What is the cheapest airline that flies from Chennai to Shanghai?

IndiGo is the most popular carrier operating from Chennai to Shanghai

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How old do you have to be to fly from Chennai Airport to Shanghai?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chennai Airport to Shanghai.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Shanghai?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Shanghai may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Shanghai. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

₹ 19,787 Cheap Flights from Chennai to Shanghai in 2026/27

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15:40 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

9h 50m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

05:00 - 15:00PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

12h 30m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

₹ 36,011IndiGo

Sun, 10 Jan - Fri, 15 Jan

06:10 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 20m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

05:00 - 15:00PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

12h 30m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

₹ 42,200IndiGo

Sun, 27 Dec - Mon, 4 Jan

06:10 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 20m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

05:00 - 15:00PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

12h 30m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

₹ 42,575IndiGo

Sat, 26 Dec - Mon, 28 Dec

06:10 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 20m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

05:00 - 21:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

18h 35m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

₹ 42,763IndiGo

Sat, 26 Dec - Mon, 28 Dec

06:55 - 20:20MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

10h 55m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

22:00 - 10:20PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

14h 50m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

₹ 46,326Air India

Tue, 23 Feb - Fri, 26 Feb

20:00 - 20:20MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

21h 50m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

05:00 - 07:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

28h 55m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

₹ 46,795Multiple Airlines

Mon, 7 Dec - Mon, 14 Dec

06:55 - 20:20MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

10h 55m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

22:00 - 08:50PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

13h 20m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

₹ 47,452Air India

Thu, 1 Apr - Fri, 2 Apr

20:00 - 20:20MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

21h 50m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

22:00 - 18:30PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

23h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

₹ 47,545Air India

Mon, 25 Jan - Thu, 28 Jan

20:00 - 20:20MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

21h 50m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

22:00 - 18:30PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

23h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

₹ 48,296Air India

Mon, 25 Jan - Thu, 28 Jan

06:55 - 20:20MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

10h 55m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

22:00 - 15:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

19h 35m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

₹ 48,483Air India

Fri, 8 Jan - Sat, 9 Jan

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16:35 - 07:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

11h 55m1 stop Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

05:00 - 15:00PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

12h 30m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

₹ 54,485Multiple Airlines

Mon, 16 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov

16:35 - 07:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

11h 55m1 stop Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

05:00 - 15:00PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

12h 30m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

₹ 55,235Multiple Airlines

Mon, 16 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov

15:40 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

9h 50m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

17:25 - 07:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

16h 30m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

₹ 56,173Multiple Airlines

Mon, 16 Nov - Wed, 25 Nov

15:40 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

9h 50m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

11:30 - 22:30PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

13h 30m2 stops Haikou Meilan Intl Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

₹ 56,548Multiple Airlines

Mon, 16 Nov - Thu, 3 Dec

15:40 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

9h 50m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

16:40 - 07:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

17h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

₹ 57,298Multiple Airlines

Mon, 16 Nov - Sat, 28 Nov

15:40 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

9h 50m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

11:00 - 23:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

14h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

₹ 57,767Multiple Airlines

Mon, 16 Nov - Thu, 3 Dec

15:40 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

9h 50m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

11:00 - 23:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

14h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

₹ 59,268Multiple Airlines

Mon, 16 Nov - Fri, 27 Nov

15:40 - 04:00MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

9h 50m1 stop Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

17:15 - 00:01PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

9h 16m1 stop Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

₹ 62,456Multiple Airlines

Mon, 16 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec

22:15 - 20:20MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 35m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

12:40 - 00:01PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

13h 51m2 stops Phuket City Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

₹ 71,177Multiple Airlines

Mon, 16 Nov - Wed, 25 Nov

02:00 - 17:45MAA Chennai-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 15m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

