£174 Find Cheap Flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom

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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
London1 stop£409
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£555
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop£675
Belfast
Belfast1 stop£774
Liverpool
Liverpool2 stops£892
London
London1 stop£409
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£555
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop£675
Belfast
Belfast1 stop£774
Liverpool
Liverpool2 stops£892

Book Cheap Shanghai to the United Kingdom Plane Tickets

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

Tue, 24 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar
Finnair Logo
21:00 - 17:00
PVG
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LHR
28h 00m1 stop
Finnair Logo
10:20 - 18:10
LHR
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PVG
24h 50m1 stop
£409Finnair
Thu, 22 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:55 - 19:40
PVG
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LHR
32h 45m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:00 - 10:30
LHR
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PVG
29h 30m1 stop
£436Multiple Airlines
Tue, 21 Apr - Tue, 28 Apr
Finnair Logo
20:50 - 15:10
PVG
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LHR
25h 20m1 stop
Finnair Logo
18:10 - 18:10
LHR
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PVG
17h 00m1 stop
£439Finnair
Mon, 19 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
Shenzhen Airlines Logo
09:05 - 19:10
SHA
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LHR
18h 05m1 stop
Shenzhen Airlines Logo
21:10 - 22:10
LHR
-
SHA
17h 00m1 stop
£460Shenzhen Airlines
Mon, 19 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
Shenzhen Airlines Logo
07:20 - 19:10
PVG
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LHR
19h 50m1 stop
Shenzhen Airlines Logo
21:10 - 11:00
LHR
-
PVG
29h 50m1 stop
£462Shenzhen Airlines
Thu, 22 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
British Airways Logo
10:55 - 18:00
PVG
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LHR
15h 05mdirect
British Airways Logo
12:15 - 09:10
LHR
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PVG
12h 55mdirect
£466British Airways
Thu, 22 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
China Eastern Logo
09:15 - 14:00
PVG
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LGW
12h 45mdirect
China Eastern Logo
10:30 - 06:05
LGW
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PVG
11h 35mdirect
£507China Eastern
Thu, 22 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
China Eastern Logo
09:15 - 14:00
PVG
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LGW
12h 45mdirect
China Eastern Logo
10:30 - 06:05
LGW
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PVG
11h 35mdirect
£517China Eastern
Thu, 22 Jan - Fri, 30 Jan
Air China Logo
02:25 - 06:55
PVG
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LGW
12h 30mdirect
Air China Logo
11:05 - 06:25
LGW
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PVG
11h 20mdirect
£523Air China
Wed, 20 May - Wed, 27 May
Air China Logo
19:25 - 06:35
SHA
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LGW
18h 10m1 stop
Air China Logo
12:35 - 10:00
LGW
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SHA
14h 25m1 stop
£621Air China
Booking Insights

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?

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

The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from Shanghai found in the last 72 hours was to London, at £499 return. The most popular route is from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £499.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to the United Kingdom?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom, 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 Shanghai to the United Kingdom is May, when tickets cost £573 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and September, when the average cost of return tickets is £1,052 and £844 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Shanghai to United Kingdom?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Shanghai to United Kingdom, you should consider leaving on a Sunday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Shanghai, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Shanghai to the United Kingdom

Cheapest flight£174
Flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport to London Heathrow Airport

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom?

    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 Shanghai to the United Kingdom.

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Shanghai to the United Kingdom with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 from Shanghai to the United Kingdom up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost £557 on average. Morning departures are around 14% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £633.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Shanghai to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Shanghai to the United Kingdom? 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.
7.6
FinnairOverall score based on 1339 reviews
6.9Entertainment
6.7Food
7.6Boarding
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

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

10.0 ExcellentDIana, Dec 2025
DFW - HEL
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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.

Crew very lovely. Arrived an hour late due to bad weather. We were given new tickets to an other flight but it could have been organised better, so we did not have to run through the whole airport to.

Flight delayed over an hour. They said they would hold our connection but then did not.

Major problems checking in at Alaska counter. They could not find our booking code because it came from Finnair.

Do not use KAYAK or Finair for future travel. Unless you purchase the tickets directly from the airline, you were going to have a difficult time checking in. Kayak canceled my flights twice and ended up causing great difficulty in me getting back from Europe because they double sold my tickets between American Airlines and Finair. The event caused significant delays and led to me having to rebook my flights.

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.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

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.

I travelled in business class and was disappointed by lack of service, curt and borderline rude time of the crew and to top it off, all of my luggage was delayed. It was like pulling teeth to even report the missing luggage and recover it the next day from the airport.

Boarding was poor. All groups called immediately one after the other resulting in a long queue in the jetty/jet bridge. Seats were very hard and and did not recline on a 4.5 hour flight. No food was available. Plane was cold. There was no entertainment.

The cramped seats are cruel and unusual punishment and may violate the Geneva code.

Big queues on arrival at airport despite having already checked in and only needed to drop bags off. Flight delayed which impacted on connecting flight.

The update about flights and the terminal changes information was great.

I love FRA - LCY route. So much better compared to the FRA - LHR route and the price differential is ZERO

Check in was was and the agent was very friendly and helpful The lounge was nice...boarding was straight from the lounge Everything worked at our seats, and video entertainment was good ..food was mediocre

The flight was excellent in World Travellor plus. Well worth the extra money. Boarding at Phoenix was the usual poorly organized event. Very stressful.

Although business class, the seating was really cramped. The food was so so.

Not only were the aircrafts spacious, but the crew was friendly and efficient. I was so gracious for the included meals on the longer flight (8+ hours).

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