There are 9 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¥1,898–7,219Fly Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- 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¥1,573–8,092Bus, 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 6h¥2,642–4,904Drive 9,099.8 km
- Drive from Riga to Shanghaicar 9,099.8 km
4d 12h¥11,165–16,127Fly Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane RIX - SHA
18h 26m¥2,617–3,837Fly 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 17m¥2,789–4,134Fly 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¥1,921–9,802Bus, ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HEL - PVG
20h 49m¥3,514–7,656Bus, train to Pulkovo Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pskov-1 to Airporttrain
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LED - PVG
23h 15m
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥3900 and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Shanghai is to fly which takes 15h 2m and costs ¥1900 - ¥7500.
The distance between Riga and Shanghai is 7643 km. The road distance is 9099.8 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Shanghai without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 6h and costs ¥2600 - ¥4900.
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from Riga to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Riga. It is currently 10:55 PM in Riga and 3:55 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Shanghai is 9100 km. It takes approximately 4 days 12h to drive from Riga to Shanghai.
There are 703+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Shanghai, China?
Finnair, Juneyao Airlines, 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 Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
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
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
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
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
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
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tashkent, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–10,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tashkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,900
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tashkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- 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
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tashkent, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–10,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
- 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, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,500
- 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
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
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
- ¥1,800–9,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
- 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
- Twice 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
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Pskov-1 to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥64–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ¥90–130
- Commuter Electric Train
- ¥85–120
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥420–750
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥460
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- 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
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–270
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥150–240
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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