Hongqiao International SHA
Cheap flights from Shanghai Hongqiao start with picking the right airport. Hongqiao International, code SHA, is one of the two airports serving Shanghai; Pudong International is the other. The routes travellers search most from here run to European cities: Amsterdam, Dublin, London, Madrid, Vienna, Berlin, Barcelona and Frankfurt. Fares shift with the season and the day of the week, so check the price calendar before you commit.
Hongqiao International at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 50.2 M (2025)
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Official website
- shairport.com
- Population of Shanghai
- 24.9 M (2020)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
Shanghai has two airports, so check which one your ticket names before you set off. Hongqiao International and Pudong International are not interchangeable, and moving between them can eat a big part of your day. Leave a generous buffer on the way to the terminal instead of cutting it fine, and the same on arrival if you have a connection to catch. If your dates are flexible, compare fares across a few weeks: the price calendar shows where the dips fall, so you can book the day that suits you.