There are 4 ways to get from Semporna to Shanghai by bus, plane, or train
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Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane TWU - PVG
9h 16m¥966–3,016Bus to Sandakan Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SDK - PVG
16h 57m¥885–2,695Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane TWU - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
12h 38m¥938–3,005Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane TWU - SHA
11h 45m¥966–3,166
Tawau Airport (TWU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Semporna to Shanghai is to bus and fly which costs ¥850 - ¥2700 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Semporna to Shanghai is to Minibus and fly which takes 9h 16m and costs ¥950 - ¥3100.
The distance between Semporna and Shanghai is 3129 km.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Semporna to Shanghai, including transfers.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Semporna, Malaysia and Shanghai, China?
There is no direct connection from Semporna to Shanghai. However, you can take the bus to Tawau Airport, walk to Tawau Airport (TWU) 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 take the bus to Tawau Airport, walk to Tawau Airport (TWU) airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), walk to Xiaoshan International Airport, take the line 1 subway to East station, walk to Hangzhou East, take the train to Shanghai Hongqiao, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, then take the line 10 subway to South Shaanxi Road.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,800
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,100
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,100
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
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥62
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Semporna to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥95
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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