There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)MAN - PVG
14h 9m¥3,061–5,602Fly Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)MAN - SHA
17h 8m¥1,821–7,052Fly Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)MAN - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
19h 47m¥1,893–7,191Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)LHR - PVG
16h 57m¥3,358–10,021Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)LGW - PVG
17h 4m¥3,329–11,584
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥3000 - ¥6000 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 9m and costs ¥3000 - ¥6000.
The distance between Manchester and Shanghai is 9238 km.
It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Manchester to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:47 PM in Manchester and 4:47 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1300+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Shanghai, China?
Juneyao Airlines, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–21,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–21,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
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
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥350–1,800
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–220
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥239–244
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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