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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)CMB - PVG
8h 2m
¥1,784–3,839
Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)CMB - SHA
10h 1m
¥1,644–5,089
Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)CMB - WUX
2. Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
11h 38m
¥1,907–5,860
Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)CMB - HGH
2. Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
11h 26m
¥2,216–3,028
Fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)CMB - NGB
2. Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
13h 20m
¥1,858–6,034
Fly to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)CMB - CZX
2. Take the train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
12h 32m
¥2,429–7,444
Fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)CMB - NTG
2. Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
12h 38m
¥2,029–7,409
Fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)CMB - NKG
2. Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
10h 59m
¥1,776–5,254

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights

36Weekly Planes

9h 27mAverage Duration

¥1,395Cheapest Price

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Distance: 5,169.7 km
Duration: 8h 2m

What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Shanghai, China?

China Eastern Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.

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Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Ave. Duration: 6h 45m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥1,400–4,600

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kunming

Ave. Duration: 10h 10m
When: Tuesday
Estimated price: ¥1,400–4,600

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kunming

Ave. Duration: 10h 10m
When: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price: ¥1,400–4,800

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International

Ave. Duration: 10h 25m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥1,400–5,500

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kunming

Ave. Duration: 12h 5m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥1,600–5,500

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong

Ave. Duration: 10h 40m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥1,900–6,500

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing

Ave. Duration: 12h 25m
When: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ¥1,700–7,000

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kunming

Ave. Duration: 11h 30m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥1,400–4,700

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International

Ave. Duration: 9h 50m
When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: ¥1,400–5,500

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Ave. Duration: 11h 5m
When: Wednesday and Sunday
Estimated price: ¥1,600–5,500

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Kunming

Ave. Duration: 12h 25m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥1,500–5,500

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Kunming

Ave. Duration: 15h 7m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,100–7,000

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International

Ave. Duration: 9h 47m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,100–8,000

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Chongqing

Ave. Duration: 11h 50m
When: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ¥2,200–9,000

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Kunming

Ave. Duration: 8h 20m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥1,400–4,800

Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun

Ave. Duration: 9h 10m
When: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Estimated price: ¥1,600–4,900

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Shanghai(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Shanghai is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the third largest in the world, with 24.89 million inhabitants in 2021, while the urban area is the most populous in China, with 39.3 million residents. As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion). Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for finance, business and economics, research, science and technology, manufacturing, transportation, tourism, and culture. The Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port.

Things to do in Shanghai

The Bund(Opens in a new window)

The Bund or Waitan (, Shanghainese: nga3thae1, ) is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River in the eastern part of Huangpu District. The area along the river faces the modern skyscrapers of Lujiazui in the Pudong District. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai. Building heights are restricted in the area.

Shanghai World Financial Center(Opens in a new window)

The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC; ) is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by the Mori Building Company, with Leslie E. Robertson Associates as its structural engineer and China State Construction Engineering Corp and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co. as its main contractor. It is a mixed-use skyscraper, consisting of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and ground-floor shopping malls. Park Hyatt Shanghai is the tower's hotel component, comprising 174 rooms and suites occupying the 79th to the 93rd floors, which at the time of completion was the highest hotel in the world. It is now the third-highest hotel in the world after the Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, which occupies floors 102 to 108 of the International Commerce Centre.

Shanghai Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Shanghai Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. Rebuilt at its current location in 1996, it is considered one of China's first world-class modern museums.

Jin Mao Tower(Opens in a new window)

The Jin Mao Tower, also known as the or, is an 88-story (93 if counting the floors in the spire) landmark skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China. It is 420.5 m tall and is one of the tallest buildings in the world. It contains a shopping mall, offices and the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel, which at the time of completion was the highest hotel in the world. Along with the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Shanghai Tower it is part of the Lujiazui skyline seen from the Bund. It was the tallest building in China from its completion in 1999 until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Shanghai World Financial Center which is located close by. The Shanghai Tower, a 121-story building located next to these two buildings, surpassed the height of both these buildings in 2015.

Places to stay in Shanghai

Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li(Opens in a new window)

9.7Exceptional

Riverdale Residence Xintiandi Shanghai(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

The Sukhothai Shanghai(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Kempinski The One Suites Hotel Shanghai Downtown(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

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