There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Athens by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PVG - ATH
14h 57m€386–543Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SHA - ATH
17h 45m€220–586Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NTG - ATH
21h 22m€320–853Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane WUX - ATH
19h 58m€253–700Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HGH - ATH
20h 30m€250–655Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NGB - ATH
20h 56m€235–617
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Athens is to fly which costs €220 - €600 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Athens is to fly which takes 14h 57m and costs €380 - €550.
The distance between Shanghai and Athens is 8623 km.
It takes approximately 14h 57m to get from Shanghai to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:58 AM in Shanghai and 9:58 PM in Athens.
There are 3072+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Athens, Greece?
Juneyao Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Athens International Airport via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–950
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–650
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- €7–9
- 1st Class Seat
- €12–14
- Business Class Seat
- €17–24
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- €9–11
- 1st Class Seat
- €15–17
- Business Class Seat
- €21–30
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- €18–20
- 1st Class Seat
- €29–32
- Business Class Seat
- €40–60
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €5–9
- Hard Sleeper
- €6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- €16–23
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €8–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- €11–17
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €14–20
- Adult - 1st Class
- €21–30
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €3–4
- Hard sleeper
- €6–9
- Soft sleeper
- €10–14
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- €9–13
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