Cheap flights from Cairo to Shanghai from $381

Cheapest one-way tickets

Recent finds on different dates, for 1 adult. Booking opens on Aviasales, which shows baggage, fare rules and the live price.

Cheapest

$381

Air China, flight CA 830Found 3 days ago, 1 adult

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1:00pmCairoWed, Nov 4

Travel time 12h 35m, 1 stopCAISHA

7:35amShanghaiThu, Nov 5

$381

Hainan Airlines, flight HU 472Found 3 days ago, 1 adult

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12:20pmCairoTue, Nov 10

Travel time 12h 20m, 1 stopCAIPVG

6:40amShanghaiWed, Nov 11

$385

Hainan Airlines, flight HU 472Found yesterday, 1 adult

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12:20pmCairoTue, Dec 29

Travel time 12h 20m, 1 stopCAIPVG

6:40amShanghaiWed, Dec 30

$386

Saudia, flight SV 382Found 4 days ago, 1 adult

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6:10amCairoMon, Jan 18

Travel time 14h 55m, 3 stopsCAIPVG

3:05amShanghaiTue, Jan 19

$391

Sichuan Airlines, flight 3U 3864Found 3 days ago, 1 adult

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2:45pmCairoSun, May 23

Travel time 12h 5m, 1 stopCAIPVG

7:50amShanghaiMon, May 24

Round trips

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Price calendar

The lowest one-way fare found for each day over the next 60 days. A dash means no recent fare; you can still pick that day.

October 2026

MoTuWeThFrSaSu12345678910111213141516171819202122232425–26–27–28$451 29–30–31$416

November 2026

MoTuWeThFrSaSu1$416 2$410 3$416 4$381 5$445 6$409 7$416 8$416 9–10$381 11–12$407 13–14–15–16–17–18$411 19$418 20$434 21$418 22–23–24–25–26$434 27–28$429 29$430 30–

December 2026

MoTuWeThFrSaSu1$396 2–3$421 4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19$433 20–21–22–23–2425262728293031

$407 or lessGreen: the cheapest fifth of fares on this route. Lowest in these 60 days: Nov 4, $381.

Lowest fares by month

In the fares found this week, November has the lowest: from $381 one-way, against $426 in February 2027. Pick a month to see its cheapest date.

Oct$416
Nov$381
Dec$385
Jan$386
Feb$426
Marno fares yet
Aprno fares yet
May$391
Junno fares yet
Julno fares yet
Aug$415
Sepno fares yet

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Month	Cheapest one-way	Date	Stops
October	$416	Sat, Oct 31	1 stop
November	$381	Wed, Nov 4	1 stop
December	$385	Tue, Dec 29	1 stop
January 2027	$386	Mon, Jan 18	3 stops
February 2027	$426	Tue, Feb 2	1 stop
March 2027	—
April 2027	—
May 2027	$391	Sun, May 23	1 stop
June 2027	—
July 2027	—
August 2027	$415	Tue, Aug 10	1 stop
September 2027	—

Fares and weather by month

The lowest one-way fare found for each month, next to the weather in Shanghai. Average daily high and low and monthly precipitation.

	Oct2026	Nov	Dec	Jan2027	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Lowest fare	$416	$381	$385	$386	$426	–	–	$391	–	–	$415	–
High °C	24°	18°	11°	9°	11°	15°	21°	26°	29°	33°	33°	29°
Low °C	17°	11°	5°	3°	4°	8°	13°	18°	22°	26°	26°	23°
Precipitation mm	70	61	50	72	65	97	84	91	225	163	226	132

Source: Shanghai on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Questions travellers ask

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cairo to Shanghai?

In the fares found this week, November has the lowest: from $381 one-way, against $426 in February 2027.

What is the weather in Shanghai in November?

In November, the cheapest month to fly, the average daily high in Shanghai is 18 °C and the low 11 °C.

Are there direct flights from Cairo to Shanghai?

None of the fares found recently are nonstop. The cheapest options have at least one stop.

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