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 Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GVA - PVG
12h 21m¥3,568–4,428Fly Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane GVA - SHA
14h 35m¥2,406–6,762Drive 10,991.1 km
- Drive from Geneva to Shanghai Stationcar 10,991.1 km
5d 4h¥14,967–21,618Fly 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
17h 46m¥3,256–9,172Fly 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¥2,733–7,582Fly 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¥2,518–7,013Fly Geneva International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane GVA - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai stationtrain
17h 12m¥2,509–6,836Train 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
16h 40m¥2,879–5,977
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2800 - ¥6000 and takes 16h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Shanghai is to fly which takes 12h 21m and costs ¥3500 - ¥4500.
The distance between Geneva and Shanghai is 9299 km. The road distance is 10991.1 km.
It takes approximately 12h 21m to get from Geneva to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 11:18 PM in Geneva and 5:18 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Shanghai is 10991 km. It takes approximately 5 days 4h to drive from Geneva to Shanghai.
There are 1826+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Air China, and Finnair fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–4,300
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Train operators
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 Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
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
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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Bus operators
- 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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