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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 10m
    ¥3,286–9,108

  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 57m
    ¥1,789–5,354

  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 43m
    ¥2,146–8,558

  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 29m
    ¥3,385–10,767

  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 56m
    ¥3,544–6,554

  6. Fly Cardiff Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeCWL - PVG
    19h 1m
    ¥3,284–12,095

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)planeLHR - WUX
    3. Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
    19h 15m
    ¥3,609–7,629

  8. 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 11m
    ¥2,831–8,678

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

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration16h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,870Cheapest Price
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KLM flies from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 6 times a week.

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