How to get fromCosta Rica to Shanghaiby plane, shuttle, taxi, train or ferry

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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best
1. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)SJO - PVG
25h 15m
¥3,448–12,061
Fly Limón International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)LIO - PVG
38h 22m
¥2,511–7,133
Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
1. Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
2. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
3. Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)LIR - PVG
30h 3m
¥6,622–17,852
Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
1. Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQP
2. Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)XQP - PVG
39h 38m
¥3,299–8,065
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
1. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)SJO - SHA
26h 44m
¥3,008–11,011
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
1. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)SJO - HGH
2. Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
31h 8m
¥2,980–9,150
Ferry to Cobano, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
1. Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
2. Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)ACO - PVG
43h 1m
¥2,960–9,681

Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights

7Weekly Planes

22h 15mAverage Duration

¥3,406Cheapest Price

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Distance: 14,706.8 km
Duration: 25h 15m

What companies run services between Costa Rica and Shanghai, China?

United Airlines flies from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) once daily.

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Flights from Liberia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles

Ave. Duration: 32h 38m
When: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price: ¥5,000–15,000

Flights from Liberia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco

Ave. Duration: 33h 12m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: ¥5,000–15,000

Flights from Liberia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles, Osaka Kansai

Ave. Duration: 26h 5m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥7,000–21,000

Flights from Limón International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco

Ave. Duration: 43h 55m
When: Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: ¥2,400–7,000

Flights from Limón International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda

Ave. Duration: 37h 25m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,800–27,000

Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Liberia International Airport, San Francisco

Ave. Duration: 39h 5m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: ¥2,400–7,000

Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco

Ave. Duration: 43h 55m
When: Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: ¥2,400–7,000

Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda

Ave. Duration: 37h 25m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,700–27,000

Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Ave. Duration: 26h 30m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥3,600–13,000

Flights from Cobano to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Liberia International Airport, San Francisco

Ave. Duration: 36h 45m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: ¥2,800–8,500

Flights from Cobano to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco

Ave. Duration: 44h 5m
When: Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: ¥2,800–8,500

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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

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