There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ATH - PVG
13h 6m¥2,622–4,422Fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane ATH - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
20h 52m¥1,786–5,217Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ATH - SHA
17h 10m¥3,272–9,572Fly 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
18h 1m¥1,894–5,653
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥1700 - ¥5500 and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 6m and costs ¥2600 - ¥4500.
The distance between Athens and Shanghai is 8627 km.
It takes approximately 13h 6m to get from Athens to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Athens. It is currently 7:11 AM in Athens and 1:11 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1908+ 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 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Train operators
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
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
- 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
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