There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Shanghai by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane IST - PVG
13h 43m¥2,072–6,558Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane IST - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
17h 53m¥1,607–6,078Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 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 14h¥2,640–4,413Drive 10,143.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Shanghai Stationcar 10,143.9 km
4d 20h¥8,712–12,584Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane IST - SHA
15h 47m¥2,198–5,095Fly 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¥1,764–7,598Fly 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¥2,201–4,413Fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane IST - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
19h 45m¥1,722–6,326Fly 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¥1,632–5,836Fly 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¥1,703–6,459
Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥5500 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 43m and costs ¥2000 - ¥7000.
The distance between Istanbul and Shanghai is 8101 km. The road distance is 10143.9 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Shanghai without a car is to bus and train which takes 8 days 14h and costs ¥2600 - ¥4500.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Istanbul to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 7:24 PM in Istanbul and 12:24 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Shanghai is 10144 km. It takes approximately 4 days 20h to drive from Istanbul to Shanghai.
There are 1709+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Istanbul, 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 Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
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 Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
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 Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
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
- 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 Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
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
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥2,300–3,300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥600–800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥750–1,100
- 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 Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
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 Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–120
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ¥70–85
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥55–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥50–140
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–110
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥90
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥85–120
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥40–65
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥724
- 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
- ¥402
- 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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