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)plane PVG - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 55m£290–684Fly 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
21h 11m£150–430Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SHA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 23m£225–628Fly 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 46m£206–531Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane PVG - CWL
23h 50m£219–663Fly 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 50m£327–881Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane PVG - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 52m£257–731Fly 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 Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
23h 37m£262–830
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 £150 - £430 and takes 21h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 17h 55m and costs £290 - £700.
The distance between Shanghai and Cardiff is 5959 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 55m to get from Shanghai to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:55 AM in Shanghai and 5:55 PM in Cardiff.
There are 571+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, China Eastern Airlines, and four 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 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- 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
- £140–400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- 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
- £130–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- 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
- £220–650
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
- 28h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–390
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- 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
- £320–600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–420
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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