RM 449 Find Cheap Flights from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur

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Cheapest return fare
RM 803
Overall average: RM 936
AirAsia X
Sun 19/4Fri 24/4
PVG - KUL • Direct
Cheapest one-way flight
RM 449
Typical prices: RM 405-RM 622
XiamenAir
Tue 5/5
SHA - KUL • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from RM 803 (return)
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Cheap Flights from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur

Sun, 19 Apr - Fri, 24 Apr
AirAsia X Logo
01:35 - 07:15
PVG
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KUL
5h 40mdirect
AirAsia X Logo
23:05 - 04:45
KUL
-
PVG
5h 40mdirect
RM 803AirAsia X
Wed, 8 Apr - Wed, 15 Apr
AirAsia X Logo
06:00 - 11:40
PVG
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KUL
5h 40mdirect
AirAsia X Logo
18:40 - 00:20
KUL
-
PVG
5h 40mdirect
RM 807AirAsia X
Sun, 19 Apr - Mon, 27 Apr
Multiple Airlines Logo
16:20 - 23:00
PVG
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KUL
30h 40m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
23:05 - 04:45
KUL
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PVG
5h 40mdirect
RM 811Multiple Airlines
Tue, 5 May - Sat, 9 May
AirAsia X Logo
06:00 - 11:40
PVG
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KUL
5h 40mdirect
AirAsia X Logo
18:40 - 00:20
KUL
-
PVG
5h 40mdirect
RM 818AirAsia X
Tue, 7 Apr - Mon, 13 Apr
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:45 - 17:25
PVG
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KUL
5h 40mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:45 - 10:20
KUL
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PVG
14h 35m
1 stop
RM 826Multiple Airlines
Fri, 24 Apr - Fri, 1 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 11:40
PVG
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KUL
5h 40mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
23:35 - 05:05
KUL
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PVG
5h 30mdirect
RM 834Multiple Airlines
Tue, 5 May - Mon, 11 May
XiamenAir Logo
10:10 - 01:30
SHA
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KUL
15h 20m
1 stop
XiamenAir Logo
02:30 - 14:45
KUL
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SHA
12h 15m
1 stop
RM 877XiamenAir
Thu, 9 Apr - Thu, 16 Apr
XiamenAir Logo
10:10 - 23:50
SHA
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KUL
13h 40m
1 stop
XiamenAir Logo
14:40 - 11:00
KUL
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SHA
20h 20m
1 stop
RM 881XiamenAir
Sat, 18 Apr - Wed, 22 Apr
Hainan Airlines Logo
08:30 - 19:55
SHA
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KUL
11h 25m
1 stop
Hainan Airlines Logo
21:05 - 22:55
KUL
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SHA
25h 50m
1 stop
RM 952Hainan Airlines
Mon, 4 May - Tue, 12 May
Singapore Airlines Logo
00:35 - 13:10
PVG
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SZB
12h 35m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
14:00 - 22:45
SZB
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PVG
8h 45m
1 stop
RM 1,377Singapore Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur flights

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

What is the cheapest Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur flight route?

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

The absolute cheapest return flight from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur costs RM 207 on the route between Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) and Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL). However, over the past month, flights between Hangzhou (HGH) and Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL) were, on average, 35% cheaper than other Shanghai-Kuala Lumpur routes. The most popular route is between Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) and Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, 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 Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur is March, where tickets cost RM 811 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is RM 2,298 and RM 1,428 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flightRM 449
Flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Kuala Lumpur Airport

When to book flights from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur

  • What is the cheapest flight from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur was RM 449 for a one-way ticket and RM 803 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?

    When flying out of Shanghai you will be using one of these airports: Shanghai Pu Dong or Shanghai Hongqiao Intl. You will be landing at one of these airports: Kuala Lumpur Intl or Kuala Lumpur Subang.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?

    SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?

    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 Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kuala Lumpur from 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 Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Kuala Lumpur with an airline and back to Shanghai with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?

