YVR - SHA

C$ 574 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

Tue, 25 Nov - Tue, 2 Dec
Korean Air Logo
1:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.YVR-SHA
36h 10m1 stop
Korean Air Logo
6:25 p.m. - 11:15 a.m.SHA-YVR
32h 50m1 stop
C$ 914Korean Air
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Sun, 18 Jan - Mon, 26 Jan
Hong Kong Airlines Logo
12:20 a.m. - 4:50 p.m.YVR-SHA
24h 30m1 stop
Hong Kong Airlines Logo
6:10 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.SHA-YVR
17h 05m1 stop
C$ 919Hong Kong Airlines
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Mon, 19 Jan - Sun, 25 Jan
XiamenAir Logo
12:40 a.m. - 10:50 p.m.YVR-SHA
30h 10m1 stop
XiamenAir Logo
9:45 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.SHA-YVR
35h 55m1 stop
C$ 928XiamenAir
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Sun, 7 Dec - Wed, 10 Dec
Hong Kong Airlines Logo
12:20 a.m. - 4:50 p.m.YVR-SHA
24h 30m1 stop
Hong Kong Airlines Logo
6:10 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.SHA-YVR
17h 05m1 stop
C$ 935Hong Kong Airlines
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Wed, 12 Nov - Thu, 25 Dec
Korean Air Logo
12:10 a.m. - 5:10 p.m.YVR-SHA
25h 00m1 stop
Korean Air Logo
6:25 p.m. - 11:15 a.m.SHA-YVR
32h 50m1 stop
C$ 943Korean Air
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Tue, 20 Jan - Fri, 20 Feb
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:35 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.YVR-SHA
31h 45m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
4:35 p.m. - 8:35 p.m.SHA-YVR
20h 00m1 stop
C$ 988Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 10 Nov - Thu, 25 Dec
XiamenAir Logo
12:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.YVR-SHA
18h 00m1 stop
XiamenAir Logo
2:10 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.SHA-YVR
19h 30m1 stop
C$ 1,042XiamenAir
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Wed, 19 Nov - Sun, 30 Nov
Air China Logo
12:00 p.m. - 10:55 p.m.YVR-SHA
18h 55m1 stop
Air China Logo
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 a.m.SHA-YVR
29h 30m1 stop
C$ 1,075Air China
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Sun, 9 Nov - Sun, 16 Nov
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:35 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.YVR-SHA
34h 45m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:30 p.m. - 8:35 p.m.SHA-YVR
38h 05m1 stop
C$ 1,088Cathay Pacific
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Fri, 21 Nov - Wed, 26 Nov
Air China Logo
12:00 p.m. - 10:55 p.m.YVR-SHA
18h 55m1 stop
Air China Logo
8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.SHA-YVR
16h 05m1 stop
C$ 1,129Air China
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Everything you should know

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Korean Air
Cheapest • from C$ 914 (round-trip)
Korean Air
Best reviews • 8.4 score
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When to book
2 weeks
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 14% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
May
Cheapest • 22% price drop
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Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
C$ 914
Typical prices: C$ 1,205-C$ 1,858
Korean Air
Tue 25/11Tue 2/12
YVR - SHA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flights
C$ 578
Typical prices: C$ 696-C$ 1,137
Hong Kong Airlines
Sun 30/11
YVR - SHA • 1 stop
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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 Hongqiao Intl Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport departing in November.

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 Hongqiao Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Vancouver to Shanghai, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Shanghai, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

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

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 Hongqiao Intl Airport, 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 Hongqiao Intl Airport is May, where tickets cost C$ 1,006 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 1,839 and C$ 1,537 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport?

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 Hongqiao Intl Airport, 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 Hongqiao Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightC$ 578
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 23% lower on average.
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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 Hongqiao Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport was C$ 578 for a one-way ticket and C$ 914 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 at 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?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Vancouver and Shanghai, with oneworld 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.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Vancouver to Shanghai, Korean Air or ANA?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Vancouver to Shanghai are Korean Air and ANA. With an average price for the route of C$ 1,238 and an overall rating of 8.4, Korean Air is the most popular choice. ANA is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 1,254 and an overall rating of 8.4.

