Flight Time from Shanghai to Xi'an

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Shanghai to Xi'an with the following airlines, including: China Eastern Airlines Juneyao Airlines Hainan Airlines Air China China Southern 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 2 hours 44 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Xi'an.

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 Xi'an 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 206 flight per week flying from Shanghai to Xi'an. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: China Eastern Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- MU2193 (21:14) China Eastern Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- MU2160 (17:06) Xiamen Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- MF3061 (21:14)

The cheapest months to fly from Shanghai to Xi'an 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 Xi'an on December 28, 2025 with Juneyao Airlines, with prices starting at NZD 91.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Xi'an, with Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (PVG-XIY) is by far the most common option on this route: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY).

The time difference between Xi'an and Shanghai is 0h.

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