There are 8 ways to get from Luton to Shanghai by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHR - PVG
15h 6m¥2,402–4,835Fly Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LTN - PVG
14h 16m¥1,876–4,849Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
15h 11m¥2,748–7,420Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LHR - SHA
16h 40m¥2,652–40,085Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane LHR - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
17h 21m¥3,374–7,166Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane LHR - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
19h 17m¥2,437–7,225Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
18h 28m¥3,287–6,011Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane STN - PVG
19h 10m¥2,134–5,478
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥4900 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 16m and costs ¥1800 - ¥4900.
The distance between Luton and Shanghai is 9336 km.
It takes approximately 15h 6m to get from Luton to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Luton. It is currently 12:06 PM in Luton and 7:06 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1944+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Shanghai, China?
easyJet, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- 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
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–10,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- 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
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Edinburgh, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥290–370
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥140–190
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥140–190
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–170
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–170
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–850
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–80
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–80
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–80
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–80
- Website
- National Express
- 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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