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 → KIX
Shanghai to Osaka
Best fare, round trip
$257
−24%
below its usual $340
you keep $83
GoodFound
- Depart
- Tue 15 Dec
- Return
- Sun 10 Jan
- Stay
- 26 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 2.5h
- Airline
Spring Airlines
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $322 and $342. The drop beats 65% of measured fares on the board, over 8 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
JapanOsakaJapan with the volume up — street food, blunt humour, and Kyoto and Nara both under an hour by train.Best windowMar–May · Oct–NovAirportsKansai (KIX) · Itami (ITM)Every route into OsakaFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in December around $257 and peak in May near $428, 67% dearer, across the 8 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Spring Airlines nonstop and takes about 2.5 hours outbound, on a 26-night trip. At $257 for 1,334 km each way, that works out to about $96 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 Osaka: Mar–May · Oct–Nov.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 15 Dec, $257
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 22% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $292 then versus $356 now, across 16 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 $244, on 7 Oct.
October 2026
13141516Saturday 17 October: $422, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $397, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $415, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.20Wednesday 21 October: $386, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $305, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $407, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $404, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $354, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $342, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $340, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $381, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $354, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $324, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $367, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $327, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 2 November: $355, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $351, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $379, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $376, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $354, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $354, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.891011Thursday 12 November: $342, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $381, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $379, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $358, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 16 November: $381, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 17 November: $342, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 18 November: $317, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 19 November: $351, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.20Saturday 21 November: $369, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 22 November: $378, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 23 November: $405, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 24 November: $345, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 25 November: $348, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 26 November: $358, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $380, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 28 November: $348, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 29 November: $491, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 30 November: $355, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $347, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 2 December: $345, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 3 December: $332, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 4 December: $347, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 5 December: $345, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 6 December: $323, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 7 December: $358, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 8 December: $324, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.910Friday 11 December: $368, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 12 December: $364, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 13 December: $368, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 14 December: $350, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 15 December: $257, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 16 December: $379, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 17 December: $356, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 18 December: $311, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $357, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $281, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21222324Friday 25 December: $297, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 26 December: $315, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.27Monday 28 December: $275, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 29 December: $270, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $379, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
12Sunday 3 January: $347, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.45678910111213Thursday 14 January: $337, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1516171819Wednesday 20 January: $442, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 21 January: $425, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Saturday 23 January: $468, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24Monday 25 January: $466, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2627Thursday 28 January: $495, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 13 Oct 2026 · bands from 150 tracked fares
Cheapest in Dec, around $257
24% below the $340 typical fare
$305Oct, below the usual price. Compare October fares.$317Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$257Dec, the cheapest month. Compare December fares.$337Jan ’27, around the usual price. Compare January fares.$328Feb, around the usual price. Compare February fares.$314Mar, below the usual price. Compare March fares.$322Apr, below the usual price. Compare April fares.$428May, above the usual price. Compare May fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Shanghai to Osaka, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Pudong (PVG) · Hongqiao (SHA) ↔ Kansai (KIX) · Itami (ITM)
- Flight time
- ≈2.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,334 km each way
- Typical price
- $340 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Spring Airlines
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Mar–May · Oct–Nov
Good to know
SHA → KIX, answered.
Is $257 a good price for Shanghai to Osaka?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $340 round-trip. At $257 you're 24% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to Osaka?
Across 8 months of cached-fare history, Dec comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Osaka are Mar–May · Oct–Nov — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book SHA → Osaka?
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 8 months of cached fares, Dec 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 Osaka?
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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