ExceptionalNonstop · 2.5h
SHA to PEKChina
Beijing
$188
usually $430
−56%
Most monthly lows $299–$460. Cheaper than every other month on record (10).
Flights · SHA → CAN
Shanghai to Guangzhou
Best fare, round trip
$120
−56%
below its usual $270
you keep $150
ExceptionalFound
- Depart
- Mon 26 Oct
- Return
- Wed 28 Oct
- Stay
- 2 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 2.5h
- Airline
Spring Airlines
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $163 and $394. 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.
ChinaGuangzhouCantonese cooking at its source, and China Southern’s hub — often the cheapest way into the country.Best windowOct–DecAirportsBaiyun (CAN)Every route into GuangzhouFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in October around $120 and peak in April near $414, 245% 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 2-night trip. At $120 for 1,212 km each way, that works out to about $50 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 Guangzhou: Oct–Dec.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 26 Oct, $120
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 7% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $158 then versus $169 now, across 21 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 10 Oct.
October 2026
Saturday 17 October: $144, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $168, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $192, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $165, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $142, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $139, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $182, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $145, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $183, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $120, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $135, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $140, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $142, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $192, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $149, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $154, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 2 November: $147, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $138, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.4Thursday 5 November: $149, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $156, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $161, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 8 November: $158, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 9 November: $185, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $171, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 12 November: $181, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $201, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $194, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $200, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 16 November: $197, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 17 November: $160, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 18 November: $163, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1920Saturday 21 November: $160, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2223Tuesday 24 November: $171, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 25 November: $167, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 26 November: $170, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $191, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28Sunday 29 November: $179, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.30
December 2026
1Wednesday 2 December: $156, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.34Saturday 5 December: $179, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.6Monday 7 December: $168, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8Wednesday 9 December: $171, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 10 December: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 11 December: $177, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 12 December: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 13 December: $171, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 14 December: $171, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1516171819Sunday 20 December: $162, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21Tuesday 22 December: $167, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 23 December: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 24 December: $170, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 25 December: $176, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.262728Tuesday 29 December: $183, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $195, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
Friday 1 January: $192, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 2 January: $163, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.34Tuesday 5 January: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.6Thursday 7 January: $172, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8910111213Thursday 14 January: $226, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1516Sunday 17 January: $189, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 18 January: $259, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1920Thursday 21 January: $211, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22232425262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 17 Oct 2026 · bands from 166 tracked fares
Cheapest in Oct, around $120
56% below the $270 typical fare
$120Oct, the cheapest month. Compare October fares.$138Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$156Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$163Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$254Feb, below the usual price. Compare February fares.$271Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$414Apr, above the usual price. Compare April fares.$394May, above the usual price. Compare May fares.$393Jun, above the usual price. Compare June fares.$394Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.$394Sep, above the usual price. Compare September fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Shanghai to Guangzhou, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Pudong (PVG) · Hongqiao (SHA) ↔ Baiyun (CAN)
- Flight time
- ≈2.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,212 km each way
- Typical price
- $270 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Spring Airlines
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Oct–Dec
Good to know
SHA → CAN, answered.
Is $120 a good price for Shanghai to Guangzhou?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $270 round-trip. At $120 you're 56% below that, which we rate exceptional for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to Guangzhou?
Across 11 months of cached-fare history, Oct comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Guangzhou are Oct–Dec — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book SHA → Guangzhou?
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 Guangzhou?
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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