There are 8 ways to get from Darwin to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DRW - PVG
17h 11m¥1,855–7,055Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane DRW - SHA
15h 44m¥1,705–8,505Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane DRW - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
15h 41m¥1,827–9,086Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane DRW - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
17h 53m¥1,777–8,144Fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane DRW - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
17h 28m¥1,919–9,250Fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane DRW - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
19h 52m¥2,190–10,145Fly to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane DRW - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai stationtrain
20h¥1,941–9,655Fly to Yiwu Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Yiwu Airport (YIW)plane DRW - YIW
- Take the train from Yiwu to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
18h 40m¥1,856–8,177
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥7500 and takes 17h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Shanghai is to fly and train which takes 15h 41m and costs ¥1800 - ¥9500.
The distance between Darwin and Shanghai is 4996 km.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from Darwin to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 9:48 AM in Darwin and 8:18 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1668+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Shanghai, China?
Qantas, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Yiwu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Yiwu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Shantou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–16,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
Train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥75–85
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Yiwu to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–135
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–220
- Business Class Seat
- ¥280–400
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥55–85
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥130–190
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥26–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥55–80
- Soft sleeper
- ¥90–130
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥95–140
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
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