Chiang Mai to Shanghai: buy now or wait?
Buy now FareScore 76/100
THB 3,866 ≈ €103 Today's best fare
Cheaper than 76% of what we have seen
17 Dec Spring Airlines Direct
Usually THB 3,828
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19 Nov
02:30
9C · 4h 15m
Direct
€103
17 Dec
02:30
Spring Airlines · 4h 15m
Direct
€103
23 Dec
02:30
Spring Airlines · 3h 55m
Direct
€103
7 Jan
02:30
Spring Airlines · 4h 15m
Direct
€104
27 Jan
18:10
Spring Airlines · 3h 55m
Direct
€128
21 Dec
08:20
China Southern Airlines · 29h 00m
With a stop
€132
10 Jan
08:20
China Southern Airlines · 8h 05m
With a stop
€140
11 Nov
09:25
China Eastern · 7h 35m
With a stop
€141
14 Nov
02:35
Shanghai Airlines · 6h 20m
With a stop
€142
What the history says
Prices recorded 150
Typical price €102
Lowest we saw €99
Based on 150 prices we recorded on this exact route, compared against the same departure month.
Best booking window
0–13 days — is when this route has been cheapest to book: €102 typical, on 43 observations.
Cheapest months to fly to Shanghai
October €103 42 observations
November €103 57 observations
January €104 6 observations
Booking tips from our fare data
- How far in advance should you book a flight?
- Book 1–1.5 months before departure. Tracking the same flights at every lead time (97,668 flights on 19,841 routes, 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-05), that window had the smallest average premium over each flight's lowest fare: +16.7%, against +49.3% in the last 3 days.
- What is the cheapest day of the week to fly?
- Wednesday. Comparing each fare with the median of its own route, Wednesday departures were +3.5% and Tuesday +4.3%, while Friday was the dearest at +10.5%. Weekend departures cost more than midweek ones.
- What is the cheapest month to fly?
- November 2026. Comparing each route's fares month by month (booked 8–60 days ahead), November 2026 departures were -1.1% against the route's own median, while January 2027 was the dearest at +22.7%. Covers September 2026, October 2026, November 2026, December 2026, January 2027; fares observed 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-05.
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