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Fly Gimpo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best
1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)GMP - SHA
4h 51m
¥708–2,815
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest
1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)ICN - PVG
5h 52m
¥611–1,377
Subway, ferry, train via Zhenjiang
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
3. Take the train from Qingdao to Zhenjiang
4. Take the train from Zhenjiang to Shanghai station
24h 56m
¥969–1,287
Fly Gimpo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)GMP - PVG
6h 52m
¥748–2,665
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)ICN - SHA
7h 46m
¥621–2,127
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)ICN - WUX
3. Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
6h 27m
¥684–2,098
Subway, ferry, train
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
3. Take the train from Qingdao to Shanghai Hongqiao
25h 20m
¥1,154–1,477
Bus, ferry
1. Take the bus from Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
3. Take the bus from Qingdao Bus Station to Yancheng Bus Station
4. Take the bus from Yancheng to Shanghai General
29h 47m
¥937–1,337

Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights

28Weekly Planes

2h 10mAverage Duration

¥717Cheapest Price

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Distance: 900 km
Duration: 4h 51m

What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Shanghai, China?

Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, and two other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 4 times a day.

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Shanghai(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Shanghai is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the third largest in the world, with 24.89 million inhabitants in 2021, while the urban area is the most populous in China, with 39.3 million residents. As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion). Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for finance, business and economics, research, science and technology, manufacturing, transportation, tourism, and culture. The Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port.

Things to do in Shanghai

The Bund(Opens in a new window)

The Bund or Waitan (, Shanghainese: nga3thae1, ) is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River in the eastern part of Huangpu District. The area along the river faces the modern skyscrapers of Lujiazui in the Pudong District. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai. Building heights are restricted in the area.

Shanghai World Financial Center(Opens in a new window)

The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC; ) is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by the Mori Building Company, with Leslie E. Robertson Associates as its structural engineer and China State Construction Engineering Corp and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co. as its main contractor. It is a mixed-use skyscraper, consisting of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and ground-floor shopping malls. Park Hyatt Shanghai is the tower's hotel component, comprising 174 rooms and suites occupying the 79th to the 93rd floors, which at the time of completion was the highest hotel in the world. It is now the third-highest hotel in the world after the Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, which occupies floors 102 to 108 of the International Commerce Centre.

Shanghai Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Shanghai Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. Rebuilt at its current location in 1996, it is considered one of China's first world-class modern museums.

Jin Mao Tower(Opens in a new window)

The Jin Mao Tower, also known as the or, is an 88-story (93 if counting the floors in the spire) landmark skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China. It is 420.5 m tall and is one of the tallest buildings in the world. It contains a shopping mall, offices and the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel, which at the time of completion was the highest hotel in the world. Along with the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Shanghai Tower it is part of the Lujiazui skyline seen from the Bund. It was the tallest building in China from its completion in 1999 until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Shanghai World Financial Center which is located close by. The Shanghai Tower, a 121-story building located next to these two buildings, surpassed the height of both these buildings in 2015.

Places to stay in Shanghai

Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li(Opens in a new window)

9.7Exceptional

Riverdale Residence Xintiandi Shanghai(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

The Sukhothai Shanghai(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Kempinski The One Suites Hotel Shanghai Downtown(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

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