There are 7 ways to get from Addis Ababa to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ADD - PVG
14h 15m¥3,511–10,888Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane ADD - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
18h 37m¥2,590–8,382Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ADD - SHA
17h 24m¥3,439–10,769Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ADD - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
17h 50m¥3,671–11,515Fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane ADD - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
20h 26m¥4,276–13,268Fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane ADD - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
19h 47m¥3,774–11,708Fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane ADD - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai stationtrain
17h 44m¥3,595–11,016
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Addis Ababa to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥2500 - ¥8500 and takes 18h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Addis Ababa to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 15m and costs ¥3500 - ¥11000.
The distance between Addis Ababa and Shanghai is 8875 km.
It takes approximately 14h 15m to get from Addis Ababa to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Addis Ababa. It is currently 11:32 PM in Addis Ababa and 4:32 AM in Shanghai.
There are 703+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Shanghai, China?
Ethiopian Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and Air China fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–14,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–14,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–14,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–14,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
- Website
- 9air.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
Train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
- 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
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