Shanghai Flights

Shanghai has 2 civil airports: Pudong International Airport and Hongqiao International Airport. Both of them are top air hubs in China, with Pudong operating most international flights to/from Shanghai and Hongqiao operating most domestic flights. Over 110 airlines operate planes at these 2 airports, waving an air network connecting Shanghai with about 300 destinations around world, including over 125 cities and regions overseas. 
 This airport is 30 kilometers (19 mils) away from the downtown area. Most of the international flights to Shanghai lands at this airport. There are 2 terminal buildings in this airport, both of them cater the international and domestic passengers. The 2 terminal buildings are 500 meters away from each other; it takes about 10 minutes by walk, and 5 minutes by free terminal shuttle. This airport is connected with Hongqiao International Airport by Shuttle Bus Line 1 and Metro Line 2. To transport between this airport and other areas of the city, passengers can take shuttle buses, Metro Line 2 and Maglev. There are also long-distance buses connecting the airport with neighboring cities.
 See more: Pudong Airport Intercity Bus, Pudong Airport Shuttle Bus
 This airport is 13 kilometers (8 miles) away from the downtown area. The airport has 2 terminal buildings: T1 is for domestic and international passengers, and T2 is for domestic passengers. Passengers can transport between T1 and T2 by Metro Line 10 or by free terminal shuttles. Passengers can transport between this airport and other parts of the city by 10 Shuttle Bus Lines, Metro Line 2 and Metro Line 10.
 See more: Hongqiao Airport Shuttle Bus  

  

From	Frequency	Duration
New York	21 departures a week	About 15 hours
Los Angeles	35 departures a week	About 13.5 hours
Vancouver	18 departures a week	About 12 hours
Toronto	14 departures a week	About 14.5 hours
London	23 departures a week	About 11 - 11.5 hours
Melbourne	14 departures a week	About 11 hours
Sydney	20 departures a week	About 10.5 - 11 hours
Frankfurt	28 departures a week	About 11 hours
Tokyo	23 departures a day	About 3.5 hours
Seoul	18 departures a day	About 2 - 3 hours
Hong Kong	33 departures a week	About 2.5 - 3 hours

More international destinations: Singapore, Paris, San Francisco, Taipei, Osaka, Bangkok, Busan, Toronto, Amsterdam, Moscow, Auckland…
 In average, the flight ticket from New York costs CNY 4,500 - 11,000, from Los Angeles costs CNY 5,000 – 14,000, from London costs CNY 5,000 - 20,000, from Sydney costs CNY 3,000 - 7,000, from Frankfurt costs CNY 9,000 - 30,000 and from Hong Kong costs CNY 800 - 2,500. For real-time air ticket prices and ticket prices of more routes, passengers can use the search box on page top.
  

To	Frequency	Duration	Full Fare for Economy Class
Beijing	Around 50 departures a day	About 2.5 hours	CNY 1,490
Guangzhou	Around 43 departures a day	About 2.5 hour	CNY 1,340
Wuhan	Around 21 departures a day	About 2 hours	CNY 1,550
Chengdu	Around 29 departures a day	About 3 - 3.5 hours	CNY 1,760
Shenzhen	Around 46 departures a day	About 2.5 hours	CNY 1,410
Xi'an	Around 25 departures a day	About 2.5 hours	CNY 1,390
Chongqing	Around 26 departures a day	About 3 hours	CNY 1,550
Harbin	Around 14 departures a day	About 3 hours	CNY 1,810
Kunming	Around 18 departures a day	About 3.5 hours	CNY 2,350
Guilin	Around 9 departures a day	About 2.5 - 3 hours	CNY 1,410

More domestic destinations: Tianjin, Shenyang, Nanning, Changsha, Hefei, Taiyuan, Xiamen, Fuzhou…
 

1. Booking air tickets 1-3 months ahead, because it is usually more easily to get a high discount if reserve earlier.

2. If the ticket price of international flight to Hangzhou or Nanjing is much cheaper than the ticket of the direct flight to Shanghai, passengers can fly to Hangzhou or Nanjing first, then transfer to Shanghai by high speed train.
 See Hangzhou - Shanghai Train, Nanjing - Shanghai Train

3. Passengers with limited travel budget should better avoid the public holiday and peak seasons from April to October, because there is usually low discount, 20% - 40% off, or even no discount for domestic flight during those period. Normally, in low season from November to next March, domestic flight tickets enjoy a 30% - 60% off discount.

4. If your dates of departure and return are fixed, buy round-trip tickets, because they usually have higher discounts than one-way tickets.

5. The airfare to Shanghai of the flights that departing/ arriving late at night or early in the morning usually enjoy higher discount than tickets of flight departing/ arriving in other periods.

6. Air tickets of the flights with the same departure time but sold at different prices are actually the same flights, the difference in prices is because they are sold by different airlines. So passengers can just buy the cheapest one.

7. Passengers can use the price comparison websites like SkyScanner to find the cheapest tickets.
 

 International Airlines: Qantas Airways, North Korea Airlines, Korea Air, Air France, Jin Air, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Lufthansa, Cathay Dragon, Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, American Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, All Nippon Airways…

 Domestic Airlines: China Eastern Airlines, Air China, China Southern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines…