There are 8 ways to get from Luton to Shanghai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- 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¥2,927–7,066Fly Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LTN - PVG
15h 26m¥1,690–6,237Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHR - PVG
15h 39m¥2,508–10,054Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LHR - SHA
17h 18m¥2,958–11,504Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LGW - SHA
17h 15m¥2,477–8,516Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane LHR - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 35m¥3,780–7,585Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane LHR - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
19h 51m¥4,343–8,644Train, 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
17h 20m¥3,322–8,878
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2500 - ¥11000 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 11m and costs ¥2900 - ¥7500.
The distance between Luton and Shanghai is 9383 km.
It takes approximately 15h 11m to get from Luton to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Luton. It is currently 5:17 AM in Luton and 12:17 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1685+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Shanghai, China?
easyJet, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
- 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
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Edinburgh, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
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
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–13,000
- 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
- ¥2,100–9,000
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥270–550
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥140–270
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥130–260
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥130–210
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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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