$580 Find Cheap Flights from Auckland to Shanghai Pudong Airport – Compare and Save

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Shanghai Pudong Airport on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Auckland, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Auckland to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport is May, where tickets cost $1,139 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,910 and $1,869 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,910, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Auckland to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Auckland to Shanghai Pudong Airport were found on Hainan Airlines ($1,249) and China Southern ($1,264).

There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Auckland to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport. They are: Air China, Air New Zealand and China Eastern. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with China Eastern at $1,161 for a return flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Air New Zealand.

Weekly flights between Auckland and Shanghai historically see delays in approximately 7% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 279 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Monday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, China Eastern have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 5% of their flights encountering any delays.

Guangzhou (CAN) is the top choice – 71% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Auckland to Shanghai Pudong Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Haikou (HAK) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of $1,114 for a return.

Consider flying via Guangzhou (CAN) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 19h 42m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Hong Kong (HKG) often has the shortest stopovers from Auckland to Shanghai Pudong Airport, with an average time of 5h 32m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 1 and 3 direct flights that take off from Auckland and land in Shanghai Pu Dong Airport, with an average flight time of 12h 21m. The most common departure time is 21:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 14 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Saturday, when 21% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Sunday.