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$568+ Cheap flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Shanghai, China

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a Cheapflights user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight departing on 8/28. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
MSY — SHA
Aug 9 — Aug 161
Sun 8/9
Sun 8/16
1 adult, Economy
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Cheap flight deals from New Orleans to Shanghai

Cheapest flights from New Orleans to Shanghai
Explore the most affordable flight options available from New Orleans to Shanghai. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on July 10, 2026.

This FlightHub deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/8. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure FlightHub is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 9/15:27 pm
MSY
-
PVG
2 stops57h 53m
Qatar Airways
Tue 9/812:35 am
PVG
-
MSY
2 stops36h 03m
Qatar Airways
Deal found 7/8$1,190
This Cathay Pacific deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/9. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Cathay Pacific is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 9/19:31 am
MSY
-
PVG
2 stops38h 44m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 9/95:40 pm
PVG
-
MSY
2 stops40h 54m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 7/9$1,211
This FlightHub deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/6. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure FlightHub is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 11/38:19 am
MSY
-
PVG
2 stops40h 21m
Qatar Airways
Tue 11/176:10 pm
PVG
-
MSY
2 stops43h 29m
Qatar Airways
Deal found 7/6$1,246
This Cathay Pacific deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/8. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Cathay Pacific is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 9/112:29 pm
MSY
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SHA
2 stops34h 36m
Multiple Airlines
Wed 9/91:20 pm
SHA
-
MSY
2 stops45h 14m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 7/8$1,249
This KAYAK deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/6. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure KAYAK is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 9/67:30 pm
MSY
-
PVG
2 stops26h 35m
Cathay Pacific
Thu 9/1012:20 pm
PVG
-
MSY
2 stops23h 36m
Cathay Pacific
Deal found 7/6$1,255
This Cathay Pacific deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/9. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Cathay Pacific is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 10/17:38 pm
MSY
-
PVG
2 stops27h 27m
Cathay Pacific
Mon 10/51:20 pm
PVG
-
MSY
2 stops45h 12m
Cathay Pacific
Deal found 7/9$1,287
This Cathay Pacific deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/9. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Cathay Pacific is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 10/17:38 pm
MSY
-
SHA
2 stops27h 27m
Cathay Pacific
Mon 10/510:30 pm
SHA
-
MSY
2 stops36h 02m
Cathay Pacific
Deal found 7/9$1,287
This American Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/9. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure American Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 9/18:01 am
MSY
-
PVG
1 stop18h 19m
American Airlines
Wed 9/95:20 pm
PVG
-
MSY
1 stop18h 38m
American Airlines
Deal found 7/9$1,291
This American Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/6. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure American Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 9/67:30 pm
MSY
-
PVG
1 stop30h 50m
American Airlines
Thu 9/105:20 pm
PVG
-
MSY
1 stop17h 14m
American Airlines
Deal found 7/6$1,298
This United Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/8. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure United Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 9/66:35 pm
MSY
-
PVG
2 stops33h 50m
United Airlines
Thu 9/1012:10 pm
PVG
-
MSY
1 stop19h 30m
United Airlines
Deal found 7/8$1,311
This FlightHub deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/6. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure FlightHub is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 12/812:10 pm
MSY
-
PVG
2 stops37h 50m
Air Canada
Tue 1/125:35 pm
PVG
-
MSY
2 stops34h 01m
Air Canada
Deal found 7/6$1,329
This Air Canada deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/6. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Air Canada is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 11/311:30 am
MSY
-
PVG
1 stop38h 55m
Air Canada
Tue 11/175:35 pm
PVG
-
MSY
2 stops40h 22m
Air Canada
Deal found 7/6$1,354

Find flight deals from New Orleans to Shanghai

Discover tips and strategies to find the most affordable flight options for your journey from New Orleans (MSY) to Shanghai (CN2). Learn about various techniques such as flexible date searches, comparing prices across and setting up price alerts. Use these methods to find the cheapest flights available for your travel needs. Data last updated July 10, 2026.

Round-trip from

$1,190
(Justfly.com)

One-way from

$568
(Kiwi.com)
From New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Shanghai
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One-way flight from New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Shanghai
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Customize your flight search to find flights from New Orleans to Shanghai that fit within your specific budget. Explore options based on user searches and filter the results based on your desired price range. Find flights that match your budget for a cost-effective journey. Over the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made 2,558,603 searches. Data last updated July 10, 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights from New Orleans to Shanghai that are best for you.

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - SHA

MSYSHA

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Tue 9/1

12:29 pm-12:05 pm

2 stops34h 36m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 9/9

1:20 pm-9:34 pm

2 stops45h 14m

$1,249

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - PVG

MSYPVG

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Thu 10/1

7:38 pm-12:05 pm

2 stops27h 27m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 10/5

1:20 pm-9:32 pm

2 stops45h 12m

$1,287

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - SHA

MSYSHA

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Thu 10/1

7:38 pm-12:05 pm

2 stops27h 27m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Mon 10/5

10:30 pm-9:32 pm

2 stops36h 02m

$1,287
Quickest round-trip

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - PVG

MSYPVG

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Tue 9/1

8:01 am-3:20 pm

1 stop18h 19m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 9/9

5:20 pm-10:58 pm

1 stop18h 38m

$1,291

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - SHA

MSYSHA

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Thu 8/20

7:30 pm-12:05 pm

2 stops27h 35m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 8/27

10:30 pm-9:46 pm

2 stops36h 16m

$1,383

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - PVG

MSYPVG

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Wed 8/5

6:14 am-7:50 pm

2 stops24h 36m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 8/12

9:55 am-8:33 pm

2 stops23h 38m

$1,418

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - PVG

MSYPVG

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Tue 8/4

5:12 am-7:50 pm

2 stops25h 38m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 8/11

9:55 am-11:38 pm

2 stops26h 43m

$1,418

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - PVG

MSYPVG

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Sun 9/6

7:07 am-7:45 pm

2 stops47h 38m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 9/10

4:00 pm-2:55 pm

2 stops35h 55m

$1,446

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - PVG

MSYPVG

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Sat 8/1

12:42 pm-3:25 pm

2 stops37h 43m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 8/20

5:30 pm-7:59 am

2 stops27h 29m

$1,468

New OrleansShanghai

MSY - SHA

MSYSHA

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Tue 11/3

5:05 pm-12:20 pm

2 stops29h 15m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Tue 11/17

4:35 pm-9:07 pm

2 stops42h 32m

$1,482

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  • What airport do you fly from for flights from New Orleans to Shanghai?

    New Orleans Louis Armstrong (MSY) is the airport you will fly out of if you book a flight from New Orleans to Shanghai. You should not have trouble finding flights to Shanghai from Louis Armstrong; the airport handles an average of 0 outbound flights to Shanghai per day. You should also have plenty of airline options to choose from since 0 airlines have flights from the New Orleans airport to Shanghai. It is only a 11.4 mi journey to Louis Armstrong (MSY) from New Orleans’s city center.

  • How long is the flight from New Orleans to Shanghai?

    For as low as $1,291, Cathay Pacific can have you in Shanghai from New Orleans in 18h 19m. The distance from New Orleans to Shanghai is about 7712 mi. Both multi-stop and nonstop flights can be found to your destination and back.

  • Can I find deals for flights from New Orleans to Shanghai that include hotel bookings?

    Yes. In addition to deals on New Orleans to Shanghai flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

  • How can I find direct flights from New Orleans to Shanghai?

    After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from New Orleans to Shanghai.

  • Can I find deals for business class flights from New Orleans to Shanghai?

    Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from New Orleans to Shanghai by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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