Shanghai to Istanbul Flights

Based on HopeGoo data, AirAsia X offers one-way fares as low as US$201 on Cheapest nonstop routes (e.g. PVG to SAW on Wed, Mar 11), while AirAsia X offers Cheapest nonstop round-trips from US$396 departing on Mon, Mar 9 and returning on Wed, Mar 11.

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Shanghai to Istanbul with the following airlines, including: China Eastern Airlines Turkish Airlines China Southern Airlines Air China Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on HopeGoo within the last 90 days.

It takes about 12 hours 5 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Istanbul.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the HopeGoo flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Shanghai to Istanbul 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 HopeGoo data in the past 4 weeks, there is 13 flight per week flying from Shanghai to Istanbul. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: China Eastern Airlines: S/-/T/-/T/-/S -- MU703 (00:59) Turkish Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- TK027 (23:34) Turkish Airlines: S/M/T/-/-/F/- -- TK281 (09:45)

To find best deals on flights from Shanghai to Istanbul, you can use various tools on HopeGoo: · Be flexible with your travel dates to get the cheapest flight deal. Now the cheapest flight deal is on Wed, Mar 11, with one-way flights priced at just US$201. · Compare airlines strategically. Budget carriers often provide the lowest base fares, while we found the most affordable airline currently operating on this route is China Eastern Airlines. · Set up price alerts to easily monitor ticket prices without having to check every day. · Check HopeGoo flight deals and promo codes frequently. · Avoid peak season unless you book very early. It seems the peak season for Istanbul travel is around July. · Get exclusive promo codes for HopeGoo app users.

The cheapest months to fly from Shanghai to Istanbul is August, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our February flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Shanghai to Istanbul on February 25, 2026 with AirAsia X Berhad, with prices starting at US$203.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Istanbul, with Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Istanbul Airport (PVG-IST) is by far the most common option on this route: Ataturk Airport (ISL) Istanbul Airport (IST) Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW).

The time difference between Istanbul and Shanghai is 5h.

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