There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Exeter 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)PVG - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
17h 49m£370–1,012Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)PVG - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
21h 26m£162–530Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SHA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
19h 47m£251–936Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)PVG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
19h 22m£326–1,255Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Exeter (EXT)PVG - EXT
20h 29m£267–909Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)PVG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
20h 48m£221–766Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SHA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
23h 16m£246–890Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Southampton Airport (SOU)PVG - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
24h 21m£288–845
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Exeter is to fly and train which costs £160 - £550 and takes 21h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 17h 49m and costs £370 - £1,100.
The distance between Shanghai and Exeter is 5987 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 49m to get from Shanghai to Exeter, including transfers.
Exeter is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 6:52 PM in Shanghai and 10:52 AM in Exeter.
There are 1353+ hotels available in Exeter.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Exeter, England?
Juneyao Airlines, Loganair, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Exeter (EXT) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- 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
- £260–750
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–850
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- 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 Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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