Cheap flights from Shanghai to Beijing from R1 513

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to Beijing. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R2 763. If you don’t want to visit Beijing in January, then you should wait until December to fly from Shanghai, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R2 976.

Fly from Hangzhou to Beijing Capital for the best Shanghai - Beijing flight prices

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between Shanghai and Beijing have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 128 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air China have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

76 flights are operational daily from Shanghai to Beijing as of November 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 9:00, with 36% of flights per day taking off at midday.

As of November 2026, there are 532 flights per week flying from Shanghai to Beijing. The most common day of the week flights depart is Fri, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.