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London (LON) to Shanghai (PVG)

Round trip1 adult · EconomyFrom £667.00

Nonstop both ways

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Our fare pick10 nights away

British Airways

Outbound

19 Mar 2027

LON to PVG

Nonstop · 12h 45m

Return

29 Mar 2027

PVG to LON

Nonstop · 14h 45m

Airports: LHR to PVG

Price checked 2026-10-28 00:05 UTC.

Why this fare is worth a look

Last checked: 34.03% below direct-fare median

Direct-fare comparison median £1,011.00 · sample average £938.20.

Comparison dated 2026-10-28 · 10 comparable date pairs · high confidence · FlyMeAsia observation history. Cached prices are indicative; baggage may differ.

30-day comparable median £941.00 · lowest observed £592.00 across 19 observation days.

Travel window: approximately five months ahead.

27h 30m total return journey · provider duration

£667.00per person · round trip

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Cached price checked 28 Oct, 00:05 UTC

More dates to explore9 nights away

Air China

Outbound

27 Nov 2026

LON to PVG

Nonstop · 11h 15m

Return

6 Dec 2026

PVG to LON

Nonstop · 12h 45m

Airports: LGW to PVG

Rechecking availability · last seen price.

Why this fare is worth a look

Last checked: 10.69% below direct-fare median

Direct-fare comparison median £636.00 · sample average £635.47.

Comparison dated 2026-10-28 · 15 comparable date pairs · high confidence · FlyMeAsia observation history. Cached prices are indicative; baggage may differ.

30-day comparable median £626.00 · lowest observed £554.00 across 14 observation days.

Travel window: approximately one month ahead.

24h total return journey · provider duration

Last seen from · rechecking£568.00per person · round trip

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Cached price checked 28 Oct, 00:08 UTC

More dates to explore9 nights away

Air China

Outbound

28 Mar 2027

LON to PVG

Nonstop · 11h 30m

Return

6 Apr 2027

PVG to LON

Nonstop · 12h 20m

Airports: LGW to PVG

Rechecking availability · last seen price.

Why this fare is worth a look

Last checked: 15.63% below direct-fare median

Direct-fare comparison median £873.50 · sample average £910.70.

Comparison dated 2026-10-27 · 10 comparable date pairs · high confidence · FlyMeAsia observation history. Cached prices are indicative; baggage may differ.

30-day comparable median £941.00 · lowest observed £592.00 across 19 observation days.

Travel window: approximately five months ahead.

23h 50m total return journey · provider duration

Last seen from · rechecking£737.00per person · round trip

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Cached price checked 27 Oct, 21:06 UTC

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From our own fare checks

London to Shanghai prices we have seen

Our fare engine checked this route on 32 days between 25 Sept 2026 and 28 Oct 2026. For each set of dates and stops it keeps the lowest round-trip price: 428 fares in all.

Journey	Lowest	Typical	Highest	Flight time out / back	Fares
Nonstop	£527	£687	£1,700	11h 30m / 12h 45m	233
With one stop	£395	£525	£924	12h 45m / 15h 10m	195

Typical is the median. Round trip, one adult, economy, stays of 5–21 nights, at most one stop each way. Flight time is the median journey time for each direction, including any connection.

Typical price by departure month

October 2026£574from £526 · 5 fares
November 2026£543from £395 · 143 fares
December 2026£924from £395 · 94 fares
January 2027£626from £566 · 14 fares
February 2027£626from £506 · 33 fares
March 2027£642from £493 · 81 fares
April 2027£615from £526 · 8 fares

November 2026 departures had the lowest typical price in our checks.

Airlines we saw most often

China Eastern, Air China, China Southern Airlines, British Airways, Gulf Air.