There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Exeter by plane or train
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Fly 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
18h 5m£355–1,002Fly 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 29m£152–490Fly 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 27m£216–605Fly to Exeter
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Exeter (EXT)PVG - EXT
20h 16m£257–809Fly 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 55m£211–676Fly 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 Salisbury
- Take the train from Salisbury to Exeter Central
23h 46m£252–754Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Luton Airport (LTN)PVG - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
21h 36m£225–592Fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)PVG - NQY
- Take the train from St Austell to Exeter St Davids
23h 49m£289–979
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 £150 - £490 and takes 21h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 18h 5m and costs £350 - £1,000.
The distance between Shanghai and Exeter is 5987 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Shanghai to Exeter, including transfers.
Exeter is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:20 PM in Shanghai and 7:20 AM in Exeter.
There are 653+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Luton Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–420
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–440
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Luton Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Luton Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–460
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Manchester Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Beijing Capital, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- 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
- £60–120
- 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
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from St Austell to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–50
- 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 St Austell to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–70
- 1st Class
- £80–120
- 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/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Salisbury to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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