There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ATH - PVG
13h 26m¥2,823–4,423Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ATH - SHA
17h 40m¥1,673–5,073Fly 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 56m¥1,795–5,654Fly 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 12m¥1,958–5,713
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 which costs ¥1600 - ¥5500 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 26m and costs ¥2800 - ¥4500.
The distance between Athens and Shanghai is 8627 km.
It takes approximately 13h 26m to get from Athens to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Athens. It is currently 11:59 PM in Athens and 4:59 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1472+ 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.
- 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
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
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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