There are 9 ways to get from Dortmund to Shanghai by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FRA - PVG
15h 54m¥2,858–3,997Fly Dortmund Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DTM - PVG
17h 33m¥1,900–6,177Drive 10,464.4 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Shanghai Stationcar 10,464.4 km
4d 22h¥11,878–17,157Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane FRA - SHA
17h 28m¥2,108–6,447Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane FRA - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
19h 34m¥2,230–7,028Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane FRA - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
19h 45m¥2,493–7,587Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BRU - PVG
18h 3m¥2,910–7,604Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DUS - PVG
17h 13m¥2,180–6,579Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Den Haag Centraaltrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane AMS - PVG
20h 12m¥2,148–5,464
Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2800 - ¥4000 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 54m and costs ¥2800 - ¥4000.
The distance between Dortmund and Shanghai is 9157 km. The road distance is 10464.4 km.
It takes approximately 15h 54m to get from Dortmund to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Dortmund. It is currently 12:31 PM in Dortmund and 7:31 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Dortmund to Shanghai is 10464 km. It takes approximately 4 days 22h to drive from Dortmund to Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Shanghai, China?
Wizz Air, Air Serbia, and two other airlines fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest, Ningbo Lishe
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–3,800
- Website
- 9air.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest, Ningbo Lishe
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥400–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥230–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥270–600
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ¥270–390
- Comfort
- ¥300–410
- Premium
- ¥450–600
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥230–500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ¥230–330
- Comfort
- ¥250–340
- Premium
- ¥390–500
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥85–120
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–160
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥95–140
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥100–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥90–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥75–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ¥75–120
- 1st Class
- ¥130–220
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ¥120–190
- 1st Class
- ¥230–380
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Den Haag Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ¥180–280
- 1st Class
- ¥360–600
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–170
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- 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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