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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 November, where tickets cost 577 € (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is 980 € and 950 € respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of 924 €, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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 24% 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 Finnair (626 €) and China Southern (628 €).

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 600 €.

Weekly flights between Amsterdam and Shanghai historically see delays in approximately 29% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 190 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 996 € 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 between 1 and 2 direct flights that take off from Amsterdam and land in Shanghai Pu Dong Airport, with an average flight time of 11h 35m. The most common departure time is 20:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 13 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Wednesday.