There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Kabul by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kabul (KBL)plane SHA - KBL
25h 22m$288–1,010Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kabul (KBL)plane PVG - KBL
24h 4m$235–818Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kabul (KBL)plane WUX - KBL
30h 20m$341–1,225Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kabul (KBL)plane HGH - KBL
34h 42m$279–931Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Kabul (KBL)plane NTG - KBL
33h 34m$340–1,129Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Kabul (KBL)plane NGB - KBL
35h 45m$255–846
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kabul is to fly which costs $230 - $850 and takes 24h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kabul is to fly which takes 24h 4m and costs $230 - $850.
The distance between Shanghai and Kabul is 4847 km.
It takes approximately 25h 22m to get from Shanghai to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 3h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:08 PM in Shanghai and 8:38 AM in Kabul.
There are 18+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kabul, Afghanistan?
China Southern Airlines, Kam Air, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kabul (KBL) 3 times a week.
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Urumqi, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Beijing Capital, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kabul via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kabul via Beijing Capital, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kabul via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kabul via Kashi, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kabul via Beijing Capital, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Guangzhou Baiyun, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Beijing Capital, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–15
- Business Class Seat
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- $20–23
- 1st Class Seat
- $33–37
- Business Class Seat
- $45–70
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–25
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
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
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $16–23
- Adult - 1st Class
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–10
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–14
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