On your own: Taipei → Shanghai
For a trip of about 10 days in November 2026, the best price we have seen is $985 CAD for Montreal → Taipei, plus $730 CAD for Shanghai → Montreal, $1715 CAD in total.
That is $258 CAD more than the round trip to Shanghai: the price of adventure, with no retracing your steps.
By road, expect about 879 km (about 14 h of driving) between Taipei and Shanghai.
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: Taipei and Shanghai
In our scans, the open jaw between Taipei and Shanghai costs $341 more on average (23%) than the best round trip to either city. The gap is smallest in April ($244 more): it is the price of landing in one city and flying home from another.
| Month | Open jaw | Taipei round trip | Shanghai round trip | Versus best round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | $1715 | $1597 | $1457 | $258 more |
| December | $1846 | $1702 | $1457 | $389 more |
| January | $1840 | $1618 | $1457 | $383 more |
| February | $1840 | $1605 | $1457 | $383 more |
| March | $1848 | $1606 | $1457 | $391 more |
| April | $1848 | $1605 | $1604 | $244 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: Taipei → Shanghai
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 Taipei and fly home from Shanghai instead of returning to where you landed.
How much is a flight from Montreal into Taipei, home from Shanghai?
For about 10 days, the best price we have seen is $1715 CAD: $985 CAD to fly into Taipei and $730 CAD to fly home from Shanghai.
Is it cheaper than a round trip to Taipei or Shanghai?
That is $258 CAD more than the round trip to Shanghai: the price of adventure, with no retracing your steps.
How do I get from Taipei to Shanghai?
By road it is about 879 km (about 14 h of driving) from Taipei to Shanghai. 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.