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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)plane SJO - PVG
24h 15m
¥2,963–11,066
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane SJO - SHA
26h 54m
¥2,413–13,016
Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
1. Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverdeshuttle
2. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airportshuttle
3. Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LIR - PVG
29h 33m
¥10,687–32,837
Fly Limón International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
1. Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LIO - PVG
36h 57m
¥3,430–14,143
Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
1. Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
2. Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane XQP - PVG
29h 43m
¥4,661–10,626
Ferry to Cobano, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
1. Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
2. Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ACO - PVG
34h 16m
¥3,775–10,185
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)plane SJO - HGH
2. Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
29h 12m
¥3,885–9,655

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

4Weekly Planes

21h 30mAverage Duration

¥2,934Cheapest Price

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Distance: 14,706.8 km
Duration: 24h 15m

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

United Airlines and China Eastern Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a week.

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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

THE ONE Shanghai Downtown, Vignette Collection by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

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