There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Calais by plane, train, or car
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SHA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
21h 13m€462–911Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SHA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
24h 28m€288–826Drive 10,891.1 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Calaiscar 10,891.1 km
5d 2h€1,669–2,411Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PVG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
19h 30m€328–918Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane PVG - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
19h 22m€334–808Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane WUX - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
23h 26m€435–824Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PVG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
20h 41m€401–1,123Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
22h 35m€414–613Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane PVG - AMS
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
23h 27m€312–753
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Calais is to fly and train which costs €330 - €850 and takes 19h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Calais is to fly and train which takes 19h 22m and costs €330 - €850.
The distance between Shanghai and Calais is 9232 km. The road distance is 10891.1 km.
It takes approximately 21h 13m to get from Shanghai to Calais, including transfers.
Calais is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:36 PM in Shanghai and 10:36 AM in Calais.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Calais is 10891 km. It takes approximately 5 days 2h to drive from Shanghai to Calais.
There are 1121+ hotels available in Calais.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Calais, France?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Calais. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, take the train to Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Lille Europe, walk to Lille Flandres, then take the train to Calais Ville. Alternatively, you can drive from Shanghai Station to Calais in around 5d 2h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brussels Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–430
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–950
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–420
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brussels Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Brussels Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–430
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brussels Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Brussels Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–550
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Brussels Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Brussels Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- 1st Class
- €45–60
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €60–80
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €50–75
- Comfort
- €60–85
- Premium
- €85–110
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €65–95
- Comfort
- €75–110
- Premium
- €100–140
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €40–60
- Comfort
- €45–65
- Premium
- €65–90
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- €7–8
- 1st Class Seat
- €12–13
- Business Class Seat
- €16–24
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €5–9
- Hard Sleeper
- €6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- €15–22
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €2–4
- Hard sleeper
- €6–9
- Soft sleeper
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17–24
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €25–35
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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