Cheap flights from Poznan to Shanghai

May is the cheapest month on this route, so if your dates are flexible, aim for spring. The price calendar covers most of the year, and September and October come in calmer than the summer peak, when school holidays in Poland push fares up. In Shanghai, Chinese New Year and the autumn holiday weeks are the busiest stretches for inbound travel, and seats sell out early. Midweek departures from Lawica, Tuesday to Thursday, are usually lighter than weekend ones, and on a connecting route it pays to book a few months ahead rather than last minute.

Every ticket on this route involves a connection, as nobody flies Poznan to Shanghai non-stop. LOT Polish Airlines is the home carrier out of Lawica and often takes the first leg, while Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Swiss, Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and KLM Cityhopper cover European feeder flights to the bigger hubs. Emirates and Fly Dubai carry you on to Pudong International, Fly Dubai at the low-cost end and Emirates with the fuller long-haul service; Scandinavian Airlines appears on some connections too. Low-cost legs usually charge extra for checked baggage, seat selection and meals, while full-service fares tend to include a checked bag and food.

Shanghai has two airports and your ticket decides which one you get. Pudong International handles most long-haul arrivals and sits well east of the city, so allow a long transfer by metro, taxi or airport bus. Hongqiao International is the closer of the two and mixes domestic traffic with some international flights. Check the airport on your booking before you leave Lawica, because a connection that lands at one and departs from the other means crossing the city. Immigration queues at Pudong get long at peak arrival times, so have your visa or entry paperwork ready before you join them.

Currency

CNY (¥)

Power sockets

Type A, C, I · 220 V

Language

Putonghua

Emergency number

110, 119, 120

Driving side

right

Calling code

+86

Internet domain

.cn, .中国

Population of Shanghai

24.9 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC+08 (Asia/Shanghai)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Confirm which Shanghai airport your ticket uses, since Pudong International and Hongqiao International sit far apart.
• Check that both legs are on one ticket, because a self-transfer in a European or Gulf hub means collecting bags and covering a missed connection yourself.
• Look at what the low-cost leg includes, as Fly Dubai and similar fares often leave out checked baggage and meals.
• Make sure your entry documents for China are valid for the whole stay before you pay.
• Compare May against the summer months on the price calendar, since school holidays lift fares.
• Leave generous time between flights, because the route has no non-stop option and a tight connection in winter is a real risk.