Shanghai (PVG) to Hong Kong (HKG): 780 miles (1,255 km) great-circle, about 2h 05m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $171 round-trip on Cathay Pacific, nonstop, departing May 7, 2026.
$171 round-trip, Cathay Pacific CX381, departing 2026-05-07 at 19:05, returning 2026-05-11. The recorded itinerary left on a Thursday, returning on a Monday 4 nights later; the fare was observed 12 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $171, it ranked 3rd of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from PVG (median $310). That is 21.9 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), close to the PVG median of 23.9 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from PVG of similar length: Shenzhen (766 mi) at $240 and Macau (801 mi) at $152.
Cathay Pacific had the cheapest fare on 2 of 30 PVG routes. It is the 25th longest of the 30 routes we track from PVG.
Of 24 departure airports with a fare to Hong Kong, Shanghai (PVG) ranked 1st at $171. Lowest: $171 from Shanghai (PVG); highest: $1773 from Orlando (MCO); 13 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): HK Express (7), Cathay Pacific (2), Shandong Airlines (2), United Airlines (2), Alaska Airlines (1) and Emirates (1), plus 9 more.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones Asia/Shanghai, Asia/Hong_Kong; flight time is our estimate.