
KAYAK's insights & trends for Shanghai to the United Kingdom flights
Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.
What is the cheapest Shanghai to the United Kingdom flight route?
The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from Shanghai found in the last 5 days was to London, at £645 return. The most popular route is from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was £645.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to the United Kingdom?
The cheapest month for flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom is January, when tickets cost £614 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and July, when the average cost of return tickets is £828 and £805 respectively.
Which airlines fly direc between Shanghai and United Kingdom?
There are 2 airlines that fly direct from Shanghai to the United Kingdom. They are Juneyao Airlines and British Airways. The cheapest airline for this route is British Airways, with the best return deal found costing £507 and arriving in London Heathrow Airport (LHR). On average, British Airways offers the best prices for direct flights between Shanghai and United Kingdom.
Which airlines fly most frequently between Shanghai and United Kingdom?
Shanghai and United Kingdom are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are China Eastern (28 flights per week), British Airways (10 flights per week), and Air China (7 flights per week).
How long does a flight from Shanghai to the United Kingdom take?
The duration of a flight to the United Kingdom depends on your arrival airport. The shortest routes to the United Kingdom from Shanghai are to Manchester, which takes 12h 25m, Glasgow, which takes 15h 40m, and London, which takes 16h 00m.
Which cabin class options are there for flights between Shanghai and United Kingdom?
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are 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.
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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Shanghai to the United Kingdom
Weren’t even given earphones to use the entertainment system
Weren’t even given earphones to use the entertainment system
Very friendly and attentive flight attendants, good food service. Seat was comfortable. However, the in flight electronics were poor. The screen froze repeatedly; the controller died; the headphones are a hit or miss; the wifi wasn't usable. Very scarce communication before the flight (no email reminder). Almost impossible to understand in-flight communications (audio was very poor).
The meals were not the greatest and lacking of appetite but everything else was spot on
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.
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
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.
Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!
Crew is polite, but artificially polite. You can see and feel it. Food could be better.
Broken business class seat which could not convert into a bed and had to switch to a narrower aisle seat to sleep
Suck! Sat in plane on the tarmac (hot) over 2 hours
This was my first time ever flying China Eatern and it will not be my last. I was very satisfied with my whole experience and trip. Thank you very much and until soon.
The flight was delayed. The staff made us wait in the room that is too small and it was crowded and with no seats available for waiting. They did not tell us why the delay occurred.
While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking at the gate, then there was another ticket checking at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Not sure which idiot made this absolutely unnecessary arrangement.
I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.
Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again
Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.
Good airline for the price. The Air stewardess are great, nothing is to much trouble. Will use again.
It was my experience w Kayak that was negative. I’m never using kayak again
The Business Class seating arrangement hasn't been upgraded yet. When getting up to go to the bathroom, you have to climb over someone's stretched out legs.
Terrible three cancelled flights due to weather then unable to make rebooked flight next morning with Veuling due to travel restrictions when I called to complain I was put on hold for 90 minutes then hung up on. No one at airport willing to help. Never again
The service was wonderful. Heads above the flight out on American. I love British Airways
I liked the pilot he was super positive. The seating on this A320 was ridiculous I have never had so little space fora four hour flight. Really was ridiculous. The service was also very poor and attituded. Not what I expect from BA a real disappointment.
Crew was super lazy. Trash languished for hours and hours. 20D where my wife was, the screen was not touch pad and after 2 compaints to flight attendent, he finally showed us the wired control. My screen, 20E would not fully stow, just stuck up a little but inconvernient. My seat control was extremely difficult to engage. My foot rest would not. Flight could not land and circled for over 15 minutes. Since the connection was tight and our boarding pass did not show which terminal, we missed our direct flight to Austin and had to be rescheduled through DC which added 5 hours to our flying time. Bags were checked to Austin but did not arrive same day. Finally received them 24 hours after we arrived but only because I was extremely persuasive, Agent in London was very helpful in reschuling flight.
I washed attendant for assistance and she never got back to me. I asked her a second time and she said she would check. She never did. The flight was over an hour late taking off No food service was offered despite over 4 hours on the flight
better seats (very uncomfortable), access to wifi was a nightmare, and food was blah.
We were unable to check in on line with no explanation! Despite arriving at the airport 3 hours before deprture, my wife and I had no allocated seats and ended up being seated seperately. This is unacceptable! We were both ib the middle of the centre of the aircraft, despite having previously requested an aisle and seat next to it when booking and having been an Exec Club member for 25 years - so much for loyalty! The seats were extremely uncomfortable for such a long flight. I fly a lot and these were, by far, the most uncomfortable seats I've had in many years. It was all fine until we arrived at LHR where we got off the plane quickly, but then had to wait more than 45 minutes in the baggage hall for our bags to arrive, despite the fact that some luggage was already off when we got to the carousel. After 14 1/2 hours flying, this is completely unacceptable and ruined the experience for us.
One of the flight was cancelled. My experience was poor.