There are 6 ways to get from Aberdeen to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ABZ - PVG
17h 35m¥2,152–6,023Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane EDI - SHA
19h 58m¥1,881–6,593Fly Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ABZ - SHA
18h 14m¥2,306–7,076Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EDI - PVG
20h¥1,931–6,143Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GLA - PVG
20h 42m¥1,910–5,639Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane INV - PVG
21h 51m¥2,190–6,440
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥6500 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Shanghai is to fly which takes 17h 35m and costs ¥2100 - ¥6000.
The distance between Aberdeen and Shanghai is 8933 km.
It takes approximately 17h 35m to get from Aberdeen to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 2:46 PM in Aberdeen and 10:46 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1540+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Shanghai, China?
British Airways, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Manchester, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥250–800
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–360
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥120–320
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥80–500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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