There are 5 ways to get from Liverpool to Shanghai by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
15h 16m¥2,965–5,279Fly Liverpool to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LPL - PVG
21h 59m¥1,885–6,120Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MAN - SHA
18h 15m¥2,115–6,729Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
17h 14m¥3,153–8,197Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street 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 13m¥2,187–6,868
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥6500 and takes 21h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 16m and costs ¥2900 - ¥5500.
The distance between Liverpool and Shanghai is 9289 km.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Liverpool to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 1:39 PM in Liverpool and 8:39 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1265+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Shanghai, China?
easyJet, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) once daily.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Liverpool to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from Liverpool to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- 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
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–230
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–230
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–230
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–180
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–180
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–180
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–950
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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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