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How to get fromCardiff to Shanghaiby train, plane or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Shanghai by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeLHR - PVG
    16h 13m
    ¥3,355–9,329

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeBRS - PVG
    17h 55m
    ¥1,844–5,591

  3. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)planeLHR - SHA
    17h 47m
    ¥2,215–8,779

  4. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeLGW - PVG
    17h 33m
    ¥3,016–11,560

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeMAN - PVG
    17h 57m
    ¥2,085–6,703

  6. Fly Cardiff Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeCWL - PVG
    18h 54m
    ¥3,285–12,095

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)planeLHR - NTG
    3. Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
    20h 15m
    ¥2,900–9,399

  8. Train, train to Exeter, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
    3. Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeEXT - PVG
    28h 58m
    ¥3,254–9,941

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration15h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,890Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Shanghai, China?

KLM flies from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 6 times a week.

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