    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 to Kuala Lumpur from Shanghai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur.
Find which airlines fly direct from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur

Monday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Tuesday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Wednesday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Thursday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Friday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Saturday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Sunday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

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Direct returns

Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai

Monday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Tuesday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Wednesday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Thursday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Friday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Saturday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

Sunday

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines,Malaysia Airlines, +2 more

AirAsia X,Juneyao Airlines, +3 more

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.3
Malaysia AirlinesOverall score based on 295 reviews
7.6Boarding
7.5Comfort
8.1Crew
6.7Entertainment
7.0Food
Airline reviews

The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

10.0 ExcellentVip, Feb 2026
LGK - KUL
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The crews were very professional and courteous. Pleasant flight and thank you!

They wouldn't let me on the plane. The 3rd party apparently didn't pay for the tickets properly?

Overall experience is good but if the food menu can change to authentic Malaysia food will be good. I.e. Nasi Lemak, Char Kueh Tiew and etc

Surprised that the safety briefing was only conducted in Malay language and no English despite there are foreigners on board. MH should take safety more seriously.

Flights were delayed, Food was good but only 1 meal instead of 2.

Food was good but only 1 meal and 1 pie, instead of 2 meals. Both legs were late.

We are row 11, when the crew came to us, only one meal choice was available.

OK seats comfortable, easy boarding/embarking, excellent connection to domestic Malaysia flight with baggage checked through without customs. Catering especially drinks borderline ok luckily less important aspect

Comfortable seats in economy, managed a few hours sleep in an o night flight but the food was terrible. Surprising as Malaysia airlines has been good in the past. Service was mediocre this time too.

Vast improvement needed in customer service. I couldn’t get the drink of my choice during both meals (i.e. sparking water and Diet Coke). I had used plastic cups falling onto me from the tray. No eye contact when they thank you on the way out signalling an insincere thank you.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers. A BIG ISSUE FOR NON-CHINESE PASSENGERS IS THE ABILITY TO CHECK IN ONLINE, by making so difficult or almost impossible there is no chance to get a seat assignment ahead of time then go to the airport and get what is left. THIS IS NOT a SKY TEAM modality.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

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

The flight departure was delayed a bit but otherwise it was a smooth journey.

bring your own movies. Download your own entertainment and games before flying

I was given a middle row seat and the plane was a small 737-800. Much too cramped for a full flight of over 5.5hours.

All fine - you get what you pay for ! and it is a bargain

AirAsia kept us waiting for hours due to a technical issue with the plane, then eventually cancelled the flight. Unfortunately there is no-one to call or speak with at AirAsia, no customer service department at all, so I flew with another airline instead. Now I am going through the fun process of trying to get a refund from AirAsia. I strongly recommend that no-one flies with them, it's just not worth it.

The best part was Tony Fernandes actually reinstated the Buttercake menu. It has gone missing after Covid & i made a complaint in one of my Tweets back in October 2022. Both flight D170 & D171 landed very smoothly- kudos to both pilots!

The worst experience in any flight I have ever had, delayed for more than 10 hours, lost my other flight so I lost one day during my trip. Didn’t gave me facilities with my luggage either. Never again

I was next to a quite large person. Soni essentially had 2/3 of my seat for myself and couldn't sit properly. Even though there were some other seat available, the staff refuse that I occupy another seat.

Pros: The staff was very friendly. Cons: Long delay. The food is terrible.

I’m a frequent Traveler on all types of airlines, including budget. This was the worst flight experience I’ve ever had. Something was wrong with AirAsia’s systems and we were the whole flight was rescheduled to the following day, the third flight it happened to. Apart from an email which gave the new date the web and app said the original flight date which meant that there were hundreds of people queueing at the airport to try and find out what was going on. People waited six hours to talk to customer service who gave advice that didn’t match the web or app. Nightmare. just advertising for spending the extra hundred dollars I’ve ever seen.

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