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)plane MAN - PVG
14h 5m¥2,776–8,107Fly Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MAN - SHA
17h 4m¥1,826–6,557Fly Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane MAN - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Stationtrain
19h 43m¥1,898–6,696Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly 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 3m¥2,225–6,966Fly Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane MAN - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai stationtrain
19h 21m¥1,953–6,217
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 5m and costs ¥2700 - ¥8500.
The distance between Manchester and Shanghai is 9238 km.
It takes approximately 14h 5m to get from Manchester to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 3:50 AM in Manchester and 11:50 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1487+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Shanghai, China?
Juneyao Airlines, Finnair, and Hainan fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- 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 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Train operators
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 Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–450
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
- ¥330–1,700
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 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
- ¥236–240
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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