There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CMB - PVG
7h 47m¥1,756–5,092Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CMB - SHA
10h 1m¥1,806–5,042Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane CMB - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
11h 38m¥1,928–5,223Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane CMB - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
13h¥1,878–5,281Fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane CMB - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
12h 38m¥2,191–6,382
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥5500 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Shanghai is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs ¥1700 - ¥5500.
The distance between Colombo and Shanghai is 5170 km.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Colombo to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 3:59 PM in Colombo and 6:29 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
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
- ¥1,600–4,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,300
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
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
- 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
- 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
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
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
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