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 → KUL
Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur
Best fare, round trip
$202
−21%
below its usual $255
you keep $53
GoodFound
- Depart
- Mon 26 Oct
- Return
- Thu 29 Oct
- Stay
- 3 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 5.5h
- Airline
Batik Air Malaysia
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $246 and $283. The drop beats 58% of measured fares on the board, over 9 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
MalaysiaKuala LumpurAirAsia’s home base, which is why fares onward to anywhere in Asia collapse the moment you land.Best windowMay–JulAirportsKuala Lumpur (KUL) · Subang (SZB)Every route into Kuala LumpurFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in October around $202 and peak in June near $338, 67% dearer, across the 9 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Batik Air Malaysia nonstop and takes about 5.5 hours outbound, on a 3-night trip. At $202 for 3,749 km each way, that works out to about $27 per 1,000 km flown. That is well under the $43 per 1,000 km that medium-haul fares on this board typically run. Of the 3 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Kuala Lumpur, this is the cheapest right now — 18% under the next one, Seoul. It is also the cheapest of the 7 routes of similar length we watch out of Shanghai. The best time to be in Kuala Lumpur: May–Jul.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 26 Oct, $202
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 5% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $261 then versus $273 now, across 17 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 $165, on 10 Sep.
October 2026
15161718Monday 19 October: $228, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $262, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $230, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $233, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $247, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $301, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $236, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $202, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.2728Thursday 29 October: $265, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $259, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $253, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
12Tuesday 3 November: $279, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $254, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.5Friday 6 November: $274, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $259, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 8 November: $252, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.9Tuesday 10 November: $283, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $265, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.12Friday 13 November: $300, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.14151617Wednesday 18 November: $273, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 19 November: $276, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.202122232425Thursday 26 November: $262, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $278, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28Sunday 29 November: $274, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.30
December 2026
1Wednesday 2 December: $299, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.345Sunday 6 December: $317, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 7 December: $268, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 8 December: $275, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 9 December: $268, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 10 December: $295, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 11 December: $316, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 12 December: $320, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 13 December: $294, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 14 December: $251, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 15 December: $269, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 16 December: $280, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 17 December: $267, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 18 December: $267, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $273, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $287, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 21 December: $317, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Wednesday 23 December: $270, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2425Saturday 26 December: $297, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 27 December: $301, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 28 December: $299, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 29 December: $317, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $318, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
1Saturday 2 January: $331, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 3 January: $301, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 4 January: $273, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.5Wednesday 6 January: $264, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 7 January: $273, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 8 January: $277, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 9 January: $272, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1011Tuesday 12 January: $227, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 13 January: $247, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 14 January: $241, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 15 January: $244, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 16 January: $263, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 17 January: $264, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 18 January: $264, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1920Thursday 21 January: $247, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 22 January: $320, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 23 January: $311, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.242526Wednesday 27 January: $342, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 169 tracked fares
Cheapest in Oct, around $202
21% below the $255 typical fare
$202Oct, the cheapest month. Compare October fares.$247Nov, around the usual price. Compare November fares.$251Dec, around the usual price. Compare December fares.$227Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$246Feb, around the usual price. Compare February fares.$254Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$283May, above the usual price. Compare May fares.$338Jun, above the usual price. Compare June fares.$322Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualPress a month to compare its fares
Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Pudong (PVG) · Hongqiao (SHA) ↔ Kuala Lumpur (KUL) · Subang (SZB)
- Flight time
- ≈5.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈3,749 km each way
- Typical price
- $255 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Batik Air Malaysia
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- May–Jul
Good to know
SHA → KUL, answered.
Is $202 a good price for Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $255 round-trip. At $202 you're 21% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?
Across 9 months of cached-fare history, Oct comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Kuala Lumpur are May–Jul — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book SHA → Kuala Lumpur?
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 9 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 Kuala Lumpur?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Batik Air Malaysia). The outbound leg runs around 5.5 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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