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)plane SHA - MAN
18h£173–908Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
15h 27m£288–814Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane HGH - MAN
21h 20m£281–523Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SHA - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
19h 29m£367–1,237Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PVG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
18h 18m£365–853Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NTG - MAN
21h 27m£352–723Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane WUX - MAN
19h 33m£197–971Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane WUX - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
20h 42m£451–900
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Manchester is to fly which costs £280 - £850 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Manchester is to fly which takes 15h 27m and costs £280 - £850.
The distance between Shanghai and Manchester is 5741 miles.
It takes approximately 18h to get from Shanghai to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 10:30 AM in Shanghai and 3:30 AM in Manchester.
There are 3624+ 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
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–950
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–950
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Manchester Airport via Xi An, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–1,200
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Manchester Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Manchester Airport via Xi An, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–700
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- £8–9
- 1st Class Seat
- £13–14
- Business Class Seat
- £18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–12
- Business Class Seat
- £14–21
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- £10–14
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £6–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- £8–12
- 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
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- £13–28
- 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
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- £5–9
- Soft Sleeper
- £13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £2–4
- Hard sleeper
- £5–8
- Soft sleeper
- £9–12
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- £7–11
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