R7 179 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Johannesburg to Shanghai departing on 26/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest return fare
R11 864
Typical prices: R14 825-R11 414
Etihad Airways
Sat 30/5Sat 6/6
JNB - PVG • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R7 179
Typical prices: R6 942-R9 861
Qatar Airways
Tue 26/5
JNB - PVG • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights 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.
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Recent return flight deals from Johannesburg to Shanghai

Sat, May 30 - Sat, Jun 6
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 12:55
JNB
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PVG
21h 10m
1 stop
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15:00 - 8:20
PVG
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JNB
23h 20m
1 stop
R11 864Etihad Airways
Sat, May 23 - Sat, May 30
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9:45 - 12:55
JNB
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PVG
21h 10m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
15:00 - 8:15
PVG
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JNB
23h 15m
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R11 966Etihad Airways
Thu, Jun 18 - Thu, Jun 25
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9:50 - 16:55
JNB
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PVG
25h 05m
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China Eastern Logo
15:00 - 8:20
PVG
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JNB
23h 20m
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R12 118China Eastern
Thu, Apr 9 - Sun, Apr 19
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14:55 - 16:20
JNB
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PVG
19h 25m
1 stop
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0:35 - 15:50
PVG
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JNB
21h 15m
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R12 339Qatar Airways
Fri, May 8 - Tue, May 26
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14:45 - 16:20
JNB
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PVG
19h 35m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:40 - 16:10
PVG
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JNB
27h 30m
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R12 356Qatar Airways
Thu, Jun 18 - Thu, Jun 25
China Eastern Logo
9:50 - 15:05
JNB
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SHA
23h 15m
2 stops
China Eastern Logo
11:20 - 8:20
SHA
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JNB
27h 00m
2 stops
R12 611China Eastern
Fri, Apr 10 - Sat, Apr 25
Air China Logo
10:10 - 14:25
JNB
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SHA
22h 15m
1 stop
Air China Logo
21:30 - 7:40
SHA
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JNB
40h 10m
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R15 004Air China
Fri, Apr 10 - Sat, Apr 25
Air China Logo
10:10 - 14:25
JNB
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SHA
22h 15m
1 stop
Air China Logo
21:30 - 7:40
SHA
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JNB
40h 10m
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R15 139Air China
Thu, May 7 - Thu, May 14
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15:40 - 16:20
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PVG
42h 40m
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18:40 - 9:25
PVG
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HLA
44h 45m
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R17 142Multiple Airlines
Sat, May 23 - Sat, May 30
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9:00 - 16:20
HLA
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PVG
25h 20m
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18:40 - 17:15
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HLA
28h 35m
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R19 484Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Johannesburg to Shanghai flights

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.

How much is a return flight from Johannesburg to Shanghai?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Johannesburg to Shanghai departing in May.

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 R11 015 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R15 309 and R15 055 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 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flightR7 179
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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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

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 R7 179 for a one-way ticket and R11 864 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?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Johannesburg and Shanghai, with SkyTeam 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.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying 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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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1484 reviews
8,6Crew
8,0Comfort
8,3Boarding
7,8Food
8,0Entertainment
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Crew is excellent Wifi needs to be improved in order to connect to the internet.

10,0 ExcellentTiep, Mar 2026
SIN - LAX
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Crew is excellent Wifi needs to be improved in order to connect to the internet.

Overall were very good and I was satisfied w/ all the food and services.

Service was very good, food and entertainment systems were good

The flight crew was phenominal! We couldn't have asked for any better. They were experienced professionals.

Pleasant business class flight experience with good onboarding experience. Flight service team was excellent with usual book-the-chef menu available

Food was just okay, need to improve for other menu variations

Airline should consider adding a small meal at the last leg of the flight, right now there is 7 hours of no meal break.

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

The food wasn’t good at all. I skipped meals .

Offboarding in Dubai was a bit confusing. The bus dropped us off, we passed the security, and then we were again in departure, no clue, no guidance on where to get our luggage

I liked the newer aircraft CRJ-550 since it had WIFI and the seats are more spacious.

There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

I would have liked less packaged snacky stuff, more fruit. The crew was great.

Warm staff, very responsive service. Well furnished cabin and comfortable seat and amenities. Excellent onboard wifi connection and very large comfortable restrooms.

The food options were excellent for Economy. It was difficult to find the lounge after clearing security and boarding was clunky

Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

I love the comfortable business class seats. The service was excellent. Staff was friendly.

when i ask for help all the crew members had a look like why are you calling me? very terse and rude.

After each meal was served I didn't see any flight attendant offer coffee or tea to the passengers after the initial drinks were offered. Other flights I had been one it was standard procedure to offer hot drinks after the meal service.

I didn't see any flight attendants offer coffee or green tea. There was regular drink service but after a short meal was served didn't notice that happening.

It was great. It was my first time with Cathay Pacific and I really recommend.

Selected ovo lacto meal because I’m ok with milk products but not any meat. It was terrible. We had the same selection back in October when we had traveled and it was pretty good at that time. It was gross this time.

I was mid plane and they were already out of the main beef entree....ugh!

Flight delayed first from bad weather, then after boarding there was a problem with the plane. We had to get off and onto another plane...connections were missed and the trip took an additional 10 hours!! Pre-paid seatting was not honored due ro last minute carrier changes. Most of the trip was on Japan Airline.

Flight from Hong Kong to LAX was late, the plane was grubby, overcrowded and hot. I recently flew Starlux and that was a MUCH better experience.

The bed was alright in business class. Food variety and quality were not up to the mark compared to the business class airfare.

Qatar Airways has gone down over the last few years.

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

Very difficult to check in and almost missed flight. No room in seats and had a middle seat. I tried to create an account and check in before to change seat and unable to. I do not understand why I wasn’t on a Qatar flight from on Bengalore to Doha when they left at the same time. Disappointed in the Kayak booking process.

First off, it wasn't clear that my first flight was to be operated by IndiGO. While the flight itself was fine, this meant that my whole initial check in where I would've properly verified my seating on my Qatar flight/requested an upgrade was impeded by the fact that I had to check in with IndiGO. They said I would separately have to go to Qatar counter to deal with second flight leg issues, which was impossible given how long the check in took/no time available to do so.

Charged extra amount for the baggage wait. Even it’s less than 23kgs. Those machines are showing wrong weight and they were charging money wantedly from everyone.

In the business class it was everything wonderful. However in the economy is a hell. BTW. When I asked to search for tickets, I ordered business and I was offered options with economy, that was not clear in the order, so I could've acted faster to rectify it.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

All great, because I was given a seat with extra legroom on this part of my trip.

I appreciated the vailability of wheelchair services for persons with mobility issues all the way up to the aircraft. What could be better would be the food choices.

Qatar maybe considered one of the best ailines in the world but nowadays it is much of a muchness with the rest

Planes are good. However the entertainement system is slow. The headphones are of low quality and I could hardly hear a movie The movies lack subtitiles

The crew were amazing. They should improve the inflight entertainment

The crew was unfriendly and very rude to name a few (Helina). I felt unsafe due to most of the cabinets were open while on flight. All in all the flight was ok, but the crew needed more training on customer service most of all for international flights.

I have my baggage left either in Jeddah or Addis and undelivered to Abuja

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

The food was terrible and the seating was uncomfortable, but the airline did a great thing letting us board in Abbis Ababa on our connecting flight after our original flight was very delayed.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

Food hardly ever changes Videos not often updated for often travel.

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

United was best airlines I have seen since I got there choose united airlines

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