There are 9 ways to get from Bern to Shanghai by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train to Basel, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BSL - PVG
17h 26m¥3,193–6,467Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Busto Arsiziotrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MXP - PVG
18h 43m¥2,270–6,823Drive 10,835.7 km
- Drive from Bern to Shanghai Stationcar 10,835.7 km
5d 3h¥15,286–22,079Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ZRH - PVG
16h 31m¥2,454–3,704Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GVA - PVG
17h¥3,046–6,105Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane GVA - SHA
18h 49m¥2,296–7,055Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FRA - PVG
18h 30m¥2,973–4,577Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane FRA - SHA
20h 4m¥2,423–7,627Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane FRA - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
22h 21m¥2,808–8,767
Basel (BSL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2400 - ¥3700 and takes 16h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 16h 31m and costs ¥2400 - ¥3700.
The distance between Bern and Shanghai is 9228 km. The road distance is 10835.7 km.
It takes approximately 17h 26m to get from Bern to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Bern. It is currently 3:09 AM in Bern and 10:09 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Shanghai is 10836 km. It takes approximately 5 days 3h to drive from Bern to Shanghai.
There are 1495+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Shanghai, China?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Shanghai. However, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, then take the line 2 subway to West Nanjing Road. Alternatively, you can drive from Bern to Shanghai Station in around 5d 3h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wenzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–380
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥290–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥290–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥290–500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Busto Arsizio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–70
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Busto Arsizio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥310–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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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