There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul (State) to Shanghai by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane IST - PVG
13h 43m¥2,073–6,560Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SAW - PVG
28h 20m¥1,454–5,361Bus, train
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Mineralnye Vodytrain
- Take the train from Mineralnye Vody to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Karaganda Passtrain
- Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
8d 1h¥2,372–4,312Drive 10,143.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Shanghai Stationcar 10,143.9 km
4d 20h¥8,715–12,588Fly Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane IST - SHA
15h 47m¥2,199–5,097Fly Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane IST - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
17h 53m¥1,607–6,080Fly Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane IST - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
19h 19m¥1,764–7,600Fly Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane IST - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
17h 45m¥2,202–4,414Fly Istanbul to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane IST - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai stationtrain
16h 37m¥1,632–5,838Fly Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane IST - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 22m¥1,704–6,461
Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥5500 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul (State) to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 43m and costs ¥2000 - ¥7000.
The distance between Istanbul (State) and Shanghai is 8101 km. The road distance is 10143.9 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul (State) to Shanghai without a car is to bus and train which takes 8 days 1h and costs ¥2300 - ¥4400.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Istanbul (State) to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Istanbul (State). It is currently 11:34 PM in Istanbul (State) and 4:34 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul (State) to Shanghai is 10144 km. It takes approximately 4 days 20h to drive from Istanbul (State) to Shanghai.
There are 703+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Istanbul (State), Turkey and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,900
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,900
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,900
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,000
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Erevan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tehran Imam Khomeini
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Nazran to Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥90–250
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥600–850
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥90–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥180–250
Train from Mineralnye Vody to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,200
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥2,400–3,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥600–850
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥800–1,200
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Petropavlovsk to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥550–800
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥750–1,100
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
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
- 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 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
- ¥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
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥410
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Website
- karaganda.avokzal.kz
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥403
- Website
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/расписание-автобусов
- 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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