There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Italy by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane PVG - LIN
18h 32m€228–661Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane PVG - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
17h 37m€227–605Drive 11,140.8 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Romecar 11,140.8 km
5d 5h€2,015–2,911Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
16h 25m€311–714Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SHA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain
18h 13m€235–657Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane PVG - FCO
16h 25m€290–664Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane PVG - BRI
19h 27m€333–664Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
20h 25m€361–603Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
- Take the bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain
21h 42m€458–982
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Italy is to fly and train which costs €310 - €750 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Italy is to fly which takes 16h 25m and costs €290 - €700.
The distance between Shanghai and Italy is 9166 km. The road distance is 11140.8 km.
It takes approximately 18h 32m to get from Shanghai to Italy, including transfers.
Italy is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:50 AM in Shanghai and 7:50 PM in Italy.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Italy is 11141 km. It takes approximately 5 days 5h to drive from Shanghai to Italy.
There are 21218+ hotels available in Italy.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Italy?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–650
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadorna
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Airport Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
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