C$ 543 Find Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Shanghai

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Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Shanghai (YVR-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Vancouver 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 round-trip flight deals from Vancouver to Shanghai

Sat, 8 Nov - Fri, 28 Nov
Hong Kong Airlines Logo
2:00 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.YVR-PVG
21h 40m1 stop
Hong Kong Airlines Logo
4:50 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.PVG-YVR
18h 25m1 stop
C$ 890Hong Kong Airlines
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Wed, 5 Nov - Sat, 22 Nov
Korean Air Logo
12:10 a.m. - 5:10 p.m.YVR-SHA
25h 00m1 stop
Korean Air Logo
6:25 p.m. - 11:10 a.m.SHA-YVR
32h 45m1 stop
C$ 896Korean Air
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Mon, 3 Nov - Mon, 17 Nov
China Southern Logo
11:20 p.m. - 9:35 p.m.YVR-PVG
30h 15m1 stop
China Southern Logo
6:00 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.PVG-YVR
18h 25m1 stop
C$ 898China Southern
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Sat, 8 Nov - Tue, 25 Nov
Hong Kong Airlines Logo
2:00 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.YVR-PVG
21h 40m1 stop
Hong Kong Airlines Logo
12:25 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.PVG-YVR
22h 50m1 stop
C$ 901Hong Kong Airlines
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Wed, 5 Nov - Sat, 22 Nov
Korean Air Logo
12:10 a.m. - 5:10 p.m.YVR-SHA
25h 00m1 stop
Korean Air Logo
6:25 p.m. - 11:10 a.m.SHA-YVR
32h 45m1 stop
C$ 904Korean Air
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Wed, 1 Oct - Fri, 10 Oct
Air China Logo
1:00 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.YVR-SHA
17h 50m1 stop
Air China Logo
7:55 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.SHA-YVR
17h 05m1 stop
C$ 982Air China
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Thu, 23 Oct - Wed, 26 Nov
XiamenAir Logo
1:40 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.YVR-SHA
22h 05m1 stop
XiamenAir Logo
9:45 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.SHA-YVR
35h 55m1 stop
C$ 984XiamenAir
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Mon, 29 Sep - Mon, 10 Nov
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:10 p.m. - 12:05 p.m.YVR-SHA
30h 55m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:30 p.m. - 8:35 p.m.SHA-YVR
38h 05m1 stop
C$ 985Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 29 Sep - Mon, 6 Oct
Cathay Pacific Logo
9:00 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.YVR-SHA
36h 05m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:30 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.SHA-YVR
29h 10m1 stop
C$ 986Cathay Pacific
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Wed, 1 Oct - Thu, 16 Oct
Air China Logo
1:00 p.m. - 10:00 a.m.YVR-SHA
30h 00m1 stop
Air China Logo
7:25 p.m. - 10:00 a.m.SHA-YVR
29h 35m1 stop
C$ 990Air China
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YVR's CATSA Plus speeds up security screening.
The Maglev train from PVG reaches Shanghai in 10 mins.
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Typical prices: C$ 1,065-1440
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Sat 8/11Fri 28/11
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Typical prices: C$ 1,102-1570
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Sat 15/11Sat 22/11
YVR - PVG • Direct
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Expert advice for your flight from Vancouver to Shanghai

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarisation of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airports
YVR

YVR offers high-efficiency CATSA Plus screening, eliminating the need to remove belts, jackets, or laptops during security checks.

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PVG

For quick city access, take the Maglev train from PVG to Shanghai in under 10 minutes, running every 15 minutes.

Read more about PVGby Daniel Scheffler
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Daniel Scheffler is a travel writer, podcaster, and producer. Born in Africa, bred in Europe and now living in America he has traveled to 140 countries (and all 50 U.S. states). Plus he has stayed at over 2500 hotels across the globe. His original shows Everywhere and Without Maps (available on Spotify) showcase his beliefs, travel is about humanity and sharing that beauty. And thus it reminds you that you shouldn’t believe everything you think.

