$406 Find Cheap Flights from St. Louis to Shanghai

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Cheapest round-trip
$998
Typical prices: $1,212-$1,361
Cathay Pacific
Wed 1/14Thu 2/19
STL - PVG • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$406
Typical prices: $700-$1,182
Multiple Airlines
Sat 11/15
STL - SHA • 3 stops
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Cathay Pacific
Cheapest • from $998 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheap Flights from St. Louis to Shanghai (STL-SHA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from St. Louis to Shanghai that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from St. Louis to Shanghai

Wed, Jan 14 - Thu, Feb 19
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11:05 am - 1:30 pmSTL-PVG
36h 25m2 stops
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8:30 am - 6:03 pmPVG-STL
23h 33m2 stops
$998Cathay Pacific
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Mon, Nov 10 - Thu, Dec 25
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6:00 am - 11:35 amSTL-PVG
39h 35m2 stops
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8:30 am - 10:56 pmPVG-STL
28h 26m2 stops
$999Cathay Pacific
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Thu, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 4
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9:00 am - 12:30 pmSTL-PVG
37h 30m2 stops
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7:10 am - 11:57 pmPVG-STL
30h 47m2 stops
$1,030Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Nov 10 - Thu, Dec 25
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7:00 am - 4:25 pmSTL-PVG
19h 25m1 stop
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6:25 pm - 10:56 pmPVG-STL
18h 31m1 stop
$1,046American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 13 - Sat, Dec 6
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7:47 pm - 3:50 pmSTL-PVG
30h 03m2 stops
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5:30 pm - 10:45 amPVG-STL
31h 15m2 stops
$1,050Delta
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Wed, Jan 14 - Thu, Feb 19
American Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 4:25 pmSTL-PVG
19h 10m1 stop
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6:10 pm - 10:57 pmPVG-STL
18h 47m1 stop
$1,082American Airlines
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Sun, Mar 22 - Sun, Mar 29
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10:00 am - 8:15 amSTL-PVG
33h 15m2 stops
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10:25 pm - 2:18 pmPVG-STL
28h 53m2 stops
$1,106Multiple Airlines
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Sat, Jan 31 - Sat, Feb 14
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5:00 pm - 6:45 pmSTL-PVG
35h 45m1 stop
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8:55 pm - 9:23 amPVG-STL
26h 28m2 stops
$1,229United Airlines
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Wed, Jan 14 - Thu, Feb 19
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2:45 pm - 6:45 pmSTL-PVG
38h 00m2 stops
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1:30 pm - 10:14 pmPVG-STL
22h 44m3 stops
$1,290United Airlines
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Wed, Nov 26 - Tue, Dec 30
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7:47 pm - 3:50 pmSTL-PVG
30h 03m2 stops
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5:30 pm - 4:28 pmPVG-STL
36h 58m2 stops
$1,383Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for St. Louis to Shanghai flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from St. Louis to Shanghai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from St. Louis to Shanghai?

The average price of all round-trip flights from St. Louis to Shanghai clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For St. Louis to Shanghai, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from Shanghai back to St. Louis, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Wednesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from St. Louis to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from St. Louis to Shanghai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from St. Louis to Shanghai is September, where tickets cost $1,151 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,826 and $1,786 respectively.

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Cheapest flight$406
Flight from St. Louis to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

When to book flights from St. Louis to Shanghai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from St. Louis to Shanghai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from St. Louis to Shanghai

  • What is the cheapest flight from St. Louis to Shanghai?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from St. Louis to Shanghai was $406 for a one-way ticket and $998 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between St. Louis and Shanghai?

    A passport is required to fly from St. Louis to Shanghai.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from St. Louis to Shanghai?

    When flying out of St. Louis you will be using Lambert-St Louis. You will be landing at one of these airports: Shanghai Pu Dong or Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from St. Louis to Shanghai?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from St. Louis to Shanghai?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between St. Louis and Shanghai, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from St. Louis to Shanghai?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from St. Louis to Shanghai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from St. Louis to Shanghai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai from St. Louis is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from St. Louis to Shanghai?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Shanghai with an airline and back to St. Louis with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from St. Louis to Shanghai?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Shanghai from St. Louis up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from St. Louis to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from St. Louis to Shanghai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from St. Louis to Shanghai? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7992 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025LAX - SFO
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

Non stop on long haul is the way to go. Great experience

The aircraft interior is old and tired on this aircraft. The entertainment system never worked despite the crews attempt to reset the system.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Old plane and old configuration/seats but still comfortable for a morning flight

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

Flight was crowded and the woman sitting on my left was large & kept crouching in to my space. You need bigger seats or smaller passengers to fit into the seats you DO have! Snack were OK. Would appreciate if airlines had more savory rather than sweet snacks, thank you!

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

The person I bought the ticket for didn’t make the flight.

Lately I like the planes have been exceptionally filthy. There’s lines of dust and dirt all across the ceiling in the vents, and the cracks in between the seats are literally full of food. It’s definitely not the quality of service that I was used to with United. I’m also very disappointed with the Wi-Fi! All I wanna do is knock out a few work jobs while I’m trapped in my seat And it spools so bad. They did provide me with a refund, but the process of getting that refund is so complicated. It’s unfortunate.

Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

Excellent flight. Smooth, efficient boarding. Quick flight. Arrived early at STL.

After boarding the plane in Chicago, the passengers were told that there was a technical problem with the plane. Passengers remained on the plane as they tried to fix the problem. After what was probably an hour passengers were told that there was a need to change planes as the problem was not solved. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane. After taxing to the runway and waiting for takeoff, passengers were told that owing to the thunderstorm the flight was unable to take off but would try and reroute. After some time passengers were told there wasn't enough fuel for the new route and the plane had to return to the gate for additional fuel. after another log delay the flight got underway. On the plane there was food, drinks, ice or entertainment. We were a glass of water, which appeared rationed. Flight arrived about 5 hours late. The pilot was fantastic and communicated with the passengers throughout the ordeal.

Same as last comment. Food sucks. Quality. Not surprising most people have no clue about nourishment Clearly

Not the fault of United—weather, reroute around weather, time sitting on tarmac, arrived couple hours late, too late for train into city necessitating a much pricier cab but weather…can’t be helped.

Friendly and professional flight crew. Aside from departure delay after boarding, easy flight and smooth landing.

Great smooth flight. Had a seating change, but that was an improvement. Thanks United Airways Crew.

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

Wish a flight with more than 2 hours with some snack rather than just cookie/biscuit.

The flight attendant, a black woman with curly hair who sat near Row 21, was wonderful and kind.

It was good..clean, comfy seat. Friendly warm welcoming crew. Was able to check my cabin luggage at the gate which I was able to pickup in a decent time from baggage claim. The app gave all updates from delays to baggage claim info. Overall smooth flight.

Flight was delayed leaving Dallas. Arrived about 2 hours later than scheduled.

Flight delayed and missed connection. Rescheduled flight cancelled after 6 hrs wait. Rerouted thru ORD, flight cancelled, overnight stay in ORD. Still in the air on new flight!

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

Terrible. Our luggage was delayed and couldn’t be delivered for several days. We got bad information from the airline agents at baggage claim. We had to pick up our car so we wouldn’t be charged for an extra day. We got lost in the maze of airport parking. The baggage claim agents didn’t offer us any compensation for our extra time and expense. We are tired, hungry and very frustrated.

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

The only thing to like was that we eventually got to our destination

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