There are 6 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
8h 27m¥2,151–4,887Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CMB - SHA
11h 11m¥2,601–8,237Fly 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
12h 8m¥2,823–8,818Fly 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
12h 14m¥2,173–7,876Fly 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 28m¥2,886–10,377Fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane CMB - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
13h 25m¥2,815–8,982
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 ¥2100 - ¥4900 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Shanghai is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs ¥2100 - ¥4900.
The distance between Colombo and Shanghai is 5170 km.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Colombo to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 12:45 PM in Colombo and 3:15 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1688+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and two 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
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
- Website
- 9air.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
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 Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
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
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
- 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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