GreatNonstop · 3h
CAN to PEKChina
Beijing
$280
usually $435
−36%
Most monthly lows $342–$579. Cheaper than every other month on record (6).
Flights · CAN → SHA
Guangzhou to Shanghai
Best fare, round trip
$133
−28%
below its usual $185
you keep $52
GoodFound
- Depart
- Wed 21 Oct
- Return
- Tue 27 Oct
- Stay
- 6 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 2.5h
- Airline
Spring Airlines
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $171 and $425. The drop beats 74% of measured fares on the board, over 11 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
ChinaShanghaiThe Bund on one bank, a science-fiction skyline on the other — and a visa-free transit window worth checking.Best windowMar–May · Sep–NovAirportsPudong (PVG) · Hongqiao (SHA)Every route into ShanghaiFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in October around $133 and peak in July near $626, 371% dearer, across the 11 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Spring Airlines nonstop and takes about 2.5 hours outbound, on a 6-night trip. At $133 for 1,212 km each way, that works out to about $55 per 1,000 km flown. That is above the $41 per 1,000 km typical of short-haul fares here. The best time to be in Shanghai: Mar–May · Sep–Nov.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 21 Oct, $133
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 9% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $155 then versus $169 now, across 20 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $115, on 18 Sep.
October 2026
Saturday 17 October: $166, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $144, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $187, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $150, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $133, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $142, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $150, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $141, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $143, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $135, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $152, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $140, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.29Friday 30 October: $165, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $136, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $141, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 2 November: $157, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $152, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $159, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $147, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $166, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $174, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 8 November: $194, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 9 November: $200, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $212, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $171, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 12 November: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $199, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.14Sunday 15 November: $177, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 16 November: $189, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 17 November: $206, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 18 November: $180, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 19 November: $172, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 20 November: $155, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 21 November: $189, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 22 November: $162, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 23 November: $161, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 24 November: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 25 November: $154, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 26 November: $177, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.272829Monday 30 November: $183, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $175, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 2 December: $165, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.34Saturday 5 December: $158, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.6Monday 7 December: $164, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 8 December: $170, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 9 December: $172, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.101112131415161718Saturday 19 December: $175, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $172, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21Tuesday 22 December: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 23 December: $167, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24Friday 25 December: $189, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2627Monday 28 December: $193, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.293031
January 2027
Friday 1 January: $189, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 2 January: $189, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3456Thursday 7 January: $172, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8910111213141516171819Wednesday 20 January: $224, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2122232425262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 17 Oct 2026 · bands from 154 tracked fares
Cheapest in Oct, around $133
28% below the $185 typical fare
$133Oct, the cheapest month. Compare October fares.$141Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$158Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$172Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$171Feb, below the usual price. Compare February fares.$183Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$428Apr, above the usual price. Compare April fares.$394May, above the usual price. Compare May fares.$626Jul, above the usual price. Compare July fares.$425Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.$393Sep, above the usual price. Compare September fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Guangzhou to Shanghai, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Baiyun (CAN) ↔ Pudong (PVG) · Hongqiao (SHA)
- Flight time
- ≈2.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,212 km each way
- Typical price
- $185 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Spring Airlines
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Mar–May · Sep–Nov
Good to know
CAN → SHA, answered.
Is $133 a good price for Guangzhou to Shanghai?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $185 round-trip. At $133 you're 28% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Guangzhou to Shanghai?
Across 11 months of cached-fare history, Oct comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Shanghai are Mar–May · Sep–Nov — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book CAN → Shanghai?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 11 months of cached fares, Oct comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Guangzhou to Shanghai?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Spring Airlines). The outbound leg runs around 2.5 hours.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
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