Route · NRT → PVG
Flights from Tokyo to Shanghai
Tokyo Narita to Shanghai Pudong covers roughly 1,800 kilometres and clocks in at just over two and a half hours block time, making it one of the thicker short-haul arteries between Northeast Asia's two largest economies. Air China and All Nippon Airways are the primary carriers on the pairing, typically deploying narrowbody Airbus A320-family or Boeing 737 equipment, while Delta operates the route as part of its trans-Pacific feed rather than as a standalone product. A practical note worth flagging: Pudong sits around 45 kilometres from central Shanghai, and Maglev connections aside, ground transfers can easily consume 60–90 minutes, so factor that into any tight onward connection. On the fare side, demand tends to ease in late January after the Lunar New Year rush and again in June, often producing the most competitive economy pricing, while business-class award availability on ANA is historically stronger on midweek departures.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Tokyo (NRT) → 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 Tokyo–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 Tokyo to Shanghai
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Tokyo 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 NRT 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.