There are 6 ways to get from Crete to Shanghai by plane, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JSH - PVG
15h 16m¥3,184–12,601Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HER - PVG
15h 28m¥1,961–8,063Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CHQ - PVG
18h 6m¥3,133–12,758Car ferry to Paros National Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
- Fly from Paros National Airport (PAS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PAS - PVG
17h 53m¥4,071–15,748Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JTR - PVG
17h 49m¥3,871–11,062Ferry to Milos Island National Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Heraklion Port to Milosferry
- Fly from Milos Island National Airport (MLO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MLO - PVG
22h 11m¥4,000–14,458
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥8500 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Shanghai is to fly which takes 15h 16m and costs ¥3100 - ¥13000.
The distance between Crete and Shanghai is 8575 km.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Crete to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Crete. It is currently 1:44 PM in Crete and 6:44 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1684+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Shanghai, China?
Olympic Air and Juneyao Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–13,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–15,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–15,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–24,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–15,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–24,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,600
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥380–1,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 2810 399800
- info@minoan.gr
- Website
- minoan.gr
Ferry from Heraklion Port to Milos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥240–410
- Website
- https://www.minoan.gr/en
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