Cheap flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around €586. If you don’t want to visit Shanghai in January, then you should wait until November to fly from London Gatwick Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of €623.

According to our data, Monday is the cheapest day to fly to Shanghai from London Gatwick Airport. The lowest ticket price found for a Monday departure recently was €516. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai for around €930.

Our data shows that the cheapest London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai flights are usually those with departure times in the morning. Our users have found flights to Shanghai in the morning for as low as €496. If you have a flexible travel schedule, then try to avoid flying in the evening when prices are €990 on average. Flights to Shanghai from London Gatwick Airport in the evening are generally more expensive because this time of day is more convenient for travellers’ schedules.

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Historically, on average around 9% of flights between London and Shanghai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 147 minutes.

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

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air China have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 4% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.