There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Kuwait 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
14h 55m$226–531Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to King Fahd International Airport (DMM)plane PVG - DMM
- Drive from Dammam-Airport-DMM to Al Faḩāḩīlcar
18h 46m$218–519Drive 8,822 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Kuwait Citycar 8,822 km
4d 6h$1,112–1,606Train 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
18h 13m$280–744Fly 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$386–1,321Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane SHA - KWI
17h 3m$269–723
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kuwait is to fly and drive which costs $210 - $550 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kuwait is to fly which takes 14h 55m and costs $220 - $550.
The distance between Shanghai and Kuwait is 7002 km. The road distance is 8822 km.
It takes approximately 14h 55m to get from Shanghai to Kuwait, including transfers.
Kuwait is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 10:30 PM in Shanghai and 5:30 PM in Kuwait.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Kuwait is 8822 km. It takes approximately 4 days 6h to drive from Shanghai to Kuwait.
There are 125+ hotels available in Kuwait.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kuwait?
Etihad, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Chongqing, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basra International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- 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
- $200–550
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
- $200–800
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Wuhan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
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
- gulfair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–480
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to King Fahd International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Urumqi, Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
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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