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 → HAN
Shanghai to Hanoi
Best fare, round trip
$188
−10%
below its usual $210
you keep $22
Found
- Depart
- Fri 30 Oct
- Return
- Sun 8 Nov
- Stay
- 9 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 4h
- Airline
Vietjet
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $196 and $219. The drop beats 21% of measured fares on the board, over 10 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
VietnamHanoiOld-quarter alleys, motorbike tides and the country’s best food — and Ha Long Bay two hours out.Best windowOct–Nov · Mar–AprAirportsNoi Bai (HAN)Every route into HanoiFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in October around $188 and peak in April near $290, 54% dearer, across the 10 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Vietjet nonstop and takes about 4 hours outbound, on a 9-night trip. At $188 for 1,926 km each way, that works out to about $49 per 1,000 km flown. That is above the $41 per 1,000 km typical of short-haul fares here. Across the 4 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Hanoi, this fare ranks 2nd — 3% above the $183 from Kuala Lumpur. The best time to be in Hanoi: Oct–Nov · Mar–Apr.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 30 Oct, $188
Press a day to compare its fares
The median cached fare across this calendar is 16% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $249 then versus $209 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 $140, on 1 Oct.
October 2026
Saturday 17 October: $222, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.18192021Thursday 22 October: $218, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $236, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $228, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.252627Wednesday 28 October: $209, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.29Friday 30 October: $188, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $204, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $203, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2345678910Wednesday 11 November: $196, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1213141516171819202122232425Thursday 26 November: $218, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $199, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 28 November: $199, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2930
December 2026
1Wednesday 2 December: $203, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.34567Tuesday 8 December: $196, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.9Thursday 10 December: $196, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1112Sunday 13 December: $197, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.14Tuesday 15 December: $204, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1617Friday 18 December: $196, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1920Monday 21 December: $230, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22232425Saturday 26 December: $227, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 27 December: $262, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28293031
January 2027
12345Wednesday 6 January: $205, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.789Sunday 10 January: $260, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1112Wednesday 13 January: $230, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.141516Sunday 17 January: $244, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 18 January: $308, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.192021222324Monday 25 January: $248, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 17 Oct 2026 · bands from 145 tracked fares
Cheapest in Oct, around $188
10% below the $210 typical fare
$188Oct, the cheapest month. Compare October fares.$196Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$196Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$205Jan ’27, around the usual price. Compare January fares.$257Feb, above the usual price. Compare February fares.$219Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$290Apr, above the usual price. Compare April fares.$211May, around the usual price. Compare May fares.$213Jun, around the usual price. Compare June fares.$208Sep, around the usual price. Compare September fares.
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualPress a month to compare its fares
Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Shanghai to Hanoi, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Pudong (PVG) · Hongqiao (SHA) ↔ Noi Bai (HAN)
- Flight time
- ≈4 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,926 km each way
- Typical price
- $210 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Vietjet
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Oct–Nov · Mar–Apr
Good to know
SHA → HAN, answered.
Is $188 a good price for Shanghai to Hanoi?
Only slightly. The seasonal median is around $210 round-trip and this fare is 10% under it. We do not call a drop notable until 20%, so this is an ordinary price for the route rather than a reason to hurry.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to Hanoi?
Across 10 months of cached-fare history, Oct comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Hanoi are Oct–Nov · Mar–Apr — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book SHA → Hanoi?
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 10 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 Hanoi?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Vietjet). The outbound leg runs around 4 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.
Next step
Sleeping in Hanoi?
Lock the flight first — then compare stays for 30 Oct – 8 Nov · 9 nights.
Browse hotelsMissed it?
Cached fares expire. This route has a feed of its own — follow it and the next SHA → HAN drop reaches you as soon as we find it.
Follow this route’s feedKeep browsing
Related routes on the board.
ExceptionalNonstop · 2.5h
SHA to PEKChina
Beijing
$188
usually $430
−56%
Most monthly lows $299–$460. Cheaper than every other month on record (10).
Rare1 stop · 11.5h
SHA to DXBUAE
Dubai
$352
usually $590
−40%
Most monthly lows $449–$595. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).
Rare1 stop · 12h
SYD to HANAustralia
Sydney
$484
usually $885
−45%
Most monthly lows $487–$885. Cheaper than every other month on record (3).
Great1 stop · 20.5h
NYC to HANUnited States
New York
$564
usually $895
−37%
Most monthly lows $792–$905. Cheaper than every other month on record (4).
Great1 stop · 15h
MUC to HANGermany
Munich
$580
usually $910
−36%
Most monthly lows $580–$937. Other months at or below this: 1 of 5.
