Cheap flights from Vancouver to Shanghai from $359

The cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from Vancouver is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around $685, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of April is another great option to travel to Shanghai, with average flight prices from Vancouver averaging around $776.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Shanghai is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $860. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Saturday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Vancouver to Shanghai for around $1,014.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Shanghai from Vancouver when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Shanghai for around $902 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Shanghai from Vancouver for as low as $788 on momondo.

United Airlines and Cathay Pacific are the most popular carriers operating from Vancouver to Shanghai

Air Canada, Hong Kong Airlines and Korean Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Shanghai from Vancouver according to our data. Air Canada is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Shanghai. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Shanghai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between Vancouver and Shanghai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 158 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Air Canada have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of September 2026, 2 flights take off from Vancouver and land in Shanghai each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 10:00AM, with 100% of daily flights taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between Vancouver and Shanghai is 16 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 19% of weekly flights leaving on this day.