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Cheap flight deals from Johannesburg to Shanghai

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals from Johannesburg to Shanghai

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Johannesburg to Shanghai.
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19:50 - 22:45JNB-PVG
20h 55m1 stop
19:10 - 18:35PVG-JNB
29h 25m1 stop
R10 304Singapore Airlines
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Tue, Apr 15 - Mon, Apr 28
13:45 - 6:30JNB-PVG
34h 45m1 stop
0:10 - 6:10PVG-JNB
36h 00m1 stop
R10 590Singapore Airlines
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Fri, Feb 21 - Thu, Feb 27
14:30 - 15:30JNB-PVG
19h 00m1 stop
0:20 - 13:05PVG-JNB
18h 45m1 stop
R11 411Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Apr 17 - Sat, Apr 26
10:10 - 10:15JNB-PVG
42h 05m2 stops
16:30 - 7:40PVG-JNB
45h 10m2 stops
R13 661Air China
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Wed, Mar 12 - Sat, Mar 22
10:10 - 11:00JNB-PVG
18h 50m1 stop
13:40 - 7:40PVG-JNB
24h 00m1 stop
R13 893Air China
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Mon, Mar 10 - Sun, Mar 16
9:35 - 14:20JNB-PVG
22h 45m3 stops
23:45 - 15:20PVG-JNB
21h 35m1 stop
R14 768Qatar Airways
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Sat, Feb 15 - Sat, Feb 22
23:00 - 16:15JNB-PVG
35h 15m1 stop
23:30 - 13:10PVG-JNB
19h 40m1 stop
R15 661Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Mar 9 - Thu, Mar 13
15:05 - 14:20JNB-PVG
41h 15m2 stops
23:45 - 15:20PVG-JNB
21h 35m1 stop
R15 893Qatar Airways
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Sat, Feb 15 - Sat, Feb 22
22:20 - 21:05JNB-PVG
16h 45m1 stop
6:15 - 20:50PVG-JNB
20h 35m1 stop
R16 858Emirates
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Thu, Mar 6 - Mon, Mar 17
22:20 - 15:30JNB-PVG
35h 10m1 stop
7:15 - 20:50PVG-JNB
19h 35m1 stop
R16 893Emirates
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Flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Johannesburg to Shanghai, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Johannesburg, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai is February, where tickets cost R12 125 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R16 822 and R15 840 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg to Shanghai, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight

R8 590
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Shanghai Pudong Airport

When to book flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Johannesburg to Shanghai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg to Shanghai was R481 for a one-way ticket and R577 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

    There are 2 airports in Johannesburg (Johannesburg Lanseria and Johannesburg OR Tambo) and 2 airports in Shanghai (Shanghai Pu Dong and Shanghai Hongqiao Intl). The cheapest flights are generally found on the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Shanghai Pudong Airport flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Johannesburg and Shanghai, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from Johannesburg is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Shanghai with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Shanghai from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Johannesburg to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Shanghai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3411 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,3Crew
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Poor flight aircraft very old Crew was friendly 1 person though

2,0 MediocreAlaa, Dec 2024ALG - DXB
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Poor flight aircraft very old Crew was friendly 1 person though

Flight was on time. Seats (economy) were very comfortable and food was excellent. The bad thing was that after landing it took an hour to reach arrivals. We had to wait 15mins to get off the plane and then had to board a bus which moved very slowly and took almost 30 minutes.

Emirates is always a pleasure to travel on. From the spectacular First and Business Class configurations of your big A380 and 777, to the Bar Lounge to, of course, your impecable on board flight attendance and their iconic uniform, now also even available for young girls. All the destinations that Emirates offers makes it an airline of choice many a time.

The entire crew went above and beyond. This was our first flight with our 3 month old, and they were accommodating and friendly. The crew is attentive and marks a HIGE difference to the regular runs with Avianca and LATAM.

Flight attendants were great. Comfort of seat and lie down bed pretty good. Food was very mediocre. Wine was good (red French wine) although I should have taken advantage of having more! :-) it was too late on the flight From znz—I was tired…then too early from Dubai. Woman sitting behind me dropped a full bag of garbage on my head while I was sleeping…orange peels, wet partially eaten food and very smelly food garbage which I literally had to pick out of my hair, off my face and away from my pillow. Not the airlines fault but still a very unpleasant experience.

Worst trip ever from the beginning to the end I will never travel with that airline again. I made a big mistake by not going with my regular schedule flight with Qatar airline. Even underpriced cheat me of my 134 dollars I paid for special seats and they kept my money and didn't pay the airline for the seats for me.

The lounge staff at reception were inefficient and robotic. Boarding process was chaotic at the gate with no priority for business and first. At arrival into Dubai, no upper deck door . Food option and quality for this flight was awful . Thankfully the bar is always good.

I was not allowed to upgrade with miles whereas others were. That’s a pity

Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

It was an average flight. I would have expected more from this airline. Food, seats, service, etc was just average. I just give them some extra points for offering free WiFi on board with just a Krisflyer account.

