663 ﷼ Find Cheap Flights from Riyadh to Shanghai

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Cheap Flights from Riyadh to Shanghai

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Riyadh 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 Riyadh to Shanghai

Tue, Dec 2 - Thu, Dec 11
China Southern Logo
12:30 am - 6:30 pmRUH-PVG
13h 00m1 stop
China Southern Logo
10:50 pm - 10:05 pmPVG-RUH
28h 15m1 stop
1,169 ﷼China Southern
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Tue, Dec 2 - Thu, Dec 11
China Southern Logo
12:30 am - 6:10 pmRUH-SHA
12h 40m1 stop
China Southern Logo
3:50 pm - 10:05 pmSHA-RUH
35h 15m1 stop
1,169 ﷼China Southern
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Sat, Dec 6 - Wed, Dec 10
Gulf Air Logo
11:20 pm - 11:55 amRUH-PVG
31h 35m1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
4:30 pm - 10:20 pmPVG-RUH
34h 50m1 stop
1,398 ﷼Gulf Air
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Mon, Nov 24 - Wed, Dec 10
Gulf Air Logo
11:20 pm - 11:55 amRUH-PVG
31h 35m1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
4:30 pm - 10:20 pmPVG-RUH
34h 50m1 stop
1,402 ﷼Gulf Air
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Mon, Mar 9 - Fri, Mar 13
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:50 pm - 8:15 pmRUH-PVG
15h 25m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
9:30 am - 10:15 pmPVG-RUH
17h 45m1 stop
1,499 ﷼Cathay Pacific
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Mon, Mar 9 - Fri, Mar 13
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:50 pm - 12:20 pmRUH-SHA
31h 30m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
4:35 pm - 10:15 pmSHA-RUH
34h 40m1 stop
1,499 ﷼Cathay Pacific
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Wed, Dec 31 - Thu, Jan 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:05 am - 9:35 pmRUH-PVG
16h 30m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:30 pm - 9:15 pmPVG-RUH
33h 45m1 stop
1,574 ﷼Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Dec 2 - Thu, Dec 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:30 am - 6:30 pmRUH-PVG
13h 00m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:20 pm - 7:10 pmPVG-RUH
11h 50mnonstop
1,627 ﷼Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Fri, Nov 28
Air China Logo
11:15 pm - 5:55 pmRUH-SHA
13h 40m1 stop
Air China Logo
8:30 pm - 8:55 pmSHA-RUH
29h 25m1 stop
1,882 ﷼Air China
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Fri, Dec 26 - Sat, Jan 3
Air China Logo
11:15 pm - 4:55 pmRUH-SHA
12h 40m1 stop
Air China Logo
11:30 am - 8:55 pmSHA-RUH
14h 25m1 stop
1,938 ﷼Air China
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Riyadh to Shanghai flights

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

What is the cheapest Riyadh to Shanghai flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Shanghai from Riyadh found in the last 72 hours was to Shanghai, at 1,450 ﷼ round-trip. The most popular route is from Riyadh (RUH) to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was 1,450 ﷼.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Riyadh to Shanghai?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at 1,581 ﷼ on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Riyadh to Shanghai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Riyadh 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 Riyadh to Shanghai is June, when tickets cost 1,653 ﷼ (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is 2,950 ﷼ and 2,920 ﷼ respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight663 ﷼
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 25% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
Flight from Riyadh to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

FAQs - booking Shanghai flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Riyadh 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 Riyadh to Shanghai.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Riyadh to Shanghai 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 Riyadh 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 from Riyadh to Shanghai with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Riyadh 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 from Riyadh to Shanghai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Shanghai?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Shanghai is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost 2,208 ﷼ on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Shanghai is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is 2,412 ﷼.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Riyadh to Shanghai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Riyadh 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.
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7.4
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3660 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.5Boarding
7.9Crew
7.4Entertainment
7.3Food
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Lobster starter in business class was not good, tough, served cold, and without butter. Movie selection was missing latest releases, did not offer older classic, high quality movies

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025ORD - DOH
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Lobster starter in business class was not good, tough, served cold, and without butter. Movie selection was missing latest releases, did not offer older classic, high quality movies

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

I wish the leg room was better for Economy especially for the outbound flights to India . The outbound flight to US and Qatar was good

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

Worse fight I ever take since I start flying , still have even made home , and crew abandon us half way home . No water no food and no even anyone to answer our questions

I’ve flown with Qatar multiple times and the service has always been great. Very professional, organized, the food is delicious and plentiful, tons of entertainment.

The staff was the best I have experienced as a frequent traveller in a long time.

Liked some flight attendants. 1 was rude I'll not say her name I don't want to get her jn trouble on my flight back to Dallas from Doha. Very rude to some races of people clearly. She needs a better attitude and bedside manners. Asking her questions and she responds "WHAT" twice rudely like I was bothering her and "is it going to be cranberry or mango juice with an attitude".

The American/Hollywood movies in the entertainment system lack english subtitles, they tend to have only arabic subtitles. Coupled with the low quality airplane earphones and cabin noise, it sometimes is difficult to follow the movie dialogues.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

Amazing business class in a single aisle plane. Fully flat seats, pyjamas, amenity kits, all in all a really complete product. Service was good - not amazing - but they did a good job. Got a few hours sleep. Will fly with them again if I can.

They flight was without ait conetion weather was very hot

Did not have to leave plane. However found the wait tiring with nearly a full plane boarding at Male and being unable to get out of seat due to cleaners security and a full plane boarding with hand luggage. Staff were excellent despite a long and tiring flight due to stopover.

Everything about our return trip from Colombo to Manchester was excellent. Staff were brilliant all flights. Return flights on time and all staff were brilliant. The outbound journey however was marred by cancellation of Man to Bahrain flight. No information or staff assistance. Customer Service none existent. Told to make own arrangements by none interested or understanding telephone staff who said to make own hotel arrangements and be reimbursed. CS refused to reimburse hotel or lost lounge booking or taxi fees.

The boarding was late. The check-in board said boarding closed but the boarding hadn't even started. I have spine issue but not eligible for wheelchair since I can walk. But we were taken to a plane with stairs to climb. I requested support with the handcarry and was told that I shouldn't have booked this flight without wheelchair. Instead this information should be public if this plane has sky bridge or stairs. The infotainment system did not work either. And the plane was very loud with very less legroom in economy.

Very poor experience, passengers and were not social and started a troubled with other passengers and a fight erupted

Worst flight ever.service was extremely poor and food taste was horrible.Served me mashed potatoes and chicken calling it Briyani.

From the start of the check-in process, the associate was unprofessional and claimed that my ticket was incorrect, attributing the issue to Gulf Air. However, they failed to provide any clear explanation of what was wrong. After an extended wait of 45 minutes, the issue was resolved, and we were finally issued our boarding passes. Upon arrival in Paris, we faced further delays as the stairs to deplane were not functioning, resulting in an additional 45-minute wait onboard. This delay posed a significant risk of missing my connecting flight.

Had to discuss more than 15 min regarding wheelchair they gave only at the start location. No food serv in 1 st flight. Considering flight started at 10:00 pm so had to starve for dinner. Checkin screw was polite. Food in 2 nd and 3 rd flights was not good. It was too cold in the flights. Had to ask for blankets. Missed quality all thru, though the fare was on higher side

Food could have been better Entertainment was absent even in Business Class

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