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¥2,726–6,829Fly 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¥1,962–5,064Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CHQ - PVG
18h 6m¥2,528–6,735Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JTR - PVG
17h 49m¥2,887–7,542
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 - ¥5500 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 11m and costs ¥2700 - ¥7000.
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 6:29 PM in Crete and 11:29 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1892+ 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, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥400–950
- Website
- Seajets
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