There are 6 ways to get from Berlin to Shanghai by plane, car, or train
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Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane BER - SHA
16h 40m¥2,430–5,603Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane BER - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
17h 12m¥1,752–5,684Drive 10,007.6 km
- Drive from Berlin to Shanghai Stationcar 10,007.6 km
4d 19h¥11,438–16,521Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BER - PVG
16h 41m¥2,780–4,153Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane BER - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
19h 33m¥2,802–5,742Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FRA - PVG
18h 12m¥2,720–4,491
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥4200 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Shanghai is to fly which takes 16h 40m and costs ¥2400 - ¥6000.
The distance between Berlin and Shanghai is 8436 km. The road distance is 10007.6 km.
It takes approximately 16h 40m to get from Berlin to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Berlin. It is currently 7:23 PM in Berlin and 2:23 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin to Shanghai is 10008 km. It takes approximately 4 days 19h to drive from Berlin to Shanghai.
There are 1549+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Shanghai, China?
Hainan flies from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Train operators
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 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥230–950
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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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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