AED 1,054 Find Cheap Flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai – Compare and Save

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AED 1,818
Typical prices: AED 2,479-AED 3,334
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Sun 1/11Wed 11/11
AUH - PVG • 1 stop
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AED 3,430
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Cheap Flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai (AUH-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai

Sun, 1 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov
Gulf Air Logo
07:40 - 11:55
AUH
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PVG
24h 15m
1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
16:30 - 11:15
PVG
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AUH
22h 45m
1 stop
AED 1,818Gulf Air
Tue, 1 Dec - Wed, 20 Jan
Gulf Air Logo
07:40 - 11:55
AUH
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PVG
24h 15m
1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
16:30 - 23:10
PVG
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AUH
34h 40m
1 stop
AED 1,913Gulf Air
Mon, 26 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov
Gulf Air Logo
23:55 - 11:55
AUH
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PVG
32h 00m
1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
19:00 - 18:50
PVG
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AUH
27h 50m
1 stop
AED 2,001Gulf Air
Mon, 26 Oct - Mon, 2 Nov
Gulf Air Logo
23:55 - 11:55
AUH
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PVG
32h 00m
1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
16:30 - 03:55
PVG
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AUH
15h 25m
1 stop
AED 2,001Gulf Air
Wed, 26 Aug - Wed, 2 Sep
Qatar Airways Logo
22:45 - 22:40
AUH
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PVG
19h 55m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:50 - 10:55
PVG
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AUH
20h 05m
1 stop
AED 2,020Qatar Airways
Sat, 24 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov
Gulf Air Logo
23:55 - 16:00
AUH
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PVG
12h 05m
1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
19:00 - 23:10
PVG
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AUH
32h 10m
1 stop
AED 2,053Gulf Air
Sat, 24 Oct - Mon, 2 Nov
Gulf Air Logo
23:55 - 16:00
AUH
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PVG
12h 05m
1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
16:30 - 03:55
PVG
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AUH
15h 25m
1 stop
AED 2,053Gulf Air
Sun, 23 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug
Qatar Airways Logo
22:45 - 21:50
AUH
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PVG
19h 05m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:50 - 22:15
PVG
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AUH
31h 25m
1 stop
AED 2,075Qatar Airways
Sun, 1 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov
China Eastern Logo
23:30 - 12:50
AUH
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PVG
9h 20mdirect
China Eastern Logo
14:00 - 20:30
PVG
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AUH
10h 30mdirect
AED 3,430China Eastern
Sun, 25 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct
China Eastern Logo
23:30 - 12:50
AUH
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PVG
9h 20mdirect
China Eastern Logo
14:00 - 20:30
PVG
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AUH
10h 30mdirect
AED 3,455China Eastern
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Abu Dhabi to Shanghai flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Abu Dhabi to Shanghai flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai costs AED 1,773 on the route between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). It is also the most popular route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai is October, where tickets cost AED 1,708 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 3,826 and AED 2,956 respectively.

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When to book flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai

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FAQs for booking flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai

  • What is the cheapest flight from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai was AED 1,054 for a one-way ticket and AED 1,818 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?

    Abu Dhabi is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Shanghai. You will leave Abu Dhabi from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl and you will be arriving in Shanghai at one of these airports: Shanghai Pu Dong or Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from Abu Dhabi is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Shanghai with an airline and back to Abu Dhabi with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Shanghai from Abu Dhabi up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Shanghai?

 
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Direct departures

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Shanghai

Tuesday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Wednesday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Thursday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Friday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Saturday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Sunday

China Eastern

China Eastern

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Direct returns

Shanghai to Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Tuesday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Wednesday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Thursday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Friday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Saturday

China Eastern

China Eastern

Sunday

China Eastern

China Eastern

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Etihad AirwaysOverall score based on 1492 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.8Crew
7.6Boarding
7.2Entertainment
7.2Food
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The cabin crew were kind, helpful, and polite. However, my flight from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt was delayed, causing me to miss my connecting flight. As a result, my journey was significantly extended, leading to a much longer travel time than originally scheduled.

2.0 MediocreAngelie, Jul 2026
AUH - FRA
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The cabin crew were kind, helpful, and polite. However, my flight from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt was delayed, causing me to miss my connecting flight. As a result, my journey was significantly extended, leading to a much longer travel time than originally scheduled.

Maybe some more information as to why the flight got delayed I understand may be tell your customers that missiles were fired at a specific airport wouldn't be reassuring to the customers and would cause mayhem but something like recent events have cause a delay on your flight or smth

They lost the baggage and said it was deleted from the system. I had baggage tag so was able to file the complaint but there was no PIR number and update so far

I booked tickets for a family of five and specifically paid extra to select our seats together. We spent nearly $1,000 extra (around $100 per seat) for extra legroom so we could sit near each other. However, despite paying for this, we ended up being separated on the flight. This caused a major issue for our family because my parents do not speak English and rely on me to translate and assist them during the journey. I do not understand why Etihad changed our reserved seats without explanation. I am extremely dissatisfied with this experience. I expect the airline to do better, and I am requesting a full refund for the seat selection fees we paid.

Limit the number of usage of wine or please arrange our seats. The passenger was drunk on this flight and not on Thiruvananthapuram to Abudhabi.

The seats seemed smaller than other business class offerings. The entertainment menu was limited. Flight crew was good.

It was excellent service in the snow storm gives us hotel and transportation. It will be more better if u can add one more meal because it’s a long flight boring journey. If you give extra meal time passes faster and can enjoy the trip better

Food quality and varites were very minimum. Surprised to have no desserts. Business class tickets should have lounge access and seats selection. They should be allowed to board while people with wheel chair, secial assistance and family with childrem.

Early arrival. Good boarding. Deplaning this flight is very slow both coming and going. Baggage arrived quickly for Pearson

Good service. But on flight to Kochi no entertainment except in app. And no working outlets to charge phone.

It was just fine. The sirlines did live up fully to my expectation.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking by the gate, then there was another ticket checking right at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Don't understand why the duplication?

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

The crew were excellent, service amazing, blankets and pillow good, cabin temperature perfect, the flight on time, food was unusual selection however plentiful, price for tickets unbeatable through Kayak. Older aeroplanes used by China Eastern was the only down side.

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

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