Please be aware that Shanghai has multiple airports and that these results are for all airports serving the city.
The best month to arrive at Shanghai is April and the most expensive month to fly is July. (Average prices, based on 555 datapoints.)
The best day to arrive at Shanghai is Thursday and it would be best to avoid Sunday, as prices are on average 55.62% higher than on Thursday. (Average prices, based on 943 datapoints.)
The cheapest airline flying to Shanghai is XiamenAir. They are 84% cheaper than All Nippon Airways. (Average prices, based on 681 datapoints.)
At Shanghai the most flights depart around 09:00. (Hourly flights, based on 1261 datapoints.)
From Shanghai it is on average the cheapest to fly to Beijing and to Guangzhou. (Average prices, based on 622 datapoints.)
From Shanghai most of the flights depart to Beijing, second best connected from Shanghai is Hong Kong. (Daily flights, based on 310 datapoints.)