17:30 - 00:35PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-MAA Chennai

9h 35m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

₹ 91,715Cathay Pacific

Wed, 11 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov

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23 Jan

MAA02:00Chennai

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PVG20:20Shanghai Pu Dong

26 Jan

PVG13:45Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 20m

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MAA00:35Chennai

₹ 76,804

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21 Nov

MAA02:00Chennai

9h 00m

1 stop

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3 Dec

PVG08:30Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 35m

1 stop

MAA00:35Chennai

₹ 76,898

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20 Nov

MAA02:00Chennai

11h 45m

1 stop

PVG16:15Shanghai Pu Dong

2 Dec

PVG13:45Shanghai Pu Dong

13h 20m

1 stop

MAA00:35Chennai

₹ 80,086

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26 Mar

MAA11:45Chennai

10h 50m

1 stop

PVG01:05Shanghai Pu Dong

30 Mar

PVG15:25Shanghai Pu Dong

21h 50m

1 stop

MAA10:45Chennai

₹ 63,300

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26 Mar

MAA11:45Chennai

10h 50m

1 stop

PVG01:05Shanghai Pu Dong

30 Mar

PVG15:25Shanghai Pu Dong

21h 50m

1 stop

MAA10:45Chennai

₹ 63,488

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19 Mar

MAA11:45Chennai

10h 50m

1 stop

PVG01:05Shanghai Pu Dong

22 Mar

PVG02:15Shanghai Pu Dong

23h 20m

1 stop

MAA23:05Chennai

₹ 72,303

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Sun 10/1

15:40-04:00

1 stop9h 50m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 15/1

05:00-15:00

1 stop12h 30m

₹ 36,011

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06:10-04:00

1 stop19h 20m

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Mon 4/1

05:00-15:00

1 stop12h 30m

₹ 42,200

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Chennai

Sat 26/12

06:10-04:00

1 stop19h 20m

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Mon 28/12

05:00-15:00

1 stop12h 30m

₹ 42,575

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06:10-04:00

1 stop19h 20m

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Mon 28/12

05:00-21:05

1 stop18h 35m

₹ 42,763

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Chennai

Tue 23/2

06:55-20:20

1 stop10h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 26/2

22:00-10:20

1 stop14h 50m

₹ 46,326

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MAA Chennai - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

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Chennai

Mon 7/12

20:00-20:20

1 stop21h 50m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 14/12

05:00-07:25

1 stop28h 55m

₹ 46,795

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MAA Chennai - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

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Chennai

Thu 1/4

06:55-20:20

1 stop10h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 2/4

22:00-08:50

1 stop13h 20m

₹ 47,452

ChennaiShanghai

MAA Chennai - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

MAAPVG

Chennai

Mon 25/1

20:00-20:20

1 stop21h 50m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 28/1

22:00-18:30

1 stop23h 00m

₹ 47,545

ChennaiShanghai

MAA Chennai - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

MAAPVG

Chennai

Mon 25/1

20:00-20:20

1 stop21h 50m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 28/1

22:00-18:30

1 stop23h 00m

₹ 48,296

ChennaiShanghai

MAA Chennai - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

MAAPVG

Chennai

Fri 8/1

06:55-20:20

1 stop10h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 9/1

22:00-15:05

1 stop19h 35m

₹ 48,483

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai?

In general, July is the cheapest month to fly from Chennai to Shanghai. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around ₹ 0. If you are unable to visit Shanghai during the month of July, then departing from Chennai during the month March is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around ₹ 0.

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Best price found	₹ 19,787
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The best one-way flight to Shanghai from Chennai in the past 72 hours is ₹ 19,787. The best return flight deal from Chennai to Shanghai found on momondo in the last 72 hours is ₹ 36,011.

The fastest flight from Chennai to Shanghai takes 10h 50m

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How far is Chennai to Shanghai by plane?
A flight from Chennai to Shanghai will travel around 4659.1 km. Typically, this will take 10h 50m by plane in normal conditions.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chennai Airport to Shanghai?
Prices for flights from Chennai Airport to Shanghai were last updated today.
How old do you have to be to fly from Chennai Airport to Shanghai?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chennai Airport to Shanghai.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Shanghai?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Shanghai may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Shanghai. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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