There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Iran by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)plane PVG - SYZ
17h$319–1,110Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane PVG - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
17h 53m$220–911Drive 8,014.5 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Banārūdcar 8,014.5 km
3d 21h$1,010–1,459Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane SHA - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
16h 41m$293–903Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mashhad International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)plane PVG - MHD
16h 6m$449–1,510Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)plane PVG - IFN
18h 6m$389–1,310Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)plane HGH - SYZ
21h 3m$373–1,323
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Iran is to fly and bus which costs $220 - $950 and takes 17h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Iran is to fly which takes 16h 6m and costs $440 - $1,600.
The distance between Shanghai and Iran is 6578 km. The road distance is 8014.5 km.
It takes approximately 17h to get from Shanghai to Iran, including transfers.
Iran is 4h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:11 AM in Shanghai and 8:41 PM in Iran.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Iran is 8015 km. It takes approximately 3 days 21h to drive from Shanghai to Iran.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Iran?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Flydubai fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
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