R6 787 Find Cheap Flights from Shanghai to South Africa

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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stopsR19 288
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Cape Town2 stopsR19 288

Book Cheap Shanghai to South Africa Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Shanghai to South Africa 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 Shanghai to South Africa

Mon, Oct 6 - Mon, Oct 13
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15:25 - 8:30PVG-JNB
23h 05m1 stop
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9:50 - 12:40JNB-PVG
20h 50m1 stop
R12 325Etihad Airways
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Thu, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 3
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 8:20PVG-JNB
24h 20m1 stop
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9:50 - 12:50JNB-PVG
21h 00m1 stop
R12 765Etihad Airways
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Thu, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 3
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:35 - 7:40SHA-JNB
24h 05m1 stop
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11:05 - 12:20JNB-SHA
19h 15m1 stop
R13 943Cathay Pacific
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Mon, Oct 6 - Mon, Oct 13
Cathay Pacific Logo
22:30 - 7:40SHA-JNB
39h 10m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:20 - 15:35JNB-SHA
22h 15m1 stop
R15 526Cathay Pacific
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Wed, Dec 10 - Tue, Jan 6
Emirates Logo
6:15 - 5:35PVG-JNB
29h 20m1 stop
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13:25 - 21:05JNB-PVG
25h 40m1 stop
R16 264Emirates
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Wed, Dec 10 - Tue, Jan 6
Emirates Logo
6:15 - 16:35PVG-JNB
40h 20m1 stop
Emirates Logo
10:25 - 21:05JNB-PVG
28h 40m1 stop
R16 299Emirates
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Thu, Feb 12 - Sat, Feb 28
Singapore Airlines Logo
16:25 - 9:25PVG-CPT
23h 00m2 stops
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10:40 - 22:20CPT-PVG
29h 40m2 stops
R19 288Singapore Airlines
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Wed, Feb 11 - Sat, Feb 28
Singapore Airlines Logo
0:10 - 9:25PVG-CPT
39h 15m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:40 - 22:20CPT-PVG
29h 40m2 stops
R23 543Singapore Airlines
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Sun, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 11
Ethiopian Air Logo
0:20 - 13:45PVG-CPT
19h 25m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
15:25 - 15:45CPT-PVG
18h 20m1 stop
R34 866Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Sep 25 - Wed, Oct 8
Ethiopian Air Logo
0:20 - 13:45PVG-CPT
19h 25m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:35 - 15:45CPT-PVG
19h 10m1 stop
R36 185Ethiopian Air
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Shanghai to South Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Shanghai to South Africa, 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 Shanghai to South Africa is February, when tickets cost R13 767 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and April, when the average cost of return tickets is R36 678 and R19 446 respectively.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Shanghai to South Africa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Shanghai to South Africa, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from South Africa back to Shanghai, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

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Cheapest flightR6 787
Flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

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

    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 Shanghai to South Africa.

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

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

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

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

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

    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 from Shanghai to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost R904 on average. Morning departures are around 16% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 051.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Shanghai to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Shanghai to South Africa? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3316 reviews
8,3Crew
7,8Food
8,2Entertainment
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
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We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

10,0 ExcellentSomeira, Jul 2025DAC - DXB
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We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

Very pleasant.The crews are very helpful.Food are very good.

Premium Economy was not up to my expectation relaxation wise. The chair doesn’t extend enough. It is not economy but not spacious enough to relax and sleep. Food and services were excellent but I am not very keen about food in general.

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

Everything I was good except food quality is very poor

We arrived in line for check in at 6:15 p.m. but did not check in until 8:00 p.m. The line for economy check in was very long, and all of the desks 03-13 were not open, although most of them opened sporadically. The crew on board were very nice and helpful, friendly and kind. It has been many years since we flew Emirates (at least 17 years), and we notice that foot rests are no longer available in economy, but we were lucky enough to fly in the upper deck and appreciate your opening some of your flights to economy passengers in the upper deck. We will definitely fly on emirates more often! Thank you.

