There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Derby by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Derbytrain
17h 25m£285–877Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane PVG - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Derbytrain
18h 30m£153–450Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SHA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Derbytrain
19h 53m£180–671Fly 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 St Pancras Intl to Derbytrain
18h 15m£268–792Fly 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 St Pancras Intl to Derbytrain
19h 23m£203–986Fly 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 Derbytrain
18h 6m£300–1,007Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane WUX - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Derbytrain
22h 11m£203–733Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NTG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Derbytrain
25h 36m£189–636
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Derby is to fly and train which costs £150 - £450 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Derby is to fly and train which takes 17h 25m and costs £280 - £900.
The distance between Shanghai and Derby is 5853 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Shanghai to Derby, including transfers.
Derby is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 4:35 PM in Shanghai and 8:35 AM in Derby.
There are 2118+ hotels available in Derby.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Derby, England?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Derby. However, 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 Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Sheffield, then take the train to Derby. 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 Birmingham Airport (BHX), walk to Birmingham International, take the train to Birmingham New Street, then take the train to Derby.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–650
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–410
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Daxing, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- 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
- £310–650
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–30
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–11
- Business Class Seat
- £14–21
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £4–7
- Hard Sleeper
- £5–8
- Soft Sleeper
- £13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £6–9
- Adult - 1st Class
- £8–12
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £2–4
- Hard sleeper
- £5–8
- Soft sleeper
- £8–12
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- £7–11
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