There are 8 ways to get from France to Shanghai by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CDG - PVG
14h 54m¥2,448–4,648Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane FRA - SHA
18h 5m¥2,108–6,718Drive 11,018.4 km
- Drive from Paris to Shanghai Stationcar 11,018.4 km
5d 4h¥13,743–19,851Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CDG - SHA
16h 33m¥2,398–5,598Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MRS - PVG
14h 37m¥2,895–4,610Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GVA - PVG
17h 1m¥2,987–5,337Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FRA - PVG
16h 31m¥2,658–4,168Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane FRA - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
20h 22m¥2,493–7,858
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2400 - ¥4700 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from France to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 37m and costs ¥2800 - ¥4700.
The distance between France and Shanghai is 9334 km. The road distance is 11018.4 km.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from France to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of France. It is currently 2:23 AM in France and 9:23 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between France to Shanghai is 11018 km. It takes approximately 5 days 4h to drive from France to Shanghai.
There are 1514+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between France and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥200–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥270–600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ¥270–350
- 1st Class
- ¥440–600
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥160–390
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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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