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)LEJ - SHA
19h 2m¥2,557–8,585Drive 10,116.6 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Shanghai Station10,116.6 km
4d 21h¥11,835–17,095Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)LEJ - PVG
16h 53m¥2,597–7,635Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)BER - SHA
18h 17m¥3,062–8,518Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)DRS - PVG
17h 58m¥3,042–8,921Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)BER - PVG
18h 18m¥3,102–10,568Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)FRA - PVG
16h 51m¥2,735–4,599
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 - ¥4600 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 16h 51m and costs ¥2700 - ¥4600.
The distance between Leipzig and Shanghai is 8559 km. The road distance is 10116.6 km.
It takes approximately 19h 2m to get from Leipzig to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Leipzig. It is currently 8:52 AM in Leipzig and 3:52 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Shanghai is 10117 km. It takes approximately 4 days 21h to drive from Leipzig to Shanghai.
There are 1295+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Shanghai, China?
Lufthansa, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
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
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
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, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
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
- ¥2,800–3,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–13,000
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
- ¥2,600–9,000
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
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
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,100
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
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
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- 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
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- 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
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–440
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥200–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥290–950
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥35–140
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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