There are 6 ways to get from Adelaide to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ADL - PVG
13h 42m¥2,277–3,977Fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane ADL - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
18h 34m¥1,641–8,772Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ADL - SHA
14h 36m¥2,327–4,727Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane ADL - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
16h 29m¥2,599–4,966Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ADL - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
17h 47m¥1,949–7,608Fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane ADL - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
19h 43m¥2,312–6,667
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥4000 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 42m and costs ¥2200 - ¥4000.
The distance between Adelaide and Shanghai is 7599 km.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Adelaide to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 8:21 AM in Adelaide and 6:51 AM in Shanghai.
There are 697+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Ngurah Rai, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–14,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–14,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–14,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–13,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–13,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
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 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 Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
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 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
- 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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