There are 5 ways to get from Leeds to Shanghai by train or plane
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
15h 14m¥2,831–7,853Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MAN - SHA
18h 13m¥1,881–8,803Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LBA - PVG
18h 34m¥2,490–9,241Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
17h 10m¥3,286–7,559Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane MAN - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
20h 11m¥2,753–5,042
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥5500 and takes 20h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 14m and costs ¥2800 - ¥8000.
The distance between Leeds and Shanghai is 9308 km.
It takes approximately 15h 14m to get from Leeds to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 4:22 AM in Leeds and 12:22 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1670+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Shanghai, China?
KLM and China Eastern Airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥170–300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥490–750
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥140–270
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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
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