There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SHA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 52m£365–1,255Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane PVG - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 38m£184–694Fly 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 Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 43m£353–891Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PVG - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 19m£320–1,161Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane PVG - CWL
26h 6m£271–1,015Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 44m£346–969Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Exeter (EXT)plane PVG - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
21h 17m£347–1,309
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £180 - £700 and takes 18h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 18h 19m and costs £320 - £1,200.
The distance between Shanghai and Cardiff is 5925 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 52m to get from Shanghai to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:05 PM in Shanghai and 12:05 PM in Cardiff.
There are 780+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–950
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,300
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Gatwick Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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