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Lucas Aykroyd

Lucas Aykroyd

Lucas Aykroyd is an award-winning travel writer based in Vancouver (YVR). His favorite adventures include tracking polar bears in Nunavut and rafting over a waterfall in New Zealand. Lucas has written for the in-flight magazines of Delta, SAS, and Porter Airlines. He is also a National Geographic and Toronto Star contributor.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Vancouver to Shanghai flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Vancouver to Shanghai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai?

What is the cheapest Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai costs C$ 804 on the route between Vancouver Intl Airport (YVR) and Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

For Vancouver to Shanghai, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Shanghai back to Vancouver, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Vancouver Intl Airport 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 Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai is September, where tickets cost C$ 1,113 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 1,878 and C$ 1,731 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport 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 Vancouver Intl Airport 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 Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flightC$ 543
Flight from Vancouver to Shanghai Pudong Airport

When to book flights from Vancouver to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Vancouver to Shanghai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Vancouver to Shanghai flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai was C$ 395 for a one-way ticket and C$ 647 for a round-trip.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Vancouver to Shanghai?

    On your way to Shanghai, you’ll fly out from Vancouver Intl. You’ll be landing in one of Shanghai’s 2 airports: Shanghai Pu Dong or Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Vancouver to Shanghai?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Vancouver to Shanghai?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Vancouver and Shanghai, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Shanghai from Vancouver?

    Hong Kong is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users travelling from Vancouver to Shanghai.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Vancouver 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 Vancouver to Shanghai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Vancouver to Shanghai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from Vancouver is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Vancouver to Shanghai?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Shanghai with an airline and back to Vancouver with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Vancouver 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 Vancouver up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Vancouver to Shanghai?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Vancouver Intl to Shanghai.
Find which airlines fly direct from Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Vancouver Intl to Shanghai

Monday

Air Canada,China Eastern

Air Canada,China Eastern

Tuesday

Air Canada

Air Canada

Wednesday

Air Canada

Air Canada

Thursday

Air Canada,China Eastern

Air Canada,China Eastern

Friday

Air Canada

Air Canada

Saturday

Air Canada

Air Canada

Sunday

Air Canada

Air Canada

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Direct returns

Shanghai to Vancouver Intl

Monday

Air Canada,China Eastern

Air Canada,China Eastern

Tuesday

Air Canada

Air Canada

Wednesday

Air Canada

Air Canada

Thursday

Air Canada,China Eastern

Air Canada,China Eastern

Friday

Air Canada

Air Canada

Saturday

Air Canada

Air Canada

Sunday

Air Canada

Air Canada

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Vancouver to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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.
8.4
Korean AirOverall score based on 1140 reviews
8.3Comfort
8.1Food
8.7Crew
8.5Boarding
8.2Entertainment
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It was good, I liked the self-serve snacks but it was a little difficult to get the alcohol, which is understandable since I wouldn't want kids sneaking it.

8.0 ExcellentMatt, Aug 2025ATL - ICN
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It was good, I liked the self-serve snacks but it was a little difficult to get the alcohol, which is understandable since I wouldn't want kids sneaking it.

One of the flight attendants stepped on my foot. I was on the aisle seat. A lady inside needed to get out. So Instood. Just then, a flight attentendant came wuicklybtheoughbthe aisle and stepprd on my sock covered toes. I let out a small sound. She stopped momentarily, but didn’t ask how I was just took off of the aisle. Never came back to see how I was. Fortunately, I was not really hurt other than a slight soreness in my toes. But I found that to be very negligent.

Korean air has a little bit more seating space than Asiana air.

This flight was a superior flight in all regards. Extremely pleasant experience.

Unfortunately, there has been a boarding and departure delay. However, as usual, the flight arrived earlier than the scheduled. There has been a turbulence in-between, it’s unavoidable. I couldn’t complain them.

It's good overall. Flight was packed. Inflight entertainment choices were lacking.

The flight was on time and very quick, as expected, but the leg room isn't great in coach seats.

