There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Istanbul by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Istanbul (IST)plane SHA - IST
16h 22m₺16,115–45,115Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Istanbul (IST)plane WUX - IST
17h 45m₺13,290–37,916Drive 10,169.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Istanbulcar 10,169.2 km
4d 18h₺63,483–91,697Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Istanbul (IST)plane PVG - IST
15h 44m₺16,485–44,486Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Istanbul (IST)plane NTG - IST
19h 59m₺13,759–41,104Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Istanbul (IST)plane HGH - IST
19h 2m₺13,631–38,137Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HGH - SAW
22h 15m₺15,634–42,160
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Istanbul is to fly which costs 16.000 ₺ - 45.000 ₺ and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Istanbul is to fly which takes 15h 44m and costs 16.000 ₺ - 45.000 ₺.
The distance between Shanghai and Istanbul is 8038 km. The road distance is 10169.2 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Shanghai to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:23 PM in Shanghai and 4:23 PM in Istanbul.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Istanbul is 10169 km. It takes approximately 4 days 18h to drive from Shanghai to Istanbul.
There are 4294+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Istanbul, Turkey?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Istanbul via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–40,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–48,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–44,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–44,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–43,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–47,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–60,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–39,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–41,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Istanbul via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Istanbul via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–28,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Istanbul via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–37,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–37,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Istanbul via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–45,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–45,000
- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Istanbul via Tehran Imam Khomeini
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–41,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–55,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–65,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–60,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–41,000
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–65,000
Train operators
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺440–480
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₺440–480
- 1st Class Seat
- ₺700–800
- Business Class Seat
- ₺950–1,400
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺540–590
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₺540–590
- 1st Class Seat
- ₺850–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₺1,200–1,800
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺540–590
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₺540–590
- 1st Class Seat
- ₺850–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₺1,200–1,800
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ₺340–490
- Hard Sleeper
- ₺360–600
- Soft Sleeper
- ₺900–1,300
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺460–800
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₺460–650
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₺550–800
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–950
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₺650–950
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–950
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₺650–950
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ₺170–230
- Hard sleeper
- ₺370–550
- Soft sleeper
- ₺600–800
Bus operators
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺415–750
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ₺500–750
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