There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig to Shanghai by plane, car, or train
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LEJ - SHA
19h 2m¥2,762–9,090Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LEJ - PVG
16h 53m¥2,612–7,640Drive 10,114.2 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Shanghai Stationcar 10,114.2 km
4d 21h¥11,657–16,837Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane BER - SHA
17h 48m¥2,914–8,653Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DRS - PVG
17h 44m¥2,952–8,932Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BER - PVG
17h 49m¥3,264–4,803Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FRA - PVG
17h 9m¥2,751–4,275
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥4300 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Shanghai is to fly which takes 16h 53m and costs ¥2600 - ¥8000.
The distance between Leipzig and Shanghai is 8559 km. The road distance is 10114.2 km.
It takes approximately 19h 2m to get from Leipzig to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Leipzig. It is currently 3:51 PM in Leipzig and 10:51 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Shanghai is 10114 km. It takes approximately 4 days 21h to drive from Leipzig to Shanghai.
There are 1495+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Shanghai, China?
Lufthansa, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–13,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–13,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–460
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥260–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–140
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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