There are 4 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 3m¥2,887–8,620Fly Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane MAN - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
19h 5m¥2,009–11,209Fly Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MAN - SHA
17h 32m¥3,337–7,070Train, 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
16h 45m¥3,794–7,362
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 ¥2800 - ¥9000 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 3m and costs ¥2800 - ¥9000.
The distance between Manchester and Shanghai is 9238 km.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Manchester to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 1:30 PM in Manchester and 8:30 PM in Shanghai.
There are 774+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Shanghai, China?
Juneyao Airlines, Hainan, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–14,000
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
- ¥2,000–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–13,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥2,800–12,000
Train operators
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
- ¥550–1,000
- 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
- ¥120–240
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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