Flight Time from Shanghai to Addis Ababa

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Shanghai to Addis Ababa with the following airlines, including: Ethiopian Airlines China Eastern Airlines Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 11 hours 32 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Addis Ababa.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Shanghai to Addis Ababa is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 7 flight per week flying from Shanghai to Addis Ababa. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Ethiopian Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- ET685 (23:53)

The cheapest months to fly from Shanghai to Addis Ababa is October, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Shanghai to Addis Ababa on December 25, 2025 with China Eastern Airlines, with prices starting at HK$6,738.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Addis Ababa, with Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (PVG-ADD) is by far the most common option on this route: Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD).

The time difference between Addis Ababa and Shanghai is 5h.

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