AED 672 Find Cheap Flights from Dubai to Shanghai

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Cheapest return fare
AED 1,333
Typical prices: AED 1,480-AED 2,049
China Eastern
do 12/3ma 16/3
DXB - SHA • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
AED 1,564
Typical prices: AED 3,984-AED 4,330
China Eastern
do 8/1wo 14/1
DXB - PVG • Direct
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China Eastern
Cheapest • from AED 1,344 (return)
Emirates
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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DXB-PVG
Cheapest • 15% average savings
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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.
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Recent return flight deals from Dubai to Shanghai

do, 12 mrt. - ma, 16 mrt.
China Eastern Logo
20:45 - 21:05
DXB
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SHA
20h 20m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
21:05 - 20:45
SHA
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DXB
27h 40m1 stop
AED 1,333China Eastern
vr, 16 jan. - zo, 25 jan.
Sichuan Airlines Logo
22:30 - 15:25
DXB
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PVG
12h 55m1 stop
Sichuan Airlines Logo
16:40 - 20:30
PVG
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DXB
31h 50m1 stop
AED 1,337Sichuan Airlines
wo, 14 jan. - do, 22 jan.
China Southern Logo
01:55 - 18:10
DXB
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SHA
12h 15m1 stop
China Southern Logo
13:50 - 00:05
SHA
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DXB
14h 15m1 stop
AED 1,340China Southern
do, 15 jan. - vr, 23 jan.
China Eastern Logo
20:45 - 21:35
DXB
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PVG
20h 50m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
08:35 - 20:45
PVG
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DXB
16h 10m1 stop
AED 1,340China Eastern
do, 25 dec. - vr, 2 jan.
China Southern Logo
20:20 - 20:20
DXB
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SHA
20h 00m1 stop
China Southern Logo
07:55 - 22:15
SHA
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DXB
18h 20m1 stop
AED 1,344China Southern
do, 15 jan. - do, 22 jan.
China Eastern Logo
20:45 - 15:55
DXB
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PVG
15h 10m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
10:20 - 17:05
PVG
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DXB
10h 45mdirect
AED 1,344China Eastern
di, 20 jan. - do, 22 jan.
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:15 - 17:55
DXB
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SHA
12h 40m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
09:00 - 10:55
SHA
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DXB
29h 55m1 stop
AED 1,355Multiple Airlines
ma, 22 dec. - di, 30 dec.
Air China Logo
01:00 - 19:40
DXB
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SHA
14h 40m1 stop
Air China Logo
14:00 - 23:15
SHA
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DXB
13h 15m1 stop
AED 1,377Air China
vr, 16 jan. - di, 20 jan.
Air China Logo
01:15 - 16:55
DXB
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SHA
11h 40m1 stop
Air China Logo
14:00 - 23:15
SHA
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DXB
13h 15m1 stop
AED 1,381Air China
zo, 1 feb. - do, 5 feb.
Cathay Pacific Logo
23:35 - 22:00
DXB
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PVG
18h 25m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
08:30 - 22:05
PVG
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DXB
17h 35m1 stop
AED 1,384Cathay Pacific
Booking Insights

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 March.

What is the cheapest Dubai to Shanghai flight route?

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

The absolute cheapest return flight from Dubai to Shanghai costs AED 1,082 on the route between Dubai (DXB) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). However, over the past month, flights between Dubai (DXB) and Hangzhou (HGH) were, on average, 15% cheaper than other Dubai-Shanghai routes. The most popular route is between Dubai (DXB) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG).

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Dubai to Shanghai?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Dubai to Shanghai clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Shanghai on a Friday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Dubai, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

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 1,465 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 3,345 and AED 3,000 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 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flightAED 742
Flight from Dubai to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

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.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Dubai to Shanghai

  • What is the cheapest flight from Dubai to Shanghai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Dubai to Shanghai was AED 742 for a one-way ticket and AED 1,344 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.
Find which airlines fly direct from Dubai Intl Airport to Shanghai, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Dubai Intl to Shanghai

Monday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Tuesday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Wednesday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Thursday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Friday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Saturday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Sunday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

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Direct returns

Shanghai to Dubai Intl

Monday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Tuesday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Wednesday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Thursday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Friday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Saturday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

Sunday

China Eastern, Emirates

China Eastern, Emirates

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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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3434 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
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Love that you can walk directly to your gate from the Emirates Business class lounge, very convenient

10.0 ExcellentJonathan, Dec 2025
DXB - CMN
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Love that you can walk directly to your gate from the Emirates Business class lounge, very convenient

Warm staff, very responsive service. Well furnished cabin and comfortable seat and amenities. Excellent onboard wifi connection and very large comfortable restrooms.

in today's time, an airline like emirates didnt serve drinks as requested, Excuse was full flight.

Very poor boarding experience with these remote gates and buses. Also these 777s bardy need a remodeling. Entertainment is a bit laggy. Food and crew is still among the better, but they seriously have to do something with these remote gates.

I take emirates because of direct flights Otherwise no Cabin crew niot friendly and never friendly across the airlines Planes old inside not renewd .. this is not an issue The issue is the poor service

Wonderful Premium Economy experience. Felt as good as Business Class for food and entertainment. Comfortable sleeping too

The 2 sockets near me didjt work i had my phone by end of the flight on low bat and had issues to book uber thereafter Electrical sockets should work if emirates does not allow batteries Baggage claim in zurich took very long

Crew were excellent and the bar service and chat fantastic. Cheese board delicious. Amenity kit good, very disappointing not getting pyjamas on this leg of the flight and needed to reuse from earlier flight.

Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

Three meals on a single flight is disgusting. Even if I reject them all, sleeping is impossible and all that food (especially wasted food) is just antithetical to a pleasant flight experience. People were chucking multiple abandoned trays on the floor in front of my seat.

I wish there were more bathrooms available on these larger carriers.

The experience was efficient, on time, and provided great service.

Super delayed. Unnecessary. Need more competent people doing logistics to keep things moving on time. Totally unacceptable.

The morning in Hong Kong was ridiculous. Very chaotic. The flight was delayed. Missed connecting flights. Kathy should be more competent in getting the planes ready ahead of time so that flights can depart on time.. totally ridiculous and unnecessary. Very poor performance.

Crew on this flight dedicate their business class service to their high priority members. They would get priority service even the seats are behind me, and meals priority service and orders. I get the left over choices. I refused to eat because I felt discriminated, never booking this airline.

Very friendly and accommodating staff. Food was great. Lots of movies and tv shows to choose from. Highly recommend.

Close to excellent. The only problem is when I try to charge my phone on the USB in front of my seat, the battery level is decreasing rather than increasing. Why?

The lead business class attendant was excellent. Made a point of greeting you and knowing your name by the time you leave.

If my return flight was not so much better, I would have given an excellent review.

Seats in the absolute back row of the plane even though we booked ages ago :( Crew was awesome though

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

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!

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

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.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

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!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

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!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

Worst than I expected, crew was not attentive, meal was as disgusting , they didn’t even drink selections as they would to other passengers. I felt discriminated

cannot get seat information for LAX to IAH when check in in XI,AN

UA is ok. But check in was a very bad experience

I hate that you cannot check in online and when you are at the airport, there aren't any aisle seats left. Also, they could work a little on subtitles for their movies (not everyone is a native English speaker).

Nothing to complain of, the only reason I am not giving better marks is that I am used to flying with ANA and they are the top.

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.

Communication between the captain/crew and the passengers needs to be improved.

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

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!

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