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)JSH - PVG
14h 1m¥2,658–7,608Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)HER - PVG
14h 33m¥2,147–6,558Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)CHQ - PVG
15h 11m¥2,427–7,285Car ferry to Paros National Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Fly from Paros National Airport (PAS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)PAS - PVG
18h 13m¥2,846–9,134Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)JTR - PVG
20h 36m¥3,137–7,856
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 ¥2100 - ¥7000 and takes 14h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 1m and costs ¥2600 - ¥8000.
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 12:23 AM in Crete and 6:23 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1456+ 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.
- 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
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Paros National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
- 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
- ¥600–900
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- ¥1,100–1,500
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥765–767
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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