There are 7 ways to get from Scotland to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)ABZ - PVG
17h 46m¥2,252–6,655Fly Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)GLA - PVG
17h 54m¥1,789–5,599Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)EDI - PVG
17h 48m¥1,830–5,640Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)EDI - SHA
17h 47m¥1,890–6,590Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)INV - PVG
20h¥2,418–7,136Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)MAN - PVG
17h 22m¥2,204–6,585Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)MAN - SHA
20h 21m¥2,164–7,535
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 17h 22m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between Scotland and Shanghai is 8933 km.
It takes approximately 17h 46m to get from Scotland to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 9:36 PM in Scotland and 5:36 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1350+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Scotland and Shanghai, China?
British Airways, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥360–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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