EDI - SHA

£308 Find Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Edinburgh to Shanghai, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest return fare
£658
Typical prices: £751-£593
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Mon 7/9Wed 7/10
EDI - SHA • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
£308
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Tue 2/6
EDI - SHA • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from £749 (return)
Best reviews • 8.3 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Edinburgh and Shanghai. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg £540 (return)
Shortest trip • 14h 54m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 15% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai (EDI-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Edinburgh to Shanghai

Mon, 7 Sep - Wed, 7 Oct
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06:05 - 19:00
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SHA
29h 55m
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20:15 - 17:05
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EDI
27h 50m
2 stops
£658Multiple Airlines
Thu, 30 Apr - Thu, 14 May
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07:45 - 10:55
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SHA
20h 10m
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19:00 - 18:20
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EDI
30h 20m
2 stops
£672Multiple Airlines
Thu, 30 Apr - Sat, 16 May
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07:45 - 10:55
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SHA
20h 10m
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20:15 - 13:05
SHA
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EDI
23h 50m
2 stops
£682Multiple Airlines
Thu, 7 May - Thu, 14 May
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07:45 - 10:00
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SHA
19h 15m
2 stops
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20:15 - 07:00
SHA
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EDI
17h 45m
1 stop
£685Multiple Airlines
Mon, 7 Sep - Wed, 7 Oct
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06:05 - 19:00
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SHA
29h 55m
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19:00 - 14:35
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EDI
26h 35m
3 stops
£686Multiple Airlines
Thu, 30 Apr - Thu, 14 May
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07:50 - 13:50
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SHA
23h 00m
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20:15 - 07:00
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17h 45m
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£688Multiple Airlines
Thu, 7 May - Thu, 14 May
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05:45 - 19:00
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SHA
30h 15m
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19:00 - 07:00
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19h 00m
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£751Multiple Airlines
Thu, 30 Apr - Sat, 16 May
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06:10 - 12:20
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SHA
23h 10m
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19:00 - 13:05
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EDI
25h 05m
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£759Multiple Airlines
Thu, 25 Jun - Thu, 9 Jul
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15:30 - 22:10
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SHA
23h 40m
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08:35 - 23:05
SHA
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EDI
21h 30m
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£795China Southern
Mon, 7 Sep - Wed, 7 Oct
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12:00 - 10:55
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SHA
15h 55m
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08:20 - 07:00
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29h 40m
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£838Hainan Airlines
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Edinburgh to Shanghai flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport departing in September.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport is March, where tickets cost £535 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £814 and £750 respectively.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£308
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (19% more expensive on average)
Flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

When to book flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai

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Estimated return price
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FAQs for booking Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport was £308 for a one-way ticket and £658 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    Edinburgh airport is called Edinburgh Turnhouse and the only airport in Shanghai Hongqiao Intl is Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Edinburgh and Shanghai Hongqiao Intl, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai, Hainan Airlines or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai are Hainan Airlines and KLM. With an average price for the route of £707 and an overall rating of 8.3, Hainan Airlines is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £572 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl from Edinburgh is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl with an airline and back to Edinburgh with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Edinburgh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl from Edinburgh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Edinburgh to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Edinburgh to Shanghai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Hainan AirlinesOverall score based on 63 reviews
8.5Boarding
7.7Entertainment
8.4Food
8.1Comfort
8.9Crew
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My first time flying Hainan Airlines. Boarding process was easy and quick. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was a simple, hot meal which we don’t see much any more on short flights in the US. Only water, coffee or tea to drink but it was only a two hour flight. Overall pleasing experience.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
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My first time flying Hainan Airlines. Boarding process was easy and quick. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was a simple, hot meal which we don’t see much any more on short flights in the US. Only water, coffee or tea to drink but it was only a two hour flight. Overall pleasing experience.

The absolute worst experience I’ve ever had flying. I am a regular flyer and was transferring from Seoul to Beijing to the USA. I was told the companies were partnered so no need to pick up my baggage, I got through eventually after a terribly confusing airport and unhelpful staff, had issues with the check in counter where they didn’t understand my baggage tag from the previous airline and that my bag needed transferring (which as a company partnership they should have communication like this) and then I got through extremely stressful security with multiple stops and the plane was poor quality (same exact quality as my 1.5 hour flight there) for a 16 hour flight with poor food quality, slow trash service, and less than 15 movies total for flight options I was absolutely over it. My only good thing was I was lucky enough to be sitting by myself in a row

Great although I believe they are able to redistuibute the passangers in a more comfortable way if the flight is not full dor such long flights. Unless the seats are paid for, of coruse.

Good flight, on time. The aircraft was old and the seats lost their shapes. Food was just acceptable.

Two hours delayed departure ! Lost one of our luggage! Two days later found the luggage, again waiting for more than two hours to get the lost luggage because locked at other airline office.

