Accra to Shanghai runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €988.98, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 21h 39m over 13,081 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €988.98, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 14 October 2026
€988.98
- 198%Moves across the booking window
198%When it runs, leaving Accra
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €2,600.86Fri25
- about €2,682.87Sat26
- about €1,961.89Sun27
- about €1,758.93Mon28
- about €1,693.44Tue29
- about €2,002.01Wed30
- about €1,853.33Thu1
- about €1,830.91Fri2
- about €1,507.59Sat3
- about €1,595.50Sun4
- about €1,175.42Mon5
- about €1,315.84Tue6
- about €1,520.57Wed7
- about €1,492.25Thu8
- about €1,486.35Fri9
- about €1,504.64Sat10
- about €1,297.55Sun11
- about €1,206.10Mon12
- about €1,167.16Tue13
- about €988.98Wed14
- about €1,578.39Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Shanghai. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Shanghai for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Accra to Shanghai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €1,063.9190 days
- €872.7560 days
- €967.7445 days
- €1,217.9030 days
- €1,578.3921 days
- €1,492.2514 days
- €1,853.337 days
- €1,961.893 days
- €2,600.861 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €872.75.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 198 percent. The dearest point is €2,600.86, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Accra to Shanghai and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
8 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
13,081 km
12,605 km as the crow flies, 4% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
1,963,264 → 24,874,500
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 13,081 km against 12,605 km in a straight line, a detour of 4 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Doha, Dubai. The gap between arriving and leaving is 73 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Shanghai railway station
Most of the points near Shanghai railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Accra to Shanghai
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Accra to Shanghai?
The fastest journey from Accra to Shanghai takes 21h 39m door to door, of which 18h 27m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 22h 55m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Accra to Shanghai?
The cheapest fare from Accra to Shanghai is €988.98, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,639.75. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Accra to Shanghai?
The cheapest way from Accra to Shanghai is by flight, at €988.98 for one passenger on 14 October 2026. That journey takes 22h 50m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Accra to Shanghai?
Fares from Accra to Shanghai bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €872.75. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 198 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Accra to Shanghai?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Accra to Shanghai, at €1,206.10. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Accra to Shanghai?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Accra to Shanghai, at €812.57 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Accra to Shanghai?
2 operators sell services from Accra to Shanghai across 1 mode: Emirates, Qatar Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Accra to Shanghai?
0 percent of the services we sell from Accra to Shanghai are direct. The rest connect at Doha, Dubai, with about 73 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Accra to Shanghai use?
Services from Accra to Shanghai by flight leave from Kotoka International Airport ACC and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport PVG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Accra to Shanghai?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Accra to Shanghai allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Accra to Shanghai on 24 September 2026: 13081 km of route against 12605 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €988.98, and 21h 39m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Accra reaches 40 places in 33 countries on services we hold, over distances from 169 to 13,808 km. Shanghai reaches 270 places in 52 countries, from 40 to 12,605 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Accra
- 40Places you can leave for
- 33Countries
- 28Operators
33
28Arriving in Shanghai
Leaving Shanghai
- 270Places you can leave for
- 52Countries
- 92Operators