There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Exeter by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- 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
19h 45m£235–948Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
cheapest- 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
26h 22m£234–730Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- 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 17m£300–754Fly 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 21m£316–936Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Exeter (EXT)plane PVG - EXT
23h 47m£267–810Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Exeter
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Exeter (EXT)plane SHA - EXT
25h 30m£302–1,004Fly 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 51m£315–1,017Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane PVG - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisburytrain
- Take the train from Salisbury to Exeter Centraltrain
28h 47m£234–670
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Exeter is to fly and train which costs £300 - £800 and takes 18h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 18h 17m and costs £300 - £800.
The distance between Shanghai and Exeter is 5954 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 45m to get from Shanghai to Exeter, including transfers.
Exeter is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:58 AM in Shanghai and 11:58 PM in Exeter.
There are 1386+ hotels available in Exeter.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Exeter, England?
KLM, Juneyao Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Exeter (EXT) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Gatwick Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Manchester Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Beijing Capital, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
- 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
- £310–650
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–420
- 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
- £55–120
- 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
- £35–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- 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 Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- 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/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Salisbury to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
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