Please be aware that Shanghai has multiple airports and that these results are only for Pudong International airport.
The best month to arrive at Shanghai is May and the most expensive month to fly is July. (Average prices, based on 539 datapoints.)
The best day to arrive at Shanghai is Friday and it would be best to avoid Sunday, as prices are on average 76.9% higher than on Friday. (Average prices, based on 704 datapoints.)
The cheapest airline flying to Shanghai is Juneyao Airlines. They are 64% cheaper than China Eastern Airlines. (Average prices, based on 636 datapoints.)
At Shanghai the most flights depart around 13:00. (Hourly flights, based on 1181 datapoints.)
From Shanghai it is on average the cheapest to fly to Guangzhou and to Hong Kong. (Average prices, based on 185 datapoints.)
From Shanghai most of the flights depart to Beijing, second best connected from Shanghai is Guangzhou. (Daily flights, based on 281 datapoints.)