There are 7 ways to get from Manali to Shanghai by plane, car, or train
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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)MAA - PVG
13h 3m¥1,044–3,457Drive 6,283.6 km
- Drive from Manali to Shanghai6,283.6 km
3d 9h¥5,628–8,129Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)MAA - SHA
14h 32m¥1,204–4,107Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)MAA - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
14h 14m¥1,167–3,978Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)MAA - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
15h 42m¥1,476–2,346Fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)MAA - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
15h 26m¥1,518–3,952Fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)MAA - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
14h 10m¥1,236–3,372
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manali to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥1400 - ¥2400 and takes 15h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Manali to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3500.
The distance between Manali and Shanghai is 4781 km. The road distance is 6283.6 km.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Manali to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 2h 30m ahead of Manali. It is currently 7:11 PM in Manali and 9:41 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Manali to Shanghai is 6284 km. It takes approximately 3 days 9h to drive from Manali to Shanghai.
There are 1302+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Manali, Tamil Nādu, India and Shanghai, China?
Cathay Pacific, SriLankan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Yangon, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kolkata, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Yangon, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Don Muang, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
- Website
- 9air.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kolkata, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Kolkata, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Don Muang, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,700
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,400
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–200
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–480
Train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–450
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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