Please be aware that Shanghai has multiple airports and that these results are only for Hongqiao International airport.
The best month to arrive at Shanghai is May and the most expensive month to fly is August. (Average prices, based on 1490 datapoints.)
The best day to arrive at Shanghai is Thursday and it would be best to avoid Friday, as prices are on average 41.22% higher than on Thursday. (Average prices, based on 1701 datapoints.)
The cheapest airline flying to Shanghai is Shandong Airlines. They are 34% cheaper than Air China. (Average prices, based on 1574 datapoints.)
At Shanghai the most flights depart around 16:00. (Hourly flights, based on 1758 datapoints.)
From Shanghai it is on average the cheapest to fly to Beijing and to Guangzhou. (Average prices, based on 122 datapoints.)
From Shanghai most of the flights depart to Beijing, second best connected from Shanghai is Guangzhou. (Daily flights, based on 123 datapoints.)