Cheap flights from Beijing to Shanghai from $104

The cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from Beijing is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around $72, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of August is another great option to travel to Shanghai, with average flight prices from Beijing averaging around $103.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Shanghai is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as $297. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Wednesday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Beijing to Shanghai for around $691.

Our data shows that the cheapest Beijing to Shanghai flights are usually those with departure times in the afternoon. Our users have found flights to Shanghai in the afternoon for as low as $384. Flights in the evening are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $577.

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Historically, on average around 7% of flights between Beijing and Shanghai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 122 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, China Eastern have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Beijing and Shanghai is 101 per day as of July 2026. The most frequent departure time is 7:00AM, with 41% of daily flights leaving at noon.

As of July 2026, there are 712 flights per week flying from Beijing to Shanghai. The most common day of the week flights depart is Thu, with 20% of flights taking off on this day.