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Cheapest return fare
AED 1,803
Typical prices: AED 2,526-AED 3,522
Air China
Sat 31/10Wed 11/11
DXB - PVG • 1 stop
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AED 3,268
Typical prices: AED 1,410-AED 2,712
China Eastern
Wed 30/12Sun 3/1
DXB - PVG • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Dubai to Shanghai (DXB-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Dubai 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 Dubai to Shanghai

Sat, 31 Oct - Wed, 11 Nov
Air China Logo
01:00 - 19:30
DXB
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PVG
14h 30m
1 stop
Air China Logo
19:00 - 23:15
PVG
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DXB
32h 15m
1 stop
AED 1,803Air China
Sat, 19 Dec - Sat, 26 Dec
Air China Logo
01:00 - 11:30
DXB
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PVG
30h 30m
1 stop
Air China Logo
16:30 - 23:15
PVG
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DXB
34h 45m
1 stop
AED 1,810Air China
Wed, 18 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
Cathay Pacific Logo
23:35 - 12:20
DXB
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SHA
32h 45m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
16:35 - 22:05
SHA
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DXB
33h 30m
1 stop
AED 2,324Cathay Pacific
Fri, 25 Sep - Sat, 10 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:05 - 18:45
DXB
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SHA
19h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:40 - 18:10
SHA
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DXB
32h 30m
2 stops
AED 2,380Multiple Airlines
Wed, 30 Dec - Sun, 3 Jan
China Southern Logo
20:00 - 13:20
DXB
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SHA
13h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
11:25 - 22:15
SHA
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DXB
14h 50m
1 stop
AED 2,526China Southern
Thu, 3 Dec - Thu, 10 Dec
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:00 - 19:40
DXB
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SHA
14h 40m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:50 - 20:35
SHA
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DXB
35h 45m
2 stops
AED 2,629Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Dec - Tue, 29 Dec
China Southern Logo
20:00 - 13:10
DXB
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PVG
13h 10m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
06:55 - 18:10
PVG
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DXB
15h 15m
1 stop
AED 2,684China Southern
Wed, 30 Dec - Sun, 3 Jan
China Eastern Logo
21:05 - 09:20
DXB
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PVG
8h 15mdirect
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12:15 - 19:15
PVG
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DXB
11h 00mdirect
AED 3,268China Eastern
Thu, 10 Dec - Tue, 29 Dec
China Eastern Logo
18:55 - 06:55
DXB
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PVG
8h 00mdirect
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10:00 - 17:05
PVG
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DXB
11h 05mdirect
AED 3,353China Eastern
Sun, 25 Oct - Sun, 15 Nov
Cathay Pacific Logo
23:35 - 12:20
DXB
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SHA
32h 45m
1 stop
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13:35 - 22:05
SHA
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DXB
12h 30m
1 stop
AED 8,266Cathay Pacific
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Dubai to Shanghai flights

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

How much is a return flight from Dubai to Shanghai?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Dubai to Shanghai departing in October.

Flight prices are typical for this route right now.

Flights to Shanghai from Dubai usually cost between AED 1,623 and AED 2,512 in October.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was AED 1,803 on Air China (31 Oct–11 Nov).

What is the cheapest Dubai to Shanghai flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Dubai to Shanghai costs AED 2,596 on the route between Dubai (DXB) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 18% cheaper than other Dubai-Shanghai routes. It is also the most popular route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Dubai to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Dubai 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 Dubai to Shanghai is December, where tickets cost AED 1,568 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 3,958 and AED 2,971 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Dubai to Shanghai?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Dubai to Shanghai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Dubai to Shanghai, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight

AED 1,098
Flight from Dubai to Shanghai Pudong Airport

When to book flights from Dubai to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Dubai to Shanghai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Dubai to Shanghai

  • What is the cheapest flight from Dubai to Shanghai?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Dubai to Shanghai was AED 1,098 for a one-way ticket and AED 1,803 for a return.

