Please be aware that Shanghai has multiple airports and that these results are only for Hongqiao International airport.
The best month to arrive at Shanghai is January and the most expensive month to fly is November. (Average prices, based on 326 datapoints.)
The best day to arrive at Shanghai is Thursday and it would be best to avoid Sunday, as prices are on average 140.39% higher than on Thursday. (Average prices, based on 329 datapoints.)
The cheapest airline flying to Shanghai is Hainan Airlines. They are 50% cheaper than Shanghai Airlines. (Average prices, based on 398 datapoints.)
At Shanghai the most flights depart around 16:00. (Hourly flights, based on 515 datapoints.)
From Shanghai it is on average the cheapest to fly to Xiamen and to Guangzhou. (Average prices, based on 224 datapoints.)
From Shanghai most of the flights depart to Chongqing, second best connected from Shanghai is Guangzhou. (Daily flights, based on 89 datapoints.)