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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Shanghai on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Amsterdam to Shanghai. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Amsterdam to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport is February, where tickets cost 638 € (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is 962 € and 933 € respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at 704 € on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Amsterdam to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Amsterdam to Shanghai were found on China Southern (583 €) and XiamenAir (597 €).

There is just one airline that flies from Amsterdam to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport direct and that is China Eastern. The best return deal found from China Eastern for the route is 589 €.

Weekly flights between Amsterdam and Shanghai historically see delays in approximately 30% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 208 minutes.

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

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

Based on our data, KLM have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 13% of their flights encountering any delays.

Guangzhou (CAN) is the top choice – 40% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Amsterdam to Shanghai picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Vienna (VIE) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of 978 € for a return.

Consider flying via Vienna (VIE) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 14h 05m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Zurich (ZRH) often has the shortest stopovers from Amsterdam to Shanghai, with an average time of 1h 28m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are 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 2 direct flights that take off from Amsterdam and land in Shanghai Pu Dong Airport, with an average flight time of 11h 25m. The most common departure time is 18:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 14 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (2).