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

    When flying out of Dubai you will be using Dubai Intl. You will be landing at one of these airports: Shanghai Pu Dong or Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Dubai to Shanghai?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Dubai to Shanghai?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Dubai and Shanghai, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Dubai 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 Dubai to Shanghai.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from Dubai 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 Dubai 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 Dubai with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Dubai 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 Dubai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Dubai Intl to Shanghai?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Dubai Intl to Shanghai.
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Direct departures

Dubai Intl to Shanghai

Monday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Tuesday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Wednesday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Thursday

Emirates

Emirates

Friday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Saturday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Sunday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

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Direct returns

Shanghai to Dubai Intl

Monday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Tuesday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Wednesday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Thursday

Emirates

Emirates

Friday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Saturday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

Sunday

Emirates,China Eastern

Emirates,China Eastern

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Dubai to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Dubai 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 Dubai 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3640 reviews
8.4Crew
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
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Everything is smooth and good. While cabin crew didn't wake me up for food. When I got up I asked for my meal then they simply replied I was sleep due to that reason they did not wake me up. In that case I suggest they must keep stickers to place on top wake up or DnD.

10.0 ExcellentHassan, Jul 2026
DXB - RUH
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Everything is smooth and good. While cabin crew didn't wake me up for food. When I got up I asked for my meal then they simply replied I was sleep due to that reason they did not wake me up. In that case I suggest they must keep stickers to place on top wake up or DnD.

It was very exlent flight and thanks a lot kayak

As always Emirates is always dependent on the crew you get on the day and today was a good one. Everyone knew what they were doing and gracefully without hesitation . Great conversation all round even about the food and wine.

Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

Flight was cancelled without notification. Information on flight status was not available on Emirates's website.

Everything was perfect. Staff were informative and professional and flight boarding, flying and de-embarking was smooth. I would certainly travel with Emirates again.

My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

The amenities offered in the Business class is far away less compared with other Air Companies. Emirates is going down in the competition pricing the same value as Qatar airways for example.

Everything was good; they still provided a sandwich snack. Good crew

The legroom in economy on an A321 is wholly inadequate for a 6’3” man. Deeply dissatisfied.

I do not think there was much that could have been done to make it better. The delayed flight was due to bad weather. The turbulent patches were very unavoidable. Am simply thankful that there were no sudden and / or sharp drops during the flight. I do extend my compliments to captain Marcus I believe was his name and the rest of the crew. They all did an excellent job. My only question is whether I get a refund since the seats I had chosen and paid for were reassigned.

Flights home are always happy, except this time I was traveling to be with my ailing father.

Selected ovo lacto meal because I’m ok with milk products but not any meat. It was terrible. We had the same selection back in October when we had traveled and it was pretty good at that time. It was gross this time.

Crew was great. But a bit understaffed. The business class seat, etc were dated. But comfortable. Some legs had entertainment system from a decade ago. Selections were rather poor. Food was mediocre at best. Actually poor for business class standards. I liked the lounge in Hong Kong. Showers were great. Food was nice.

Customer service was exceptional. I heard it wasn’t a great airline, my opinion has changed after flying with them

The employees are very nice and good. The delay due to the aircraft is not a good thing. Planning for such problems should be an easy task.

Flight crew was especially thoughtful and attentive, made sure our seats were comfortable so we could rest on the long flight

The aircraft was slightly newer but the food was very bad. Bland and uninteresting. Nothing special at all.

We were taking the flight MU 8649 from Shanghai to Osaka and the original boarding gate was 20 and we didn’t receive any notification or broadcast about gate changes, and by the time we missed the original boarding time we check thr electric board and realized the gate was changed to 208 Also the flight was delayed by almost an hour and the crew member didn’t provide any explanation, after we finally boarded the aircraft was very hot, the crew member told me the air conditioning was not working and tried to calm passages down by offering iced water, all of us sat in the aircraft for another 40 mins before it finally took off

Seats not comfortable. We had requested vegan meal and it wasn’t given.

I was denied boarding at the Brisbane airport and it seems like I won’t get any refunds from the airline

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

Weren’t even given earphones to use the entertainment system

Overall, excellent: check-in, boarding, service, and food. The Business Class seating is a little less private and spacious than the world's premier airlines, but still very good for a long haul flight.

It's terrible that we can't do online check in because we didn't buy the tickets directly from Air china. It was not explained until I contacted Chatdeal and we could not sit together.

Food and service are good. Bathroom was lack of lotions and cleaning. That should be improved.

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

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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