There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Europe by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
20h 15m$445–1,789Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane PVG - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
24h 18m$444–1,471Drive 10,324.3 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Europecar 10,324.3 km
4d 22h$1,701–2,457Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SHA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 23m$738–6,081Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane PVG - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
21h 7mTrain to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane WUX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
23h 56m$461–2,297Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NTG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
24h 45m$550–2,801Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane PVG - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
22h 13m$536–1,034Fly 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 Brussels-Nord to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbftrain
23h 40m$545–1,424
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Europe is to fly and train which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 22h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Europe is to fly and train which takes 20h 15m and costs $440 - $1,800.
The distance between Shanghai and Europe is 9096 km. The road distance is 10324.3 km.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from Shanghai to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:47 PM in Shanghai and 11:47 AM in Europe.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Europe is 10324 km. It takes approximately 4 days 22h to drive from Shanghai to Europe.
There are 858+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Europe. 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 Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Sontra Bahnhof, walk to Sontra Breitwiese, then take the line 260 bus to Nentershausen-Süß Gerstunger Straße. Alternatively, you can drive from Shanghai Station to Europe in around 4d 22h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–2,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–3,300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Frankfurt via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,200
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Frankfurt via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–3,100
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $12–14
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–15
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