Flights Montreal → Shanghai: the deal history

We have not sent a deal to Shanghai yet, but we track this route every day. Here are the usual prices, the best times to fly and the best time to book.

$1341
Lowest tracked fare
$1788
Typical price
March
Cheapest month
23 wks before
Best time to book

The usual round-trip price from Montreal to Shanghai is about $1788 CAD, based on all of our scans. The lowest price we have recorded is $1341 CAD, which is 25% below the usual price. Departures in March are cheapest on average ($1573 CAD) and departures in December the most expensive ($2083 CAD). Prices are fairly stable on this route: the gap between a cheap date and an expensive one stays small. The usual price to Shanghai is lower than that of 75% of the 13 destinations we track in East Asia from Montreal.

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When to fly from Montreal to Shanghai? Average price per day

Average round-trip price per departure date, all trip lengths, from all of our scans. Green line: the average price across all of our scans. Black dot: the cheapest day.

$1450 $1762 $2075 $2388 $2700 Oct Dec Feb Apr Average $1788 Cheapest day: $1466 Mar 29, 2027

Mar 29, 2027 is the cheapest departure date from Montreal to Shanghai in our scans: $1466 CAD on average, across all trip lengths and all prices recorded over time.

When to book a flight from Montreal to Shanghai? Price by time before departure

Average round-trip price by how many weeks before departure the price was recorded. Read left to right: as departure gets closer, the price moves. Black dot: the cheapest lead time.

$1650 $1750 $1850 $1950 $2050 departure 4 wk 8 wk 13 wk Average $1788 Cheapest: $1680 about 178 days before departure

This chart is the average of all prices recorded over time, with all departure dates mixed together. It blends cheap and expensive departures (seasons), which is why its lowest point is much higher than the cheapest day in the previous chart. The next chart isolates the effect of when you book.

When to book a flight from Montreal to Shanghai? Difference from the normal price

Each recorded price is compared to the average price of its own departure date, which removes the effect of seasons. Read left to right up to departure: below the green line means cheaper than usual for that date. Black dot: the cheapest lead time.

-5% +0% +5% +10% +15% departure 4 wk 8 wk 13 wk Normal price Cheapest: 3% below normal about 164 days before departure

Example: -10% means that at that point, the price is on average 10% below the usual price for the same departure date.

FAQ: flights Montreal → Shanghai

Is the best price from Montreal to Shanghai really a good deal?

The average price across all of our Montreal → Shanghai scans is $1788 CAD. Our best spotted price, $1341 CAD, is 25% below that average.

When is the cheapest time to fly from Montreal to Shanghai?

Based on our daily scans, departures from Montreal to Shanghai in March are the cheapest (average $1573 CAD) and departures in December the most expensive ($2083 CAD). The chart above shows the average price day by day for the coming year.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Montreal to Shanghai?

Based on our scans, prices for flights from Montreal to Shanghai are lowest about 23 weeks before departure (-3% versus the normal price for the same departure date). In the final 2 weeks before departure, the difference is +5%. See the last chart above.

How long does a deal from Montreal to Shanghai last?

Fare deals disappear fast: we treat a deal as active for 48 hours after it is sent. After that the price may have changed.

How do I get alerted when fares from Montreal to Shanghai drop?

Subscribe to En Plein Vol for free: we email flight deals from Montreal as soon as they are spotted.

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