There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Shanghai by bus, plane, car, or train
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Bus, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)NBO - SHA
17h 39m¥2,306–8,009Bus, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)NBO - PVG
17h 25m¥2,246–7,059Drive 14,316 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Shanghai14,316 km
7d 13h¥12,807–18,498Bus, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)NBO - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
21h 18m¥3,078–3,548Bus, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)NBO - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
20h 5m¥2,569–11,080Bus, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)NBO - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
20h 53m¥2,620–8,254Bus, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)NBO - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
19h 31m¥2,338–8,174
Nairobi (NBO) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Shanghai is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥3000 - ¥3600 and takes 21h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Shanghai is to bus and fly which takes 17h 25m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7500.
The distance between Nairobi and Shanghai is 9608 km. The road distance is 14316 km.
It takes approximately 17h 39m to get from Nairobi to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 2:40 PM in Nairobi and 7:40 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Shanghai is 14316 km. It takes approximately 7 days 13h to drive from Nairobi to Shanghai.
There are 1300+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Shanghai, China?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Shanghai. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), walk to Hongqiao Airport T1, then take the line 10 subway to South Shaanxi Road. Alternatively, you can drive from Nairobi to Shanghai in around 7d 13h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Nairobi to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Nairobi to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
Flights from Nairobi to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from Nairobi to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Nairobi to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Nairobi to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Nairobi to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from Nairobi to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nairobi to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from Nairobi to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Changsha, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nairobi to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Dubai, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Dubai, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Nairobi to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Changsha, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nairobi to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Nairobi to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Nairobi to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Nairobi to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
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 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 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 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
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6–9
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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