Shanghai to Makinohara / Shimada: buy now or wait?
Typical one-way fare Shanghai→Makinohara / Shimada: €212 (median of 18 daily lowest fares we tracked); under €180 is a good price; cheapest month: October; book 0–13 days ahead.
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What the history says
Based on 37 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: €204 typical, on 35 observations.
Cheapest months to fly to Makinohara / Shimada
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 (113,810 flights on 22,061 routes, 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-11), that window had the smallest average premium over each flight's lowest fare: +16.2%, against +48.7% in the last 3 days.
- Are domestic flights cheaper than international flights?
- Yes. The median one-way fare on a domestic route was €122, against €161 for international flights within the same continent and €270 for intercontinental ones (80,206 routes, fares observed 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-11).
- Is it cheaper to book flights months in advance?
- Not much. Booking 2–3 months ahead cost on average 20.9% more than the same flight's lowest fare, more than at 1.5–2 months (+16.2%). On 30,555 flights seen both 2–3 months and 3–4 weeks out, the early fare was higher 44.7% of the time: a coin toss.
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