Route · HKG → PVG
Flights from Hong Kong to Shanghai
The 1,253-kilometre hop between Hong Kong International and Shanghai Pudong is one of the busiest short-haul corridors in East Asia, covering the distance in a typical block time of under two hours and sitting firmly in the category of routes where business travellers outnumber leisure passengers most of the week. Shanghai Airlines and Juneyao Airlines — both members of the Star Alliance ecosystem through their parent China Eastern — operate the bulk of frequencies, typically on Airbus A320-family narrowbodies, while Hong Kong Airlines adds capacity on the HX side. A practical note worth flagging: arriving into Pudong rather than Hongqiao means a lengthy transfer into central Shanghai, so factor in at least 45–60 minutes by Maglev or taxi before any onward meeting. Fare-wise, midweek Tuesday and Wednesday departures tend to offer softer pricing, and the shoulder months of autumn generally yield the most competitive economy fares on this well-served pairing.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Hong Kong (HKG) → Shanghai (PVG). Use the year… view to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
3 carriersThe 3 carriers we currently track on the Hong Kong–Shanghai route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile,… baggage rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Hong Kong to Shanghai
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Hong Kong to Shanghai — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times… your booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at HKG and… PVG, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.