Route · TPE → PVG
Flights from Taipei to Shanghai
The Taipei–Shanghai Pudong corridor is one of the busiest cross-strait routes in East Asia, covering roughly 677 kilometres with a typical block time of just over an hour, making it a natural choice for business travellers and diaspora connections alike. EVA Air and China Airlines operate the route from Taipei Taoyuan, typically deploying narrowbody Airbus A321s or Boeing 737s given the short stage length, while Air China and China Southern provide mainland-side frequency, often on similar single-aisle equipment. One practical note worth flagging: travellers holding non-Chinese and non-Taiwanese passports generally require a valid Chinese visa to enter the mainland, and Shanghai Pudong's sheer scale means clearing customs and reaching the city via the Maglev or metro can easily consume ninety minutes after landing. On fares, midweek departures tend to offer better availability, and shoulder periods in spring and late autumn historically yield the most competitive economy pricing across carriers.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Taipei (TPE) → 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
5 carriersThe 5 carriers we currently track on the Taipei–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 Taipei to Shanghai
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Taipei 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 TPE 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.