There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Shanghai by train or plane
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Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
17h 8mFly Cardiff Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CWL - PVG
20h 57m¥3,123–11,591Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHR - PVG
16h 35mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
17h 37mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LHR - SHA
18h 13mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BRS - PVG
17h 37mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane LHR - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
20h 50mTrain, train to Exeter, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EXT - PVG
22h 57m
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥3100 - ¥12000 and takes 20h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Shanghai is to fly which takes 20h 57m and costs ¥3100 - ¥12000.
The distance between Cardiff and Shanghai is 9545 km.
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Cardiff to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:07 AM in Cardiff and 10:07 AM in Shanghai.
There are 703+ hotels available in Shanghai.
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.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Exeter to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Exeter to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–14,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from Exeter to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Exeter to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–14,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Exeter to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Edinburgh, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
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
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