There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Manchester by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SHA - MAN
18h 6m£164–617Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)HGH - MAN
21h 42m£161–621Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)PVG - MAN
15h 38m£297–861Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)PVG - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
18h 6m£338–1,068Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SHA - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
20h 4m£233–1,019Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)PVG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
18h 32m£185–648Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)WUX - MAN
20h 24m£179–668Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)NTG - MAN
23h 48m£191–769
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Manchester is to train and fly which costs £160 - £650 and takes 21h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Manchester is to fly which takes 15h 38m and costs £290 - £900.
The distance between Shanghai and Manchester is 5741 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 6m to get from Shanghai to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:25 AM in Shanghai and 7:25 PM in Manchester.
There are 3473+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Manchester, England?
Hainan and Air China fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) twice daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–460
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–410
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Daxing, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–430
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–650
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- £7–9
- 1st Class Seat
- £12–14
- Business Class Seat
- £18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–11
- Business Class Seat
- £14–21
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- £9–14
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £6–9
- Adult - 1st Class
- £8–12
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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