There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Helsinki by plane, car, or train
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Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane PVG - HEL
13h 33m€350–561Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HGH - HEL
17h 27m€183–622Drive 10,915.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Helsinkicar 10,915.2 km
5d 21h€1,953–2,821Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane SHA - HEL
17h 1m€194–654Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane WUX - HEL
15h 54m€217–717Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane NGB - HEL
19h 20m€188–584
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €180 - €600 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Helsinki is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs €350 - €600.
The distance between Shanghai and Helsinki is 7454 km. The road distance is 10915.2 km.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Shanghai to Helsinki, including transfers.
Helsinki is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:26 PM in Shanghai and 6:26 AM in Helsinki.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Helsinki is 10915 km. It takes approximately 5 days 21h to drive from Shanghai to Helsinki.
There are 1331+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Helsinki, Finland?
Juneyao Airlines, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- €7–8
- 1st Class Seat
- €11–13
- Business Class Seat
- €16–23
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- €9–10
- 1st Class Seat
- €14–16
- Business Class Seat
- €20–29
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- €17–19
- 1st Class Seat
- €28–31
- Business Class Seat
- €40–60
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- €6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- €15–21
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- €9–13
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €8–12
- Adult - 1st Class
- €11–16
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €13–19
- Adult - 1st Class
- €20–29
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €2–4
- Hard sleeper
- €6–9
- Soft sleeper
- €10–14
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