There are 8 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 5m¥3,037–7,840Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ADD - SHA
16h 9m¥3,123–8,155Fly 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 16m¥3,204–8,409Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- 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 2m¥3,173–8,254Fly 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
19h 26m¥3,745–9,707Fly 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 8m¥3,694–9,589Fly to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane ADD - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai stationtrain
19h 20m¥4,297–11,324Fly 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 37m¥3,390–8,736
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 which costs ¥3000 - ¥8000 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Addis Ababa to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 5m and costs ¥3000 - ¥8000.
The distance between Addis Ababa and Shanghai is 8875 km.
It takes approximately 14h 5m to get from Addis Ababa to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Addis Ababa. It is currently 7:01 AM in Addis Ababa and 12:01 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Shanghai, China?
Ethiopian Airlines, Air India Limited, 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 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–10,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–10,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–10,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–10,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–10,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–10,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Dhaka, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Dhaka, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–10,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Dhaka, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–10,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–10,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,500
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,500
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 Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥75–85
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
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 Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥55–85
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥130–190
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥26–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥55–80
- Soft sleeper
- ¥90–130
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
Train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥95–140
- 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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