ExceptionalNonstop · 2.5h
SHA to CANChina
Guangzhou
$120
usually $270
−56%
Most monthly lows $163–$394. Cheaper than every other month on record (10).
Flights · SHA → PEK
Shanghai to Beijing
Best fare, round trip
$188
−56%
below its usual $430
you keep $242
ExceptionalFound
- Depart
- Mon 26 Oct
- Return
- Tue 27 Oct
- Stay
- 1 night
- Flight
- Nonstop · 2.5h
- Airline
Hainan Airlines
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $299 and $460. The drop beats 97% of measured fares on the board, over 11 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
ChinaBeijingImperial scale — the Forbidden City, the Wall an hour north, and a visa-free transit window worth checking.Best windowSep–Oct · Apr–MayAirportsCapital (PEK) · Daxing (PKX)Every route into BeijingFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in October around $181 and peak in May near $465, 157% dearer, across the 11 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Hainan Airlines nonstop and takes about 2.5 hours outbound, on a 1-night trip. At $188 for 1,078 km each way, that works out to about $87 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 Beijing: Sep–Oct · Apr–May.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 25 Oct, $181
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 5% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $221 then versus $211 now, across 18 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 $158, on 25 Aug.
October 2026
13141516Saturday 17 October: $204, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $202, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $208, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $186, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $214, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $235, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $252, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $210, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $181, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $188, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $200, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $221, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $213, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $204, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $198, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $202, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 2 November: $215, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $189, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $210, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $230, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $226, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $200, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 8 November: $192, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 9 November: $219, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $211, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.11Thursday 12 November: $212, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $216, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $204, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $203, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.16Tuesday 17 November: $195, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 18 November: $212, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 19 November: $219, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 20 November: $241, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21Sunday 22 November: $195, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 23 November: $195, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 24 November: $212, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.25Thursday 26 November: $201, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.272829Monday 30 November: $211, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $190, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2Thursday 3 December: $202, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 4 December: $235, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.5Sunday 6 December: $192, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.7Tuesday 8 December: $194, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 9 December: $204, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 10 December: $239, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 11 December: $209, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 12 December: $209, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 13 December: $201, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1415Wednesday 16 December: $330, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 17 December: $331, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 18 December: $254, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $202, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2021Tuesday 22 December: $227, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.23Thursday 24 December: $209, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 25 December: $223, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 26 December: $210, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 27 December: $226, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28293031
January 2027
1Saturday 2 January: $361, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.34Tuesday 5 January: $382, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.67Friday 8 January: $416, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.91011Tuesday 12 January: $411, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.13Thursday 14 January: $463, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 15 January: $607, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 16 January: $415, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 17 January: $447, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1819202122232425262728Friday 29 January: $562, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 13 Oct 2026 · bands from 166 tracked fares
Cheapest in Oct, around $181
58% below the $430 typical fare
$181Oct, the cheapest month. Compare October fares.$189Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$190Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$299Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$424Feb, around the usual price. Compare February fares.$428Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$460Apr, above the usual price. Compare April fares.$465May, above the usual price. Compare May fares.$463Jun, above the usual price. Compare June fares.$452Jul, above the usual price. Compare July fares.$455Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Shanghai to Beijing, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Pudong (PVG) · Hongqiao (SHA) ↔ Capital (PEK) · Daxing (PKX)
- Flight time
- ≈2.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,078 km each way
- Typical price
- $430 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Hainan Airlines
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Sep–Oct · Apr–May
Good to know
SHA → PEK, answered.
Is $188 a good price for Shanghai to Beijing?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $430 round-trip. At $188 you're 56% below that, which we rate exceptional for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to Beijing?
Across 11 months of cached-fare history, Oct comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Beijing are Sep–Oct · Apr–May — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book SHA → Beijing?
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 Shanghai to Beijing?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Hainan 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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