There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Shanghai by plane, bus, train, car, or ferry
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Fly Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane RIX - PVG
15h 2m¥3,862–5,562Fly Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane RIX - SHA
17h 26m¥1,912–6,012Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shortanditrain
- Take the train from Shortandi to Astana 1train
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
6d 7h¥2,734–5,035Drive 9,098.7 km
- Drive from Riga to Shanghaicar 9,098.7 km
4d 12h¥11,062–15,979Fly Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane RIX - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
19h 29m¥2,084–6,151Fly Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane RIX - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 12m¥2,634–7,593Bus, ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HEL - PVG
21h 13m¥2,506–6,179Fly Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane RIX - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
22h 13m¥2,197–6,652
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Shanghai is to bus and train which costs ¥2700 - ¥5500 and takes 6 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Shanghai is to fly which takes 15h 2m and costs ¥3800 - ¥6000.
The distance between Riga and Shanghai is 7643 km. The road distance is 9098.7 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Shanghai without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 7h and costs ¥2700 - ¥5500.
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from Riga to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Riga. It is currently 7:38 PM in Riga and 12:38 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Shanghai is 9099 km. It takes approximately 4 days 12h to drive from Riga to Shanghai.
There are 1826+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Shanghai, China?
Finnair, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,500
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Shortandi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,700
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥1,400–2,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shortandi to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥30–50
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥30–40
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥35–50
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 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
- ¥160–240
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
- ¥130–190
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
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥500–900
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥456
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–300
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥190–320
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥230–270
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- 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
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥150–290
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- ¥150–240
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