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Crew and service excellent. 2 hour delay for takeoff. SQ app showed flight on time.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

Good service and food. For buying items on flight should be preordered as they don’t keep much stock on board.

We were not given option for meals since they ran out of the other option but good thing the remaining options tasted great.

Very good flight from Boarding to landing -efficient and comfortable with decent entertainment options

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

The seat in economy class and legroom in Singapore airline are narrower than Korean airlines! I don’t have that comforting feeling flying with Singapore air as in the past!

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Delayed 1hour due to storm still didn't get window seat for third flight despite paying £240 extra to book them

Check in was easy through self-check-in kiosks just like domestic flights. Staff onboard were fantastic. Some "book the cook" good options weren't great, others really good. Entertainment options a bit limited to what I've experienced on Qantas. Overall a good flight though, especially for the price.

I was only given 2 meals, and my screen showed that there were 3 meals. Second meal was 1-2 hours late according to the screen.

Just want to do a little more clean up so does not smell like urine.

Cabin crew is very helpful and nice, it is another level of service compared to Air Canada

As before, my only problem was not being able to download my boarding passes prior to arrival at the airport. Everything else was perfect.

The only problem I had was not being able to download my boarding passes prior to arriving at the airport. Everything else was perfect.

If I had blood clots, that window seat would've killed me for certain.

Special request meals are really below average. Vegetarian options are very limited if you didn't prebook.

I've stomach problems after 2 hours of flight, Iris, the flight purser not only did her best to make me feel comfortable, she went above and beyond providing pain relievers medicines and ointment. She look and found a doctor passenger on the flight to provide advise. She even report on ground staffs about my condition and provide wheelchair upon arrival. Kudos to her and Cathay Pacific!

Worst experience I have ever had with any airline in over 25 years.

very professional and very attentive to my Special Needs as I required a Wheel Chair and assistance to board

It's terrible that we can't do online check in because we didn't buy the tickets directly from Air china. It was not explained until I contacted Chatdeal and we could not sit together.

Communication between the captain/crew and the passengers needs to be improved.

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!

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 !

Checking in wasn't organized, too many so-called diplomats were jumping line while everyone was waiting in line. They should have their own line not to impede on other passengers that was also waiting to be served. We all paid money and there should be no discrimination because everyone's money should have the same value diplomat or not! If they want to give diplomats some special treatment then let them create their own check in desk and not treat other passengers some that are (elderly, some with children, pregnant women) making them stand longer in line than necessary just because people are jumping line 😡

It was an old aircraft, stiff seats almost wooden chairs with thin cushions. Food was ok.

The flight is packed and it feels like the space per individual has gotten smaller. Excruciating for a 14hr flight.

Were not told that carryon laggage has to be only 12 kgs but my bag was heavier asked to pay an additional $550.00. I could have upgraded to a bussiness class for that price and no one at the gate to upgrade but able to take money for the extra weight. I felt like this was a setup scam.

Forgotten Suite inside of the top compartment but went back to ask and they didn’t leave at the lost and found place. Also the checking in was so horrible. I had multi city and one of the passenger saint have visa go go go Dubai. The Ethiopian airlines never had information about requirement for US permanent resident so couldn’t go to Dubai. And when coming back to US we were told we can not use our Addis to Washington ticket and they forced us to get new ticket. Very horrible experience.

The flight itself was fine. The exception is that my luggage was destroyed, and I filed a claim that I haven't heard from anyone.

i send you separate claim of what happens ,I buy ticketed from you and you said that it is confirmed and shall send the ticket in 24 hrs but you did not send and when we go to Ethiopian air line counter they say it is pending and we dont know why ,and we forced to buy another ticket ,and this all because Ethiopian air lines canceled the return flight from Adi Ababa to Amman, please note that we buy all the tickets through your app and hold you responsible for all loss and discomfort.

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

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