There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Kuwait City by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane PVG - KWI
16h 44m$179–460Drive 8,822 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Kuwait Citycar 8,822 km
4d 6h$1,112–1,606Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basra International Airport, drive
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Basra International Airport (BSR)plane PVG - BSR
- Drive from Basra International Airport (BSR) to Kuwait Citycar
18h 16m$306–871Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Kuwait International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane HGH - KWI
19h 7m$203–623Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport, drive
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to King Fahd International Airport (DMM)plane PVG - DMM
- Drive from Dammam-Airport-DMM to Kuwait Citycar
19h 20m$220–534Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane SHA - KWI
18h 42m$212–652Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Basra International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Basra International Airport (BSR)plane HGH - BSR
- Drive from Basra International Airport (BSR) to Kuwait Citycar
20h 29m$450–1,634
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kuwait City is to fly which costs $170 - $460 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kuwait City is to fly which takes 16h 44m and costs $170 - $460.
The distance between Shanghai and Kuwait City is 7023 km. The road distance is 8822 km.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Shanghai to Kuwait City, including transfers.
Kuwait City is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:26 AM in Shanghai and 7:26 PM in Kuwait City.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Kuwait City is 8822 km. It takes approximately 4 days 6h to drive from Shanghai to Kuwait City.
There are 119+ hotels available in Kuwait City.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kuwait City, Kuwait?
Gulf Air Bahrain, Etihad, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basra International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Basra International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Urumqi, Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
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
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