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There are 8 ways to get from Portofino to Shanghai by ferry, plane, car, train, or bus

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  1. Line 1 ferry to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeGOA - PVG
    21h 21m
    ¥2,154–6,799

  2. Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)planeMXP - SHA
    21h 41m
    ¥1,839–5,579

  3. Drive 10,989 km

    1. Drive from Portofino to Shanghai Stationcar10,989 km
    5d 7h
    ¥14,059–20,307

  4. Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeMXP - PVG
    18h 53m
    ¥2,479–5,529

  5. Line 1 ferry, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Paviatrain
    3. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeLIN - PVG
    20h 15m
    ¥2,227–6,836

  6. Line 1 ferry, train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from Chiavari to Pisa Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
    4. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeFLR - PVG
    22h 40m
    ¥2,486–8,133

  7. Line 1 ferry, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Bologna Centraletrain
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeBLQ - PVG
    22h 58m
    ¥2,494–7,949

  8. Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)planeMXP - NTG
    5. Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
    23h 54m
    ¥2,124–6,799

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration16h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,982Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Portofino, Italy and Shanghai, China?

There is no direct connection from Portofino to Shanghai. However, you can take the line 1 ferry to Santa Margherita Ligure, walk to S.Margherita L.-Port, take the train to Genova Sestri Ponen., walk to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, then take the line 2 subway to West Nanjing Road. Alternatively, you can drive from Portofino to Shanghai Station in around 5d 7h.

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