Shanghai to Dalian: buy now or wait?
Updated : Typical one-way fare Shanghai→Dalian: €54 (median of 51 daily lowest fares we tracked); under €46 is a good price; cheapest month: December; book 28–41 days ahead.
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What the history says
Based on 443 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: €46 typical, on 79 observations. That is about €11 less than booking in the last two weeks.
Cheapest months to fly to Dalian
Booking tips from our fare data
- How far in advance should you book a flight?
- Book 1.5–2 months before departure. Tracking the same flights at every lead time (119,654 flights on 22,843 routes, 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-13), that window had the smallest average premium over each flight's lowest fare: +16%, against +48.8% 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 +4% and Tuesday +4.5%, while Friday was the dearest at +10%. Weekend departures cost more than midweek ones.
- Are last-minute flights cheaper?
- No. In the last 3 days before departure the same flight cost on average 48.8% more than its cheapest observed fare. Comparing 36,653 flights seen both 3–4 weeks and under a week out, the late fare was higher 67% of the time (median +9.7%).
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