There are 9 ways to get from Aachen to Shanghai by train, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane BRU - SHA
18h 7m¥3,666–6,899Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CGN - PVG
18h¥1,856–6,746Drive 10,608.6 km
- Drive from Aachen to Shanghai Stationcar 10,608.6 km
5d¥11,983–17,309Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BRU - PVG
15h 13m¥2,516–5,249Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FRA - PVG
15h 16m¥2,737–3,875Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane FRA - SHA
16h 50m¥2,087–6,425Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane FRA - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
19h 7m¥2,472–7,065Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DUS - PVG
17h 54m¥2,121–6,314Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane AMS - PVG
19h 23m¥2,418–5,733
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥3900 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 13m and costs ¥2500 - ¥5500.
The distance between Aachen and Shanghai is 9166 km. The road distance is 10608.6 km.
It takes approximately 18h 7m to get from Aachen to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Aachen. It is currently 11:32 AM in Aachen and 6:32 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Shanghai is 10609 km. It takes approximately 5 days 0h to drive from Aachen to Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Shanghai, China?
There is no direct connection from Aachen to Shanghai. However, you can take the train to Brussels-Nord, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), walk to Hongqiao Airport T1, then take the line 10 subway to South Shaanxi Road. Alternatively, you can drive from Aachen to Shanghai Station in around 5d.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–3,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥290–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥380–420
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥290–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥240–550
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ¥240–340
- Comfort
- ¥250–350
- Premium
- ¥400–550
Train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥360–750
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ¥360–500
- Comfort
- ¥400–550
- Premium
- ¥550–750
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥340–700
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ¥340–480
- Comfort
- ¥380–550
- Premium
- ¥550–700
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥65–95
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- ¥65–95
- 1st Class
- ¥100–150
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥130–190
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
Want to know more about travelling around China
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide



























