There are 8 ways to get from Geneva to Shanghai by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane GVA - SHA
14h 50m¥2,126–6,332Drive 10,991.2 km
- Drive from Geneva to Shanghai Stationcar 10,991.2 km
5d 3h¥14,798–21,375Fly Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GVA - PVG
13h 1m¥2,803–4,950Fly Geneva International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane GVA - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 1m¥2,195–6,551Fly Geneva International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane GVA - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
17h 27m¥2,429–7,117Fly Geneva International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane GVA - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
16h 48m¥2,209–6,507Fly Geneva International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane GVA - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai stationtrain
15h 35m¥2,290–6,857Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ZRH - PVG
17h 15m¥2,784–4,669
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2800 - ¥5000 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 1m and costs ¥2800 - ¥5000.
The distance between Geneva and Shanghai is 9242 km. The road distance is 10991.2 km.
It takes approximately 14h 50m to get from Geneva to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 9:10 AM in Geneva and 3:10 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Shanghai is 10991 km. It takes approximately 5 days 3h to drive from Geneva to Shanghai.
There are 1472+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Shanghai, China?
Air China and Shandong Airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–4,400
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
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 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 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 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
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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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