Hainan Airlines was amongst the best. It's sad to see her becoming just mediocre. I recommended her as outstanding. I won't recommend her again.

Such amazing service! Wonderful flight attendants who actually care about the passengers and go out of their way to make our journey easier!!

They asked how much cash i have . I said no cash they said bring cash from atm . Why they even care about my cash.

Flight was scheduled to depart at 1210 hrs. It was delayed 1 hour 20 minutes (maybe for air traffic control reasons). The seats were worn out and very uncomfortable. Lunch was typical for airline. Flight free were friendly.

The flight was delayed. The aircraft was unclean. Promised seat was not given due to change in Aircraft. Not one crew on ground was in a position to give any response. Amsterdam Airport is AVIODABLE Over crowded. Over Expensive. Poor Services.

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Staff could have been friendlier and offered drinks more often

It was a pleasant experience. In flight entertainment could have been better

Extremely bad BAD BAD BAD. NEVER TURKISH AIRLINES EVER AGAIN..PIRATES COMPANY.

the cabin was kept too hot. couldn't sleep as a result

The local Turkish Airlines staff in Helsinki isn’t not aware of immigration laws of Singapore and wanted to refuse even our first boarding and threatened us with deportation on our own from Singapore. We had the next connection to Istanbul and then Singapore. The airline’s online check in system is requesting the visa to download and doesn’t have any option for 96 hrs VFTF passengers. So in general we made the complaint to the airline, as the boarding experience was awful due to unprofessional staff that doesn’t check or want to check the exceptions in the global system.

The connecting flight experience was okay. Flight crew's service were great upon settling. However, it wasn't the same as previous flight. Flight crew were okay - friendly, however, not as accommodating.

They have adopted a crazy "no paper boarding passes at all cost policy". We spent half an our at the checkin stall – my elderly mother and her grandchildren were flying. She had no phone reception for some reason (besides being an inexperienced smartphone user), the kids had dumbphones, And they still won't issue a paper boarding pass. We had to do a lengthy dance with getting the boarding pass SMS on my phone and transferring them to her phone via WiFi. This was horrible, honestly. I can't imagine how they could manage it without me being there. Trees (and airline profits) should be less important than people.

Very hot cabin made long flight uncomfortable, even in business class! Food was great. Istanbul business lounge had great food but too few bathrooms and seating . They also need more electric outlets for charging devices. Appreciate the ability to go through fast track lines w business class

Requested food options were always finished. Supplied food items were good but of course not the desired choices.

Bad chairs in business class like economy ( not turning into bed )

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers. A BIG ISSUE FOR NON-CHINESE PASSENGERS IS THE ABILITY TO CHECK IN ONLINE, by making so difficult or almost impossible there is no chance to get a seat assignment ahead of time then go to the airport and get what is left. THIS IS NOT a SKY TEAM modality.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Crew were nice, food was good. Boarding was horrendous. We were driven around the airport in a bus forced to climb a long flight of very steep stairs with no adequate handrails to board the plane . In many many years of flying to the US I have never been required to do this . There was no assistance for those needing help getting up the stairs to the plane. A fellow passenger helped me. No idea how other elderly, physically limited passengers or those with young children managed . It was a full flight with crowds trying to get up the stairs. It was an accident waiting to happen.

Food options limited and quality wasn’t very good. I was I was in premium economy and the people in front of me pushed their seats back to fully reclined position which made it difficult for me. My seat wouldn’t recline at all. I suggest that BA restrict the recliner more. Also, the audio in my headset didn’t work unless I held it in all the time. Entertainment choices were good. Customer services is excellent. Thank you to BA team.

Horrible, the plane is just old and junky...Filthy restroom, seat was as hard as rock. The food, mystery side dish, inedible..geez..just Horrible. Never flying BA again

Club Europe is always lovely. I really enjoy everything about it. One thing that has changed in recent years though, is the swap to Prosecco from Champagne in the lounges. This is really disappointing. I really don’t like Prosecco, and always looked forward to a lovely glass of champagne in the lounge. Is it possible to change back? It does make the whole experience a little more of a luxury experience.

the service on Business class should be improved to be at par with industry leaders like Cathay Pacific and Singapore AIrlines. A lot of room for improvement.

The crew on the flight were not particularly pleasant and fluid restriction was an issue. I was not allowed to fill my water bottle. Crew didn't check on passengers other than meal service.

You will pay for everything and feels like the airplane is old

The luggage problem I previously mentioned was actually this flight

The flight was delayed due to snow in Frankfurt. There wasn't much information from BA or the airport, but Kayak was great and kept me informed of the delay and gate changes.

Late takeoff, but on time landing. Lost bags, 3 days to find them, still in transit to my location. Power outlets broken, Wi-Fi not working, so much for working on the long flight.

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