There are 8 ways to get from Nottingham to Shanghai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
16h 7m¥3,113–5,475Fly East Midlands Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EMA - PVG
19h 31m¥1,996–6,110Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BHX - PVG
19h 23m¥2,098–5,440Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHR - PVG
16h 49m¥3,250–5,554Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
16h 43m¥3,134–8,938Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LHR - SHA
18h 22m¥3,100–11,804Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane LHR - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
19h 54m¥3,922–9,385Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane LHR - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
21h 20m¥2,985–8,444
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2100 - ¥5500 and takes 19h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 16h 7m and costs ¥3100 - ¥5500.
The distance between Nottingham and Shanghai is 9371 km.
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from Nottingham to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Nottingham. It is currently 11:47 AM in Nottingham and 7:47 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1908+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Shanghai, China?
Jet2.com, Shanghai Airlines, and four other airlines fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
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
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
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
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥330–470
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥220–330
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥173
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
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