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How to get fromHeidelberg to Shanghaiby train, plane, car or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Heidelberg to Shanghai by train, plane, car, or bus

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane FRA - PVG
    15h 6m
    ¥2,512–3,919

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane plane FRA - WUX
    3. Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain train
    18h 47m
    ¥1,884–6,550

  3. Drive 10,531.3 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Shanghai Stationcar car 10,531.3 km
    5d
    ¥11,984–17,309

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane plane FRA - SHA
    16h 40m
    ¥3,462–7,969

  5. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane STR - PVG
    17h 41m
    ¥3,562–6,489

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane plane FRA - NTG
    3. Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus bus
    18h 57m
    ¥2,247–7,109

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane plane FRA - HGH
    3. Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain train
    18h 38m
    ¥1,934–6,108

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane MUC - PVG
    18h 39m
    ¥3,437–6,079

Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights

Calendar32Weekly Planes
Duration13h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,226Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Shanghai, China?

There is no direct connection from Heidelberg to Shanghai. However, you can take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, then take the line 2 subway to West Nanjing Road. Alternatively, you can drive from Heidelberg to Shanghai Station in around 5d.

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