On your own: Tokyo → Shanghai
For a trip of about 10 days in November 2026, the best price we have seen is $777 CAD for Montreal → Tokyo, plus $730 CAD for Shanghai → Montreal, $1507 CAD in total.
That is $436 CAD more than the round trip to Tokyo: the price of adventure, with no retracing your steps.
By road, expect about 1831 km (about 29 h of driving) between Tokyo 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: Tokyo and Shanghai
In our scans, the open jaw between Tokyo and Shanghai costs $432 more on average (36%) than the best round trip to either city. The gap is smallest in November ($325 more): it is the price of landing in one city and flying home from another.
| Month | Open jaw | Tokyo round trip | Shanghai round trip | Versus best round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | $1507 | $1182 | $1455 | $325 more |
| December | $1568 | $1158 | $1455 | $410 more |
| January | $1670 | $1071 | $1455 | $599 more |
| February | $1629 | $1158 | $1455 | $471 more |
| March | $1905 | $1466 | $1455 | $450 more |
| April | $1798 | $1464 | $1658 | $334 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: Tokyo → 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 Tokyo and fly home from Shanghai instead of returning to where you landed.
How much is a flight from Montreal into Tokyo, home from Shanghai?
For about 10 days, the best price we have seen is $1507 CAD: $777 CAD to fly into Tokyo and $730 CAD to fly home from Shanghai.
Is it cheaper than a round trip to Tokyo or Shanghai?
That is $436 CAD more than the round trip to Tokyo: the price of adventure, with no retracing your steps.
How do I get from Tokyo to Shanghai?
By road it is about 1831 km (about 29 h of driving) from Tokyo 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.