Route · SHA → PEK
Flights from Shanghai to Beijing
The 1,076-kilometre hop between Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) and Beijing Capital (PEK) is one of China's busiest domestic corridors, with a typical block time of around one hour and forty-four minutes — short enough to make it a genuine competitor to the high-speed rail link. Air China operates the greatest frequency given its Beijing hub dominance, while China Southern, Shanghai Airlines, Juneyao, and Shenzhen Airlines collectively fill out a schedule that runs dozens of departures daily on narrowbody workhorses like the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737s. One practical note worth flagging: SHA is Hongqiao Airport, located well inside the city, whereas many connecting international flights use Pudong (PVG), so double-check your departure terminal before committing to a tight itinerary. Fare-wise, midweek departures — particularly Tuesday and Wednesday mornings — tend to offer the most availability, and the shoulder months of April, May, and October typically see softer pricing than the summer peak or the Golden Week holiday windows.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Shanghai (SHA) → Beijing (PEK). 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
5 carriersThe 5 carriers we currently track on the Shanghai–Beijing 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 Shanghai to Beijing
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Shanghai to Beijing — 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 SHA and… PEK, 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.