There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Manchester by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
15h 37m£299–776Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SHA - MAN
18h 5m£164–570Train 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 40m£292–535Fly 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£222–631Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PVG - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
18h 36m£317–660Fly 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 44m£362–694Train 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
20h 18m£168–633
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Manchester is to fly which costs £160 - £600 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Manchester is to fly which takes 15h 37m and costs £290 - £800.
The distance between Shanghai and Manchester is 5774 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 37m 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 3587+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Manchester, England?
Juneyao Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 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
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–750
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–420
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
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
- £160–600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–440
- 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
- £320–600
- 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
- £160–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- £8–9
- 1st Class Seat
- £12–14
- Business Class Seat
- £18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–12
- 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 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10–14
- 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
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
- £65–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £65–95
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120–180
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £5–7
- 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
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