Doha to Shanghai: buy now or wait?
Your call FareScore 46/100
€259 Today's best fare
Cheaper than 46% of what we have seen
6 Nov Air India With a stop
Usually €248
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All fares Doha → Shanghai
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6 Nov
19:20
Air India · 17h 00m
With a stop
€259
23 Jan
19:20
Air India · 17h 00m
With a stop
€276
15 Nov
22:45
Air India Express · 37h 35m
With a stop
€323
22 Nov
01:45
Etihad Airways · 23h 00m
With a stop
€327
9 Dec
07:45
Etihad Airways · 30h 25m
With a stop
€329
6 Dec
22:45
Air India Express · 26h 05m
With a stop
€332
28 Dec
19:20
Air India · 17h 00m
With a stop
€341
What the history says
Prices recorded 116
Typical price €248
Lowest we saw €165
Based on 116 prices we recorded on this exact route, compared against the same departure month.
Best booking window
28–41 days — is when this route has been cheapest to book: €236 typical, on 32 observations. That is about €71 less than booking in the last two weeks.
Cheapest months to fly to Shanghai
January €276 6 observations
November €279 43 observations
December €303 34 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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