On your own: Shanghai → Tokyo
For a trip of about 10 days in January 2027, the best price we have seen is $968 CAD for Montreal → Shanghai, plus $634 CAD for Tokyo → Montreal, $1602 CAD in total.
That is $531 CAD more than the round trip to Tokyo: the price of adventure, with no retracing your steps.
By road, expect about 1828 km (about 28 h of driving) between Shanghai and Tokyo.
Open jaw or round trip?
A round trip brings you back to where you landed; the open jaw has you travel between the two cities.
Open jaw or round trip, month by month: Shanghai and Tokyo
In our scans, the open jaw between Shanghai and Tokyo costs $436 more on average (36%) than the best round trip to either city. The gap is smallest in April ($288 more): it is the price of landing in one city and flying home from another.
| Month | Open jaw | Shanghai round trip | Tokyo round trip | Versus best round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | $1671 | $1455 | $1182 | $489 more |
| December | $1682 | $1455 | $1158 | $524 more |
| January | $1602 | $1455 | $1071 | $531 more |
| February | $1643 | $1455 | $1158 | $485 more |
| March | $1752 | $1455 | $1466 | $297 more |
| April | $1752 | $1658 | $1464 | $288 more |
For each month: the best open-jaw price (two one-way flights, stays of 10 to 10 days) and the best round trip to each of the two cities (stays of 6 to 14 days, depending on the lengths we scan). Only our latest scans are used.
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Frequently asked questions: Shanghai → Tokyo
What is an open-jaw flight?
An open-jaw (or multi-city) flight arrives in one city and leaves from another. Here you arrive in Shanghai and fly home from Tokyo instead of returning to where you landed.
How much is a flight from Montreal into Shanghai, home from Tokyo?
For about 10 days, the best price we have seen is $1602 CAD: $968 CAD to fly into Shanghai and $634 CAD to fly home from Tokyo.
Is it cheaper than a round trip to Shanghai or Tokyo?
That is $531 CAD more than the round trip to Tokyo: the price of adventure, with no retracing your steps.
How do I get from Shanghai to Tokyo?
By road it is about 1828 km (about 28 h of driving) from Shanghai to Tokyo. Train, bus or a rental car are the usual options; that cost is not included in the prices shown.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No. They are the best prices from our latest scan and they change often. Check the final price on Google Flights before you book.