Shanghai to Seoul

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How the cheapest fare moved

Aug 8: €98 €98 Aug 4 Aug 8 low €98 · high €112

Departure-day prices · September 2027 Shanghai → Seoul

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Best time to visit Seoul — climate

Jan: ~2°C daytime, 4 rainy days JanFeb: ~2°C daytime, 2 rainy days FebMar: ~12°C daytime, 8 rainy days 12° MarApr: ~17°C daytime, 6 rainy days 17° AprMay: ~22°C daytime, 9 rainy days 22° MayJun: ~28°C daytime, 13 rainy days 28° JunJul: ~32°C daytime, 14 rainy days 32° JulAug: ~31°C daytime, 16 rainy days 31° AugSep: ~26°C daytime, 11 rainy days 26° SepOct: ~19°C daytime, 14 rainy days 19° OctNov: ~12°C daytime, 2 rainy days 12° NovDec: ~3°C daytime, 9 rainy days Dec

Best value: Sep — fares from €100 and ~26°C daytime.

Flights from Shanghai to Seoul start around €88 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €88–100, based on 25 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Shanghai → Seoul; typically 1 stop (e.g. 9C). · Based on 25 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Seoul

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Dec 3 – Dec 10 Spring Airlines · Direct · 1h 50m €164 Book
Jan 8 – Jan 14 Spring Airlines · Direct · 1h 50m €173 Book
Dec 20 – Jan 22 Spring Airlines · Direct · 1h 50m €183 Book
Sep 8 – Sep 11 Shandong Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 10m €185 Book
Sep 5 – Sep 7 Shandong Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 20m €186 Book
Nov 12 – Nov 17 Spring Airlines · Direct · 1h 50m €186 Book

Weather in Seoul

Sat ☁️ 33° 25° 💧95%
Sun 🌤️ 31° 25° 💧25%
Mon ☁️ 32° 24° 💧2%
Tue ☁️ 32° 22° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 31° 20° 💧0%
Thu 🌦️ 35° 22° 💧12%
Fri 🌦️ 35° 25° 💧51%

Where to stay in Seoul

3★+ hotels from €97/night (38 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Ocloud Hotel Gangnam hotel · Seoul
from €97/night★ 4
Arirang Hill Hotel Dongdaemun hotel · Seoul
from €109/night★ 4
GLAD Gangnam COEX Center hotel · Seoul
from €132/night★ 4

Good to know

Time difference+1h
Time in the air1h 50m

Things to do in Seoul

Top-rated tours and tickets from €56 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Seoul

Seoul (서울) is the capital of South Korea. With a population of over 9 million (with over 20 million in the wider metropolitan area), Seoul is by far South Korea's largest city and one of East Asia's financial and cultural centers. A fascinating blend of ancient traditions and cutting-edge digital technology, home to endless street food vendors and vast nightlife districts, an extraordinarily high-pressure educational system and serene Buddhist temples, a dynamic trend-setting youth culture and often crushing conformism, extraordinary architectu…

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-08-08. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.