AED 584+ Cheap flights from Shanghai, China

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SHA — DXB
20 Aug — 27 Aug1
1 adult

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Wed 27/810:40SHA - DXB
1 stop15h 25mChina Southern
Mon 1/921:10DXB - SHA
1 stop12h 10mChina Southern
Deal found 13/8AED 1,385
Mon 10/1116:30PVG - DXB
1 stop23h 40mGulf Air
Sun 16/1121:20DXB - PVG
1 stop11h 05mGulf Air
Deal found 13/8AED 1,520
Sat 6/911:05PVG - DXB
1 stop13h 50mChina Southern
Sat 13/923:00DXB - PVG
1 stop16h 50mChina Southern
Deal found 13/8AED 1,564
Wed 27/821:00PVG - DXB
1 stop27h 55mChina Southern
Mon 1/921:10DXB - PVG
1 stop15h 20mChina Southern
Deal found 13/8AED 1,568
Tue 11/1116:35SHA - DXB
1 stop33h 30mCathay Pacific
Mon 17/1123:40DXB - SHA
1 stop32h 40mCathay Pacific
Deal found 13/8AED 1,697
Tue 11/1107:10PVG - DXB
1 stop18h 55mCathay Pacific
Mon 17/1123:40DXB - PVG
1 stop18h 20mCathay Pacific
Deal found 13/8AED 1,697
Wed 8/1013:20SHA - DXB
1 stop12h 15mCathay Pacific
Mon 13/1022:55DXB - SHA
1 stop33h 10mCathay Pacific
Deal found 14/8AED 1,700
Tue 11/1107:10PVG - DXB
1 stop18h 55mCathay Pacific
Sun 16/1123:40DXB - PVG
1 stop12h 35mCathay Pacific
Deal found 13/8AED 1,700
Thu 4/915:25PVG - AUH
Nonstop9h 55mEtihad Airways
Wed 17/923:20AUH - PVG
Nonstop9h 20mEtihad Airways
Deal found 14/8AED 1,711
Tue 7/1000:35PVG - DXB
1 stop13h 40mMultiple Airlines
Mon 13/1022:55DXB - PVG
1 stop21h 00mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 14/8AED 1,800
Tue 11/1123:35PVG - DXB
1 stop14h 50mMultiple Airlines
Mon 17/1123:40DXB - PVG
1 stop12h 35mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 13/8AED 1,829
Fri 29/810:50SHA - DXB
1 stop16h 10mChina Southern
Fri 5/900:15DXB - SHA
1 stop13h 10mChina Southern
Deal found 14/8AED 1,858

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Find flights departing from Shanghai that match your specified budget. Filter results by price range, allowing you to narrow down options and find flights that fit within your financial constraints. Please note that the search results are based on data from user searches, with fares last updated on 15 August 2025. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 220,657 searches

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Route

Departure

Return

Price

ShanghaiDubai

SHA - DXB

SHADXB

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 27/8

10:40-22:05

1 stop15h 25m

Dubai Intl

Mon 1/9

21:10-13:20

1 stop12h 10m

AED 1,385

ShanghaiDubai

SHA - DXB

SHADXB

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sat 6/9

14:40-22:05

1 stop35h 25m

Dubai Intl

Fri 12/9

00:15-08:50

1 stop28h 35m

AED 1,385

ShanghaiDubai

PVG - DXB

PVGDXB

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 10/11

16:30-12:10

1 stop23h 40m

Dubai Intl

Tue 18/11

19:05-12:25

1 stop13h 20m

AED 1,520

ShanghaiDubai

PVG - DXB

PVGDXB

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 10/11

16:30-12:10

1 stop23h 40m

Dubai Intl

Sun 16/11

21:20-12:25

1 stop11h 05m

AED 1,520

ShanghaiDubai

PVG - DXB

PVGDXB

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 6/9

11:05-20:55

1 stop13h 50m

Dubai Intl

Sat 13/9

23:00-19:50

1 stop16h 50m

AED 1,564

ShanghaiDubai

PVG - DXB

PVGDXB

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 27/8

17:20-20:55

1 stop31h 35m

Dubai Intl

Sun 31/8

00:15-12:15

1 stop32h 00m

AED 1,568

ShanghaiDubai

SHA - DXB

SHADXB

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 11/11

16:35-22:05

1 stop33h 30m

Dubai Intl

Mon 17/11

23:40-12:20

1 stop32h 40m

AED 1,697

ShanghaiDubai

PVG - DXB

PVGDXB

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 11/11

07:10-22:05

1 stop18h 55m

Dubai Intl

Mon 17/11

23:40-22:00

1 stop18h 20m

AED 1,697

ShanghaiDubai

SHA - DXB

SHADXB

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 8/10

13:20-21:35

1 stop12h 15m

Dubai Intl

Mon 13/10

22:55-12:05

1 stop33h 10m

AED 1,700

ShanghaiDubai

PVG - DXB

PVGDXB

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 8/10

08:35-21:35

1 stop17h 00m

Dubai Intl

Mon 13/10

22:55-20:15

1 stop17h 20m

AED 1,700

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