There are 4 ways to get from Crete to Shanghai by plane or car ferry
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Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JSH - PVG
14h 11m¥3,123–8,824Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HER - PVG
14h 48m¥1,962–5,564Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CHQ - PVG
18h 6m¥2,630–8,246Car 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¥3,252–9,021
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 - ¥6000 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 11m and costs ¥3100 - ¥9000.
The distance between Crete and Shanghai is 8575 km.
It takes approximately 14h 11m to get from Crete to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Crete. It is currently 10:54 AM in Crete and 3:54 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1770+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–17,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–17,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tel Aviv, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥360–950
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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