Flight Time from Shanghai to Chengdu

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Shanghai to Chengdu with the following airlines, including: China Eastern Airlines Air China Sichuan Airlines China Southern Airlines Chengdu 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 5 hours 2 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Chengdu.

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 Chengdu 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 409 flight per week flying from Shanghai to Chengdu. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: China Eastern Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- MU5411 (11:43) Shandong Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- SC5485 (18:40) Shandong Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- SC5497 (15:42)

The cheapest months to fly from Shanghai to Chengdu 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 Chengdu on December 23, 2025 with Chengdu Airlines, with prices starting at RUB 4,031.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Chengdu, with Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (PVG-CTU) is by far the most common option on this route: Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU).

The time difference between Chengdu and Shanghai is 0h.

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