  • 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.

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 1153 reviews
8.7Crew
8.1Food
8.3Comfort
8.2Entertainment
8.5Boarding
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Flight crew was fantastic. The aircraft was meticulously cleaned at all times. The crew was continuously checking to see if the passengers were ok.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025IAD - ICN
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Flight crew was fantastic. The aircraft was meticulously cleaned at all times. The crew was continuously checking to see if the passengers were ok.

Everything was excellent as I expected. They also had a very caring crew. I had a headache and asked a Tylenol. The crew members kept checking with me how I was doing.

I can't believe they put my wife and I in the two middle seats! It is a very long flight and we had single flyers on either side of us blocking the way to the bathroom! There's no reason to not give one of us the isle seat so we could have managed bathroom needs and snacks with convenience. So I think very poorly of Korean air to put us both in the middle, I've never had that happen before and will probably avoid this airline in the future because of this. We tried to have them change it but they didn't so you pretty much lost a customer because of it.

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.

I normally love Korean Air, but this trip was not great. We boarded the plan and were settling into our seats. My son and I use these leg swings and we used it on the trip over to Cambodia, but on the way back the flight attendant very rudely told us we could not use it and that it was against regulations. I asked to see the regulation, but never saw it. The food on this trip was horrible as well, Even my son's kids meal was disgusting so we didn't eat anything on the flight. Thankfully we brought snacks. Entertainment - what happened to the games?

This was an amazing flight. The crew was great. The service was great. The food provided was great.

There was a lot of partial tv shows but not enough to last the flight. The food was incredible! The crew were so helpful and patient. Lots more space than what I usually get on an international flight. Very comfortable!

Not many people, so you can lay down on two seats

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

They did an excellent job helping me with a wheelchair. I couldn’t have asked for any better help.

Close to excellent. The only problem is when I try to charge my phone on the USB in front of my seat, the battery level is decreasing rather than increasing. Why?

The lead business class attendant was excellent. Made a point of greeting you and knowing your name by the time you leave.

If my return flight was not so much better, I would have given an excellent review.

Seats in the absolute back row of the plane even though we booked ages ago :( Crew was awesome though

The only problem was my connecting flight to Chiang Mai on Hong Kong express that I booked through Cathay Pacific was canceled and I was never told about it. I was rescheduled on a flight 10 hours later. Very long day at rgr airport in Hing Kong after a 13 hour flight but that's OK, I understand things change but I think I should have been told. I would have prepared myself for a long wait. Great flights all around though. Thank you

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.

There was a flight attendant named Angela who took care of me because I injured my foot badly right before the flight. Because of the service she provided I will always fly Cathay.

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

The economy seats are incredibly tight. A large percent of the traveling public will not fit. I will not fly Cathay again because of this. You are literally squeezing passengers for profit. The CEO should fly some economy flights.

cannot get seat information for LAX to IAH when check in in XI,AN

UA is ok. But check in was a very bad experience

I hate that you cannot check in online and when you are at the airport, there aren't any aisle seats left. Also, they could work a little on subtitles for their movies (not everyone is a native English speaker).

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.

Crew was making faces when asked for extra water. They can really use a smile while giving services. Other Than that they were good. Lots of turbulence. Also while landing it was not smooth. The tire made a loud noise. They need to make those better. Other than that everything was good.

Board from the back of the plane to the front - it just makes sense. Try it.

I knew I was going to fall asleep unsettlingly from exhaustion so I warned the guy next to me in advance. The attendant took to checking on me frequently and even insisted I take my snack because I said no while sleep hazed and then absolutely wanted it about 5 minutes later. He was So caring and kind to my situation!!

The flight was delayed an hour, but not because of Air Canada. The crew was polite, professional, and competent. The food was above average for Air Canada, but just fine. The stand out for me in the 10 hour flight was the entertainment package. The best of any airline I’ve experienced so far. Looking forward to my return flight to finish some more of the shows I was watching.

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

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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