There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Exeter by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 Exeter St Davidstrain
18h 36m£346–721Fly 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
21h 8m£197–509Fly 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
20h 20m£371–1,365Fly 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 Exeter St Davidstrain
19h 32m£351–956Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Exeter (EXT)plane PVG - EXT
19h 36m£267–759Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane PVG - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
22h 27m£302–803Fly 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 Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
20h 49m£415–727Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane PVG - NQY
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Exeter St Davidstrain
23h 26m£311–822
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Exeter is to fly and train which costs £190 - £550 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 18h 36m and costs £340 - £750.
The distance between Shanghai and Exeter is 5987 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 36m to get from Shanghai to Exeter, including transfers.
Exeter is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 4:03 PM in Shanghai and 8:03 AM in Exeter.
There are 1506+ hotels available in Exeter.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Exeter, England?
China Eastern Airlines, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Exeter (EXT) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–440
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Beijing Capital, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–700
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–440
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–480
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–850
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
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