There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Adelaide by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane PVG - ADL
13h 41m$456–817Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane NGB - ADL
18h 13m$280–1,457Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane SHA - ADL
15h 34m$476–956Train 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 47m$411–1,529Bus 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
19h 16m$353–1,934Train 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 29m$521–1,035
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Adelaide is to fly which costs $450 - $850 and takes 13h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Adelaide is to fly which takes 13h 41m and costs $450 - $850.
The distance between Shanghai and Adelaide is 7599 km.
It takes approximately 13h 41m to get from Shanghai to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 1h 30m ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 5:08 AM in Shanghai and 6:38 AM in Adelaide.
There are 1496+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
China Eastern Airlines and Qantas fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Xiamen, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Xiamen, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Xiamen, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–3,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–3,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
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
- $19–22
- Business Class Seat
- $27–40
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
- $24–27
- Business Class Seat
- $30–50
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- $28–32
- 1st Class Seat
- $47–51
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $9–14
- Hard Sleeper
- $10–16
- Soft Sleeper
- $25–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $15–22
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $14–20
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–27
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $23–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $4–7
- Hard sleeper
- $10–15
- Soft sleeper
- $17–22
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $14–20
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