There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Adelaide by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane SHA - ADL
15h 53m$506–5,506Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane NGB - ADL
18h 14m$311–1,158Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane PVG - ADL
15h 55m$466–867Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane WUX - ADL
17h 5m$381–1,430Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane NTG - ADL
20h 5m$394–1,434Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane HGH - ADL
17h 28m$352–1,136
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Adelaide is to fly which costs $460 - $900 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Adelaide is to fly which takes 15h 53m and costs $500 - $5,500.
The distance between Shanghai and Adelaide is 7589 km.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Shanghai to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 2h 30m ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 7:45 PM in Shanghai and 10:15 PM in Adelaide.
There are 1479+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $12–14
- 1st Class Seat
- $20–22
- Business Class Seat
- $29–45
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $15–17
- 1st Class Seat
- $25–28
- Business Class Seat
- $35–55
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- $30–33
- 1st Class Seat
- $49–53
- Business Class Seat
- $70–110
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $9–14
- Hard Sleeper
- $10–17
- Soft Sleeper
- $26–40
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $13–19
- Adult - 1st Class
- $16–23
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $24–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $35–50
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $4–7
- Hard sleeper
- $10–15
- Soft sleeper
- $17–23
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $15–21
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