Shanghai to Tokyo flight time

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Shanghai to Tokyo with the following airlines, including: Spring Airlines Japan China Eastern Airlines Air China Spring Airlines All Nippon Airways 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 47 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Tokyo.

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 Tokyo 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 118 flight per week flying from Shanghai to Tokyo. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: China Eastern Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- MU8631 (08:59) China Eastern Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- MU4184 (19:02) Japan Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- JL082 (13:40)

The cheapest months to fly from Shanghai to Tokyo is November, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Shanghai to Tokyo on December 23, 2025 with Jetstar Japan, with prices starting at IDR 1,236,958.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Tokyo, with Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Narita International Airport (PVG-NRT) is by far the most common option on this route: Haneda Airport (HND) Narita International Airport (NRT).

The time difference between Tokyo and Shanghai is 1h.

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