Trip standings

Traveller A from Singapore and Traveller B from Shenzhen. 8 city and window pairings, ranked by the top of each group-total range. Checked 11 Oct 2026.

The rules every option had to meet (5)

Direct only
20 kg checked bag each way
Land within 3 hours of each other
Out Friday night or Saturday morning, back Sunday
Traveller B won't fly from Hong Kong

Sample data. Fares and times are real (Google Flights via SerpApi, checked 11 Oct 2026). Bag fees are placeholders until the fee table is built.

Standings

The cheapest option in each pairing. Lower group total ranks higher.

City and travel window pairings, ranked by the top of each group-total range
Pos	Destination	Group total^{1 (includes placeholder bag fees)}	Per person^{1 (includes placeholder bag fees)}	Arrival gap	Leg deals	Valid	Form
1	ShanghaiLeader4–13 Dec	S$908–986	A S$639–691B S$269–295	2h	2 good, 2 fair	83	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
2	Shanghai11–20 Dec	S$946–1,024	A S$677–729B S$269–295	2h	1 good, 3 fair	83	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
3	Seoul4–13 Dec	S$1,482–1,534	A S$1,032–1,084B S$450	1h 50m	1 great, 3 fair	10	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
4	Seoul11–20 Dec	S$1,703–1,755	A S$1,262–1,314B S$441	1h 50m	1 great, 2 fair, 1 poor	10	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
5	Osaka4–13 Dec	S$3,147–3,173	A S$1,988–2,014B S$1,159	1h 30m	2 fair, 2 poor	1	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
6	Osaka11–20 Dec	S$3,680–3,706	A S$2,511–2,537B S$1,169	1h 30m	2 fair, 2 poor	1	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
Relegation zoneNo combination met every rule
Not ranked	Tokyo4–13 Dec	No outbound flight from Shenzhen fitted the rules.				0	Form: no legs
Not ranked	Tokyo11–20 Dec	No outbound flight from Shenzhen fitted the rules.				0	Form: no legs
Promotion on offer. Allow Friday departures from 17:00 and Tokyo comes back: 4–13 Dec would finish 5th at S$1,833–1,885; 11–20 Dec would finish 6th at S$2,076–2,128. A what-if: the other cities stay as searched under your current rules. The nudge gives a group total and arrival gap only, so promoted rows show a dash for the rest.

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Form shows each leg’s price status in flying order: outbound A, outbound B, return A, return B.

Airline-verified: Seen on the airline's own booking page, with bags.
Seller-confirmed: Price and bag terms returned by the seller's own listing.
Estimated: Google Flights fare plus a bag fee from our table. Not yet checked with the seller.
Unverifiable: We tried and couldn't confirm this price.
Empty: no leg to show.

The leader leg by leg: Shanghai, 4–13 Dec

True cost per person is every fare plus a checked bag each way.

Traveller A, from Singapore

Out, Sat 5 Dec9C 8552 Spring
SIN 06:30toPVG 11:455h 15m
Fare
S$400 Estimated
20 kg bag
S$38–64¹
Deal
Fair: Within the typical S$240–405
Back, Sun 13 Dec9C 8551 Spring
PVG 23:30toSIN 05:30 Mon 14 Dec6h
Fare
S$163 Estimated
20 kg bag
S$38–64¹
Deal
Good: Low end of the typical S$140–375

Fares: S$563
Bags: S$76–128¹
True cost: S$639–691

Traveller B, from Shenzhen

Out, Sat 5 DecMU 5332 China Eastern
SZX 07:30toPVG 09:452h 15m
Fare
S$131 Estimated
20 kg bag
S$0¹ assumed included in the fare
Deal
Fair: Within the typical S$85–135
Back, Sun 13 Dec9C 8917 Spring
SHA 07:30toSZX 10:102h 40m
Fare
S$100 Estimated
20 kg bag
S$38–64¹
Deal
Good: Low end of the typical S$85–135

Fares: S$231
Bags: S$38–64¹
True cost: S$269–295

Every option, ranked

All 14 kept options across the table, up to three per pairing, by the top of the group-total range.

Rank	Destination	Group total^{1 (includes placeholder bag fees)}	Traveller A^{1 (includes placeholder bag fees)}	Traveller B^{1 (includes placeholder bag fees)}	Lands	Gap	Flights out	Form
1	Shanghai4–13 Dec	S$908–986	S$639–691	S$269–295	A 11:45 PVGB 09:45 PVG	2h	A 9C 8552B MU 5332	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
2	Shanghai4–13 Dec	S$908–986	S$639–691	S$269–295	A 11:45 PVGB 09:30 PVG	2h 15m	A 9C 8552B Y8 7565	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
3	Shanghai4–13 Dec	S$937–1,015	S$639–691	S$298–324	A 11:45 PVGB 13:40 SHA	1h 55m	A 9C 8552B MU 5338	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
4	Shanghai11–20 Dec	S$946–1,024	S$677–729	S$269–295	A 11:45 PVGB 09:45 PVG	2h	A 9C 8552B MU 5332	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
5	Shanghai11–20 Dec	S$946–1,024	S$677–729	S$269–295	A 11:45 PVGB 09:30 PVG	2h 15m	A 9C 8552B Y8 7565	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
6	Shanghai11–20 Dec	S$982–1,060	S$677–729	S$305–331	A 11:45 PVGB 13:40 SHA	1h 55m	A 9C 8552B MU 5338	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
7	Seoul4–13 Dec	S$1,482–1,534	S$1,032–1,084	S$450	A 08:40 ICNB 06:50 ICN	1h 50m	A 7C 2624B OZ 372	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
8	Seoul4–13 Dec	S$1,526–1,578	S$1,005–1,057	S$521	A 10:10 ICNB 12:35 ICN	2h 25m	A TR 842B CZ 3089	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
9	Seoul4–13 Dec	S$1,527–1,579	S$1,077–1,129	S$450	A 06:35 ICNB 06:50 ICN	15m	A TW 162B OZ 372	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
10	Seoul11–20 Dec	S$1,703–1,755	S$1,262–1,314	S$441	A 08:40 ICNB 06:50 ICN	1h 50m	A 7C 2624B OZ 372	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
11	Seoul11–20 Dec	S$1,707–1,759	S$1,195–1,247	S$512	A 10:10 ICNB 12:35 ICN	2h 25m	A TR 842B CZ 3089	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
12	Seoul11–20 Dec	S$1,758–1,810	S$1,317–1,369	S$441	A 06:35 ICNB 06:50 ICN	15m	A TW 162B OZ 372	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
13	Osaka4–13 Dec	S$3,147–3,173	S$1,988–2,014	S$1,159	A 15:30 KIXB 14:00 KIX	1h 30m	A SQ 620B ZH 661	Form: all 4 legs Estimated
14	Osaka11–20 Dec	S$3,680–3,706	S$2,511–2,537	S$1,169	A 15:30 KIXB 14:00 KIX	1h 30m	A SQ 620B ZH 661	Form: all 4 legs Estimated

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