There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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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
11h 4m¥3,018–4,366Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ATH - SHA
14h 32m¥1,968–5,116Fly 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
16h 29m¥2,490–6,897Fly 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
17h 50m¥2,153–5,956
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 ¥1900 - ¥5500 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Shanghai is to fly which takes 11h 4m and costs ¥3000 - ¥4400.
The distance between Athens and Shanghai is 8627 km.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Athens to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Athens. It is currently 10:42 PM in Athens and 3:42 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1828+ 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) 4 times a day.
- 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
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
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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