There are 7 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)ABZ - PVG
17h 40m¥2,263–6,599Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)EDI - PVG
19h 59m¥1,974–6,322Fly Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)ABZ - SHA
18h 14m¥2,200–8,000Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)GLA - PVG
20h 45m¥1,987–6,313Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Station
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)INV - PVG
21h 51m¥2,568–8,117Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)DND - PVG
20h 40m¥2,624–8,782Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)MAN - PVG
20h 30m¥2,365–7,583
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 19h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Shanghai is to fly which takes 17h 40m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between Aberdeen and Shanghai is 8933 km.
It takes approximately 17h 40m to get from Aberdeen to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 12:03 PM in Aberdeen and 8:03 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1292+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Shanghai, China?
British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via London Heathrow, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via London Heathrow, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Manchester Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–13,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–14,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via London Heathrow, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- 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
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–700
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥240–800
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–550
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥130–280
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥170–700
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥95–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–700
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥65–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥550–750
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥2,200–2,500
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥380–850
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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