There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Dublin Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane DUB - SHA
17h 48m¥2,773–8,600Fly Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane DUB - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 19m¥1,695–6,681Fly Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DUB - PVG
17h 29m¥2,523–9,150Fly Shannon Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SNN - PVG
18h 23m¥2,200–7,619Fly Cork Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ORK - PVG
16h 16m¥2,287–7,600Fly Dublin Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane DUB - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
20h 41m¥2,745–4,739Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BFS - PVG
18h 50m¥1,806–6,263Fly Dublin Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane DUB - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
20h 20m¥1,858–7,240
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥2700 - ¥4800 and takes 20h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Shanghai is to fly which takes 16h 16m and costs ¥2200 - ¥8000.
The distance between Ireland and Shanghai is 9374 km.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from Ireland to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 12:00 PM in Ireland and 8:00 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Ireland and Shanghai, China?
Hainan flies from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Edinburgh, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Train operators
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 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
- 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
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–100
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- ¥70–100
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
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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