The boarding process for Korean airlines is very straightforward and easy. You've never met such helpful and friendly people. The food was great and the entertainment options were excellent too. My teenage boys found programs they wanted to watch while I had fun watching a full season of the Last Man - the Blind Investigator (Japanese), which my wife enjoyed too. My only complaint was that it takes a very long time to taxi at ICN (20 minutes) and the pilot had to hold at the gate for 10 minutes after our scheduled departure time, which meant we got to Seattle 27 minutes late. Luckily I had a long enough connection to make my next flight, but just barely.

Flight delayed going to Korea. No free WiFi. Other than that everything else is were good. I would love to fly with Korea airline again

Just a typical domestic poor flight nothing more. There is no food choices in such a flight. Crew doesn't really care if you are on-board or not

Boarding at the airport was not well managed. Otherwise, had a good flight sitting in the first row (which I paid for). Crew was pretty friendly, and flight was smooth.

I am Vegetarian also has Gluten free food. However they gave me chicken and fish which is gluten free, but i am a vegetrain and i requested crew Hindu meal vegetarian, they said they will come back. .but they never showed up even i asked 2nd time. They could have compensate. I also request airline industry to have another option Gluten Free for Vegetarin people as well. Because Vegetarin people will have gluen issue...

they are deley vancouver to hankong 3 hour after honkong 20 hour stay there honkong not visa approved and they cant help to visa so we are stay in airport 20 hour even honkong staf very bad person they cant do for us 6 hour we arround they said you there you go there waste time next time i dont want to go cathay stay in honkong

it was a great experience as far as business class.. but I have had better meals and wine on other airlines.. that said.. the price was a great value for what I got in return.. crew made the difference.

Great. Efficient boarding process with the face recognition. Plenty of cabin space for luggage.

Cabin crew is very helpful and nice, it is another level of service compared to Air Canada

Entertainment for kids was good. Good was terrible, needs lots of work.

They ran out of food and were offering random food to passengers.

Short staffs, I ask stewardess to bring me cognac twice during dinner but they didn't bring it!

Flight was delayed at the last minute for six hours. Instead of delaying it to a normal hour, they moved it to 10 pm to essentially make it a redeye. There was no compensation or benefit offered for this inconvenience. Once on the plane, Inpaid for WiFi twice with both times it not working because of a “weak WiFi signal”, according to the flight attendants. They also chose the farther possible gates in both airports from the entrance/exit, even though they were one of the few active flights left so late in the evening. Overall it was pretty horrible.

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!

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

Air Canada decided to go on strike less then 24 hours before our travel and we had to cancel finding flights elsewhere.

Just the stress of possible cancellations on flights from Air Canada, but all went as planned and everything was perfect! Thank you

The flight was cancelled, which led me to cancel my entire trip

Could not understand what the attendant was saying during his announcements.

Terrible, it’s a mess with the strike. Couldn’t do the Smithers flight because my flight to Vanvouver was cancelled and there is no customer service help to get refund or help

It would have been better if it wasn’t cancelled

Economy seats always cramped, no meal on international flight, no plugs for electronics, but we got there and cabin crew was excellent.

I paid for comfort plus seats but did not get the extra leg room. When I told the stewardess, she just ignored me.

It would have been better if food is served on a 4 hours’ flight

Flight delayed by 90 min making for a 2 am check in at destination hotel.

On-time takeoff and arrival Cabin crew very helpful, especially the crew manager (I think) (young gentleman with glass)

I cannot check in online , and not able to select my seat

Watch for "bait and switch" - cheap prices, but not obvious at all at point of purchase that there will be an undisclosed charge for baggage - and less obvious that you will have to purchase baggage at an eye-watering level. Better still, if you go this airline, leave your gear behind and buy a complete wardrobe when you arrive in country and still be ahead. The staff were very pleasant, both at counter staff level - they were clearly unnerved by having to charge - and on board.

No entertainment service which equates them with budget airlines. But their fare are regular airline fares. Aircraft are old and seats are worn.

The crews at check in counter are not professional, they are talking and playing around. Also no entertainment on the plane

2 failed landing attemps before going to Nagoya airport for refueling. After 3 hours of taxiing, we still needed 3 attemps before a succeeded landing (after the 5th attempt finally!). In total, 11 hours inside the plane instead of 4h30, and with only a crappy piece of bread to feed us. A shame.

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