There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ATH - PVG
13h 33m¥2,326–11,126Fly Athens International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ATH - SHA
17h 57m¥1,476–6,576Fly Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ATH - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
21h 58m¥1,598–7,157Fly Athens International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane ATH - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
20h 14m¥1,861–8,216Fly Athens International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane ATH - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
19h 55m¥2,748–5,115Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane KLX - PVG
22h 54m¥3,644–14,313
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥12000 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs ¥2300 - ¥12000.
The distance between Athens and Shanghai is 8628 km.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Athens to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Athens. It is currently 9:11 PM in Athens and 2:11 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1678+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Shanghai, China?
Juneyao Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Air China fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–16,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
Train operators
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 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
Bus operators
- 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
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥170–250
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
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