£237 Find Cheap Flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom

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Cheap Flights from Shanghai to the United Kingdom

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
London1 stop£423
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£617
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop£740
Belfast
Belfast1 stop£861
Liverpool
Liverpool2 stops£1,028
London
London1 stop£423
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£617
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop£740
Belfast
Belfast1 stop£861
Liverpool
Liverpool2 stops£1,028

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

Thu, 5 Nov - Wed, 20 Jan
Finnair Logo
21:00 - 15:15
PVG
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LHR
26h 15m
1 stop
Finnair Logo
10:20 - 18:55
LHR
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PVG
24h 35m
1 stop
£423Finnair
Mon, 2 Nov - Sun, 24 Jan
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21:00 - 20:40
PVG
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LHR
31h 40m
1 stop
Finnair Logo
10:20 - 18:55
LHR
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PVG
24h 35m
1 stop
£436Finnair
Tue, 6 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
Finnair Logo
20:50 - 20:40
PVG
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LHR
30h 50m
1 stop
Finnair Logo
10:20 - 18:25
LHR
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PVG
25h 05m
1 stop
£453Finnair
Tue, 13 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct
Etihad Airways Logo
19:25 - 07:00
PVG
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LHR
18h 35m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
20:55 - 12:50
LHR
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PVG
31h 55m
1 stop
£510Etihad Airways
Tue, 13 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:25 - 19:10
PVG
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LHR
34h 45m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:05 - 14:15
LHR
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PVG
34h 10m
2 stops
£529Multiple Airlines
Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
18:15 - 14:30
PVG
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LHR
28h 15m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
08:50 - 09:15
LHR
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PVG
16h 25m
1 stop
£535Etihad Airways
Wed, 9 Sep - Mon, 21 Sep
Malaysia Airlines Logo
02:10 - 19:10
PVG
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LHR
48h 00m
2 stops
Malaysia Airlines Logo
20:50 - 01:10
LHR
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PVG
45h 20m
2 stops
£535Malaysia Airlines
Mon, 2 Nov - Thu, 21 Jan
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:50 - 13:45
PVG
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LGW
37h 55m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:05 - 06:30
LGW
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PVG
11h 25mdirect
£590Multiple Airlines
Mon, 6 Jul - Mon, 13 Jul
Air China Logo
19:25 - 06:35
SHA
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LGW
18h 10m
1 stop
Air China Logo
12:35 - 10:00
LGW
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SHA
14h 25m
1 stop
£618Air China
Thu, 2 Jul - Mon, 13 Jul
Air China Logo
21:30 - 06:35
SHA
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LGW
16h 05m
1 stop
Air China Logo
12:35 - 10:00
LGW
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SHA
14h 25m
1 stop
£623Air China
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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 Manchester, at £636 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 5 days was £665.

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 November, when tickets cost £189 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and September, when the average cost of return tickets is £499 and £471 respectively.

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

Cheapest flight£237
Flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport to London Heathrow Airport

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Reviews of the top 3 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.
7.3
China EasternOverall score based on 223 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.0Food
6.3Entertainment
7.9Crew
7.3Comfort
Airline reviews

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.

10.0 ExcellentAlvaro, Jun 2026
PVG - MAD
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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.

It was just fine. The sirlines did live up fully to my expectation.

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.

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.

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

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.

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

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.

Everything about the flight is better,just to work on the food Everything about the food is very poor

All good, professional service, and arrived close to on time.

This was a special trip so we booked first class. It was obviously an old plane as the seats weren't that comfortable or spacious. We were delayed 45mins taking off as the "little engine that starts the big engines doesn't work". The powered divider between myself and the next seat in first class didn't work and my electrically powdered seat didn't work so I had to move seats to try and get some sleep. Food and drink were good, crew were great. But I'll never fly with BA again.

Service and food was amazing. Aircraft configuration is weird - stare at a stranger at take off and landing, during flight someone is crawling over your seat. It was lame.

The plane was a long way from departure lounge. The plane looked tired but got us there.

BA Canceled this flight and put us on a flight leaving Aberdeen at 8:00 PM, delaying our return to the states by a full day. The cancellation caused us expenses in both Aberdeen and London and BA was completely unhelpful on the phone and at the airport.

First time flying with them! Loved it! Specially the schedule from Miami and being able to come back directly to New Orleans :)

They lost my luggage on my way to Namibia (I was unable to review that flight as I was in the bush/off line) It took 3 days to get my bag and I had to pay $375.00 to have it transported to my location as it was over 100 Kilometers from that Airport and the local Airlink carrier would not got that far.

Unable to check in online until the morning of flight. No early baggage check available nor any BA personnel present. Poor customer service.

Boarding process was chaotic. Confusion over Boarding gates: gate 55 or gate 56 ???. Unnecessary standing in long lines to board. Better to call out Boarding groups one at a time and everyone else to sit. Airline only has 2 Boarding groups 1-3 and 4-9. That causes over crowding and chaos

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