most popular route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Manchester to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Manchester 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 Manchester to Shanghai is January, where tickets cost £509 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £876 and £762 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester to Shanghai, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Manchester to Shanghai

Cheapest flight£245
Flight from Manchester to Shanghai Pudong Airport

When to book flights from Manchester to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Manchester to Shanghai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
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FAQs for booking flights from Manchester to Shanghai

  • What is the cheapest flight from Manchester to Shanghai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Manchester to Shanghai was £245 for a one-way ticket and £409 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Manchester to Shanghai?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Manchester to Shanghai?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Manchester 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 Manchester to Shanghai.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Manchester 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 Manchester with another airline.

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

Prefer to fly direct from Manchester to Shanghai?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Manchester to Shanghai.
Find which airlines fly direct from Manchester Airport to Shanghai, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Manchester to Shanghai

Monday

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Wednesday

Juneyao Airlines

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Friday

Juneyao Airlines

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Direct returns

Shanghai to Manchester

Monday

Juneyao Airlines

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Wednesday

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Friday

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Manchester to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Manchester 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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Hainan AirlinesOverall score based on 62 reviews
8.9Crew
8.3Food
8.5Boarding
8.1Comfort
7.7Entertainment
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My first time flying Hainan Airlines. Boarding process was easy and quick. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was a simple, hot meal which we don’t see much any more on short flights in the US. Only water, coffee or tea to drink but it was only a two hour flight. Overall pleasing experience.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
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My first time flying Hainan Airlines. Boarding process was easy and quick. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was a simple, hot meal which we don’t see much any more on short flights in the US. Only water, coffee or tea to drink but it was only a two hour flight. Overall pleasing experience.

The absolute worst experience I’ve ever had flying. I am a regular flyer and was transferring from Seoul to Beijing to the USA. I was told the companies were partnered so no need to pick up my baggage, I got through eventually after a terribly confusing airport and unhelpful staff, had issues with the check in counter where they didn’t understand my baggage tag from the previous airline and that my bag needed transferring (which as a company partnership they should have communication like this) and then I got through extremely stressful security with multiple stops and the plane was poor quality (same exact quality as my 1.5 hour flight there) for a 16 hour flight with poor food quality, slow trash service, and less than 15 movies total for flight options I was absolutely over it. My only good thing was I was lucky enough to be sitting by myself in a row

Great although I believe they are able to redistuibute the passangers in a more comfortable way if the flight is not full dor such long flights. Unless the seats are paid for, of coruse.

Good flight, on time. The aircraft was old and the seats lost their shapes. Food was just acceptable.

Two hours delayed departure ! Lost one of our luggage! Two days later found the luggage, again waiting for more than two hours to get the lost luggage because locked at other airline office.

Hainan Airlines was amongst the best. It's sad to see her becoming just mediocre. I recommended her as outstanding. I won't recommend her again.

Such amazing service! Wonderful flight attendants who actually care about the passengers and go out of their way to make our journey easier!!

They asked how much cash i have . I said no cash they said bring cash from atm . Why they even care about my cash.

Flight was scheduled to depart at 1210 hrs. It was delayed 1 hour 20 minutes (maybe for air traffic control reasons). The seats were worn out and very uncomfortable. Lunch was typical for airline. Flight free were friendly.

It was really nice experience by flying this klm flight.I personally recommend everyone to please try this klm flight

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

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.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

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.

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.

Positive: It was refreshingly easy and polite check-in and boarding staff. Flight was on time and Helsinki is a very well-signposted airport. Shopping was nice as well. Flight was not full and I had lots of space in economy. Flight was perfectly on time. Negative: Food and drink not very good, but that it is normal on any airline. Didn't expect anything else.

Business seating is soooo uncomfortable. You can sit straight up or lay down. You need pillows behind you because the back doesn’t lay down. Those are need to “prop” you up. The chair has no padding whatsoever. Food was gross. I’ve eaten on Finnair before and the food was exceptional. This time it gave 2 people in our party diarrhea. It was the chicken dish. I took 2 bites and didn’t eat anything more. The flight attendants were nice. You needed an additional lounge in Terminal D at DFW Airport. After waiting 40 minutes to enter, we finally gave up and went to a bar across from the club doors. I’m unsure if I’ll ever book a Finnair flight again.

Very good seat, very comfortable, good food, and good service.

It was a good flight, very comfortable seats for sleeping in business class. Probably the most comfortable business class seat I've ever had (20+ times in business class on various airlines). Service was good, but the only downside is my screen didn't work and it had to be reset multiple times to get it to shut off. I had to block my eyes because the screen was white almost the entire flight and I wore an eye mask when I slept. But when eating and reading in my seat, my eyes hurt because the only way to turn the screen off was reset it and the screen would only be off for a few minutes at a time.

Everything was wonderful! AirBus seats are more comfortable to sleep in as compared to the Boeing planes.

All reviews good because...flight from BWI to London ,economy seats was miserable. I usually book 1,step up from economy but this would have added 1500 bucks 1 way. Bit the bullet and upgraded for retun flight, otherwise all ratings would have been rock bottom.

Great. It was awesome to have boarding from the front and back of the plane as it made the process go very quickly

Wish that everyone would board the back of the plane first. Also let kids on first. The gate wasn’t open at arrival and we waited 45 minutes to takeoff. They made up for time in the air.

This was an absolutely exceptional flight. The flight attendants were extremely attentive and very friendly. They seemed to go out of their way to make us comfortable and to make sure that we had everything we needed., We were in business and were very happy with the size and the details for our pods. We would definitely recommend Finnair and will definitely be flying with them again.

We had an excellent trip with Finnair. This was our first time and we’re very pleased. The only issue was with the boarding - it was a little bit confusing and needs a little bit of streamlining.

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.

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

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