There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to England by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SHA - LHR
16h 41m£353–1,244Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SHA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
18h 15m£224–829Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SHA - MAN
17h 58m£363–808Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
15h 25m£318–964Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PVG - LHR
15h 48m£278–1,050Fly 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 Bridgetrain
15h 47m£349–685Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London City Airport (LCY)plane PVG - LCY
17h 37m£308–1,314Fly 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 London St Pancras Intltrain
18h 36m£408–996
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to England is to fly which costs £270 - £1,100 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to England is to fly which takes 15h 25m and costs £310 - £1,000.
The distance between Shanghai and England is 5783 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Shanghai to England, including transfers.
England is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:26 AM in Shanghai and 7:26 PM in England.
There are 14291+ hotels available in England.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and England?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,700
- 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
- £230–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340–800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,300
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,300
- 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
- £290–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,300
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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