There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)PVG - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
17h 32m£340–992Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)PVG - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
21h 12m£143–449Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SHA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
19h 30m£235–943Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)PVG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
18h 58m£191–580Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)PVG - CWL
23h 41m£219–712Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SHA - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
22h 12m£203–704Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)PVG - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
19h 44m£337–970Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Southampton Airport (SOU)PVG - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
22h 50m£253–815
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £140 - £450 and takes 21h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 17h 32m and costs £340 - £1,000.
The distance between Shanghai and Cardiff is 5959 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 32m to get from Shanghai to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:24 PM in Shanghai and 9:24 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1556+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–750
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Gatwick Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Manchester Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Beijing Capital, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–600
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–420
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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