There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Lukla by plane, unknown, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane SHA - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luklaunknown
14h 3mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Walk from Zhangmu to Luklaunknown
2d 14hTrain, bus, travel via Deyang
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Deyangtrain
- Take the train from Deyang to Chengdu Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Walk from Zhangmu to Luklaunknown
2d 19hFly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane PVG - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luklaunknown
15hTrain to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane WUX - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luklaunknown
15h 11mBus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane NTG - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luklaunknown
20h 40mTrain to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane HGH - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luklaunknown
16h 29mFly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tumlingtar, travel
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tumlingtar (TMI)plane SHA - TMI
- Walk from Tumlingtar (TMI) to Luklaunknown
18h 5mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Shanghai to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Walk from Zhangmu to Luklaunknown
3d 16h
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Shanghai and Lukla is 3638 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Lukla without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 2 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Shanghai to Lukla, including transfers.
Lukla is 2h 15m behind Shanghai. It is currently 4:08 PM in Shanghai and 1:53 PM in Lukla.
There are four+ hotels available in Lukla.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Lukla, Nepal?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Lukla. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), then travel to Lukla. Alternatively, you can take a train from Shanghai station to Lukla via Lhasa, Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal, and Zhangmu in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tumlingtar via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tumlingtar via Hong Kong, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tumlingtar via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–410
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–460
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–490
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Train from Shanghai station to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- $50–75
- Hard Sleeper
- $110–140
- Soft Sleeper
- $150–220
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $17–25
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Deyang
- 2nd Class Seat
- $120–140
- 1st Class Seat
- $210–230
- Business Class Seat
- $310–450
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $13–15
- 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 Deyang to Chengdu Station
- Hard Seat
- $2–4
- Hard sleeper
- $6–9
- Soft sleeper
- $10–14
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–10
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
- 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
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shanghai to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lanzhou to Lasa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
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