There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Kabul by plane or train
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Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kabul (KBL)plane SHA - KBL
12h 52m$258–810Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kabul (KBL)plane PVG - KBL
16h 34m$215–618Train 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
16h 17m$339–1,031Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Stationtrain
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Kabul (KBL)plane NKG - KBL
14h 19m$264–794Train 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
21h 6m$235–696
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 $210 - $650 and takes 16h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kabul is to fly which takes 12h 52m and costs $250 - $850.
The distance between Shanghai and Kabul is 4847 km.
It takes approximately 12h 52m to get from Shanghai to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 3h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 8:06 PM in Shanghai and 4:36 PM in Kabul.
There are 18+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kabul, Afghanistan?
Shanghai Airlines, Ariana Afghan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kabul (KBL) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Taiyuan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Yinchuan Hedong, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kabul via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kabul via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kabul via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kabul via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Yuncheng, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Wuhan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Shijiazhuang Zhengding, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kabul via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
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 station to Nanjing South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $19–21
- 1st Class Seat
- $31–34
- Business Class Seat
- $45–65
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- $20–23
- 1st Class Seat
- $33–37
- Business Class Seat
- $45–70
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
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
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
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