There are 9 ways to get from Calais to Shanghai by train, plane, car, 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.
Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane BRU - SHA
18h 48m¥3,340–7,138Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane BRU - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
19h 40m¥2,162–6,719Drive 10,897.9 km
- Drive from Calais to Shanghai Stationcar 10,897.9 km
5d 3h¥13,591–19,632Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BRU - PVG
16h 55m¥2,590–5,488Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CDG - PVG
17h 16m¥2,697–5,509Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane AMS - PVG
18h 57m¥2,337–5,559Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane BRU - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
21h 41m¥2,525–7,778Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
18h 47m¥3,077–10,139Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane AMS - SHA
21h 41m¥3,087–9,009
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥5500 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 16h 55m and costs ¥2500 - ¥5500.
The distance between Calais and Shanghai is 9231 km. The road distance is 10897.9 km.
It takes approximately 18h 48m to get from Calais to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Calais. It is currently 4:43 AM in Calais and 11:43 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Calais to Shanghai is 10898 km. It takes approximately 5 days 3h to drive from Calais to Shanghai.
There are 1510+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Calais, France and Shanghai, China?
There is no direct connection from Calais to Shanghai. However, you can take the train to Lille Flandres, walk to Lille Europe, take the train to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), walk to Hongqiao Airport T1, then take the line 10 subway to South Shaanxi Road. Alternatively, you can drive from Calais to Shanghai Station in around 5d 3h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–310
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ¥140–210
- Rail 1st Class
- ¥220–310
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥280–650
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ¥280–410
- Rail 1st Class
- ¥430–650
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥247–248
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥320–950
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥340–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ¥340–500
- 1st Class
- ¥700–1,200
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥140–180
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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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