There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Bagan by plane, taxi, train, or bus
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, taxi
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane PVG - MDL
- Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
11h 54m$358–909Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane WUX - MDL
- Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
11h 35m$354–1,266Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane HGH - MDL
- Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
13h 2m$412–1,072Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane SHA - MDL
- Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
10h 37m$361–1,001Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane NTG - MDL
- Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
13h 9m$363–1,270
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Bagan is to fly and taxi which costs $350 - $950 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Bagan is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 37m and costs $360 - $1,000.
The distance between Shanghai and Bagan is 2966 km.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Shanghai to Bagan, including transfers.
Bagan is 1h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 4:00 PM in Shanghai and 2:30 PM in Bagan.
There are nine+ hotels available in Bagan.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Bagan. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the train to Pudong International Airport, walk to Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-PVG airport, fly to Mandalay International Airport (MDL), then take the taxi to Bagan. Alternatively, you can take the line 10 subway to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao, take the train to Hangzhou East, walk to East station, take the line 1 subway to Xiaoshan International Airport, walk to Hangzhou-Xiaoshan-Airport-HGH airport, fly to Mandalay International Airport (MDL), then take the taxi to Bagan.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming, Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $13–15
- Business Class Seat
- $19–27
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–25
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–10
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–14
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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