Award flights from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai (PVG)

Flown non-stop in about 11h 35m, 26× a week. About 5,501 miles.

Who flies it

Airlines seen operating this pair, non-stop or through one of their hubs.

What it should cost in points

The published EuroBonus award chart for this pair. Fixed prices; availability is the hard part.

CabinOne wayRound tripOn SAS from
Economy54,00090,00030,000
Premium Economy81,000135,00045,000
Business108,000180,00060,000
First135,000225,000·

Partner awards price by zone (Europe to Central, East & South Asia), per person, plus taxes and a EUR 50 booking fee. Children 2 to 11 pay half points. Open this route in the points calculator.

Cheapest award seats on record

Points per person, one way, as last observed.

DateAirlineRoutingEconomyPremiumBusinessFirstSeen
2026-10-11KLKL1 stop · via AMS · 14h 50m————52d ago
2026-10-12KLKL1 stop · via AMS · 14h 50m————52d ago
2027-08-10CICI1 stop · via TPE · 17h 35m————52d ago
2027-08-12CICI1 stop · via TPE · 17h 35m————52d ago
2027-08-15VNVN1 stop · via HAN · 18h 30m————52d ago
2027-08-16CICI1 stop · via TPE · 17h 35m————50d ago

Typical weather in PVG

What Shanghai is usually like month by month. Long-run averages, not a forecast.

Jan
3°/10°
13d
Feb
4°/11°
12d
Mar
8°/15°
15d
Apr
13°/20°
13d
May
18°/25°
14d
Jun
22°/28°
18d
Jul
26°/32°
15d
Aug
26°/33°
12d
Sep
23°/28°
16d
Oct
17°/23°
11d
Nov
12°/18°
12d
Dec
5°/12°
10d

Warm from May to Oct. Driest from Dec to Dec. Monthly averages for 2015-2024, from NOAA NCEI, Global Surface Summary of the Day.

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