There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Bagan by plane, taxi, 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 Hongqiao International Airport, taxi
best- 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
17h 37m$361–1,001Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane NGB - MDL
- Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
16h 10m$298–937Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, taxi
- 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
14h 4m$338–809Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly, taxi
- 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
13h 50m$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
15h 32m$322–1,072
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Bagan is to fly and taxi which costs $330 - $850 and takes 14h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Bagan is to train and fly and taxi which takes 13h 50m and costs $350 - $1,300.
The distance between Shanghai and Bagan is 2900 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Shanghai to Bagan, including transfers.
Bagan is 1h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 4:14 AM in Shanghai and 2:44 AM in Bagan.
There are 10+ 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 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to Mandalay International Airport (MDL), then take the taxi to Bagan. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Changsha, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Guiyang, Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Guiyang, Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–650
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Guiyang, Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Mandalay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
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
- 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 Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- $20–22
- 1st Class Seat
- $33–37
- Business Class Seat
- $45–70
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–25
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 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 Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $16–23
- Adult - 1st Class
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–10
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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