There are 5 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 1m¥2,416–6,731Fly 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 33m¥2,062–6,063Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CHQ - PVG
15h 11m¥2,338–7,277Car 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
19h 28m¥2,749–7,612Car 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
20h 36m¥2,937–7,360
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 ¥2000 - ¥6500 and takes 14h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 1m and costs ¥2400 - ¥7000.
The distance between Crete and Shanghai is 8575 km.
It takes approximately 14h 1m to get from Crete to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Crete. It is currently 10:01 AM in Crete and 4:01 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1513+ 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) 3 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,500
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- ¥600–850
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- ¥1,000–1,500
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥750–770
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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