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 November and the most expensive month to fly is February. (Average prices, based on 785 datapoints.)
The best day to arrive at Shanghai is Tuesday and it would be best to avoid Thursday, as prices are on average 68.39% higher than on Tuesday. (Average prices, based on 795 datapoints.)
The cheapest airline flying to Shanghai is Hainan Airlines. They are 30% cheaper than Yangtze River Express. (Average prices, based on 1014 datapoints.)
At Shanghai the most flights depart around 16:00. (Hourly flights, based on 1485 datapoints.)
From Shanghai it is on average the cheapest to fly to Guangzhou and to Bangkok. (Average prices, based on 200 datapoints.)
From Shanghai most of the flights depart to Xiamen, second best connected from Shanghai is Beijing. (Daily flights, based on 275 datapoints.)