There are 8 ways to get from Canada to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane YVR - PVG
16h¥2,477–5,085Fly Vancouver International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane YVR - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
20h 32m¥1,499–4,474Fly Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane YVR - SHA
19h 4m¥1,527–4,835Fly Calgary International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane YYC - PVG
19h 23m¥1,674–4,774Fly Edmonton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane YEG - PVG
19h 36m¥1,891–5,591Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane YYZ - PVG
18h 11m¥2,936–6,288Fly Vancouver International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane YVR - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
20h 10m¥1,649–5,116Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SEA - PVG
22h 33m¥3,184–9,270
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canada to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥1500 - ¥4500 and takes 20h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Canada to Shanghai is to fly which takes 16h and costs ¥2400 - ¥5500.
The distance between Canada and Shanghai is 9068 km.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Canada to Shanghai, including transfers.
There are 1543+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Canada and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–13,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–15,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥270–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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