I very much liked and appreciated the service on board. The seating arrangement in Business feels uncomfortable. It's not made for tall people, in any case.

Really enjoyed the flight. Our flight attendant on the way back SIN-LAX was exceptional I didn’t get her name but she was so kind and went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable. I had a bit of a panic attack and she checked on me a few times to make sure I was ok. Really appreciated her attention and service. Thank u

I was a member of Krisflyer for ten years, but my last flight to Tokyo was a disaster. I had to stand in line for four hours before check-in because they were late opening the counter, and there were more than 50 people behind me. The plane was extremely small, and the food could have been better. When I dropped off my stroller before boarding the plane, I expected to receive it upon exiting for my transfer. However, they returned the stroller to the checked baggage because they said I was late getting off the plane. Of course, I was late; they assigned me a seat at the back of the aircraft, and I was traveling with a baby! The worst part was when I arrived in Jakarta. They damaged my stroller and refused to approve my claim, so I had to pay for stroller rental because of the damage they caused. I don’t know what happened to Singapore Airlines, but I felt like I was flying with a budget airline.

Everything was good except food , food choices was very less. Washrooms were closed.overall good experience.

On time boarding I would like to see ground hostess to help transit customers to direct them to the right terminal and boarding gate. Last night, all the transit customers on SQ484 arriving Singapore had to merry go round to look for terminal and boarding gate to board SQ128 transit to KL Malaysia. We went to Terminal 3 taking the Skytrain to T3 and back to T3 to get out to look for different Skytrain to T2. On arrival t2, we had to go round to ask which boarding gate to KL. We only had 5 minutes to make to the boarding time at 6:55pm but we already spent more than 30 minutes running around to find the boarding gate. We were late at the boarding gate.

The seats were more narrow than at other lines. Food was mediocre (economy class)

They made 22 hours aboard aircraft very enjoyable. I was very impressed with the attention to detail and level of service. Singapore airline will be my preferred choice going forward.

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

My groups frequent flyer star allianceUnited airline miles was not accepted. The Singapore premium economy bag had to be requested, it was very lacking- no toothbrush. I paid more than double than economy but could only use the bathrooms sharing with economy which was hardly available and had to wait in line. Is the 2X $ worth it just for a larger seat???? It is questionable. Seats were not that comfortable. My husband’s seat had white stains on it- had to wipe it down. Our headphones did not have covers on it. Food- way too much.

Seat experience average as they use old 777 for must flights despite full load. Qr fares are higher than other airlines for same routes so they should at least upgrade the planes . Food is average and same dishes for months on most routes I travelled at least - the Arabian rice dish “Maqboos” on every flight for months - I am sure there are other food Arabian dishes ?? It’s become boring ! Crew is always good which makes up for these things but hey confirm us what we need

There was not enough food for everybody. Some dishes were missing.

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

No towels or tissue and chocolate and mint provided before arrival

For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

There’s lots of problem I faced from Bom to Doha that experience was worst I never faced before like this

Fantastic, the 787-9 is a very beautifully designed plane and it was a pleasure to fly in the Qsuite. The suite did feel slightly smaller than the 777 variant, and the suite door also felt smaller, as I felt more exposed as passengers and crew walked past. Food was too notch, and the service was fantastic. I wish they’d enforce boarding zones more effectively, but otherwise they did really well.

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: It arrived, Dislike: Boarding was a separate corridor with no counter announcements at the passenger waiting area. Very dirty airplane and toilets, food options were terrible - everything even the vegetarian option was a curry spice. Many other passengers using the toilets would not lock the door and kept door partially open during use - flight attendants would not enforce or direct them to lock it and light turns on, no entertainment options at all, other passengers would be singing and not peaceful. Atrocious flight experience.

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

The food needs to improve especially the fish as there where only 3 fish cubes in my plate.

Flight was delayed resulting in a series of unfortunate events. I ran the airport as people were yelling my flight anyone who can’t run wouldn’t have made it! Then the luggage is missing. Good company, execution needs fine tuning.

I had a full row so can't imagine how this could be better

Food and service are good. Bathroom was lack of lotions and cleaning. That should be improved.

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced.

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Johannesburg to Shanghai found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/2Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
23h 30mJNB-PVG
R8 590
9/2Sun
3 stops
47h 35mJNB-PVG
R8 679
9/2Sun
2 stops
25h 00mJNB-PVG
R10 911
9/2Sun
1 stopCathay Pacific
19h 15mJNB-SHA
R13 072
8/2Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
30h 15mJNB-PVG
R15 215
8/2Sat
3 stopsEthiopian Air
30h 15mJNB-PVG
R38 805
13/3Thu
1 stopEmirates
25h 40mJNB-PVG
R41 055
13/3Thu
2 stopsXiamenAir
24h 15mJNB-PVG
R47 180
12/3Wed
1 stopEmirates
38h 15mJNB-PVG
R48 644
13/3Thu
2 stopsCathay Pacific
41h 00mJNB-SHA
R50 341

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