There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Heathrow Terminal 5 by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)PVG - LHR
15h 1m£307–858Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)SHA - LGW
- Take the bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
18h 42m£173–567Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SHA - LHR
16h 59m£185–769Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)PVG - LGW
- Take the bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
16h 14m£273–1,134Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)WUX - LHR
18h 47m£219–715Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)NTG - LHR
19h 16m£231–766
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to fly and bus which costs £170 - £600 and takes 18h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to fly which takes 15h 1m and costs £300 - £900.
The distance between Shanghai and Heathrow Terminal 5 is 5801 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 1m to get from Shanghai to Heathrow Terminal 5, including transfers.
Heathrow Terminal 5 is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 8:09 PM in Shanghai and 12:09 PM in Heathrow Terminal 5.
There are 19473+ hotels available in Heathrow Terminal 5.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Heathrow Terminal 5, England?
China Eastern Airlines, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 4 hours.
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- 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
- £190–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–460
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–800
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- csair.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 Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–800
- 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
- £240–600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–700
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- 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
- £170–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–430
- 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
- £300–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–800
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–11
- Business Class Seat
- £14–21
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £6–9
- Adult - 1st Class
- £8–12
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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