Cheap flights from Ireland to Shanghai from €256

In general, April is the cheapest month to fly from Ireland to Shanghai. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around €584. If you don’t want to visit Shanghai in April, then you should wait until January to fly from Ireland, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of €632.

According to our data, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly to Shanghai from Ireland. The lowest ticket price found for a Sunday departure recently was €605. 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 Thursday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Ireland to Shanghai for around €779.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Shanghai from Ireland when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Shanghai for around €698 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Shanghai from Ireland for as low as €644 on momondo.

Hainan Airlines is the most popular carrier operating from Ireland to Shanghai

China Eastern, Hainan Airlines and KLM are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Shanghai from Ireland according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 49% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Shanghai. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Shanghai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 7% of flights between Ireland and Shanghai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 125 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, China Eastern have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.