There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Mashhad by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mashhad International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)plane PVG - MHD
16h 6m$379–1,310Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ashgabat International Airport (ASB)plane PVG - ASB
- Drive from Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) to Mashhadcar
18h 17m$308–974Drive 6,891.3 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Mashhadcar 6,891.3 km
3d 7h$869–1,255Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport, drive
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Ashgabat International Airport (ASB)plane SHA - ASB
- Drive from Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) to Mashhadcar
17h$371–1,216Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Mashhad International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)plane HGH - MHD
24h 4m$433–1,523Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mashhad International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)plane SHA - MHD
32h 44m$332–1,102Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Ashgabat International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Ashgabat International Airport (ASB)plane WUX - ASB
- Drive from Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) to Mashhadcar
18h 38m$424–1,431
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Mashhad is to fly and drive which costs $300 - $1,000 and takes 18h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Mashhad is to fly which takes 16h 6m and costs $370 - $1,400.
The distance between Shanghai and Mashhad is 5729 km. The road distance is 6891.3 km.
It takes approximately 16h 6m to get from Shanghai to Mashhad, including transfers.
Mashhad is 4h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 6:40 AM in Shanghai and 2:10 AM in Mashhad.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Mashhad is 6891 km. It takes approximately 3 days 7h to drive from Shanghai to Mashhad.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Mashhad, Iran?
Emirates and Flydubai fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- flyturkmenistanairlines.eu
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Wuhan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Xi An, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Xi An, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Wuhan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Train operators
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 Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $13–15
- Business Class Seat
- $19–27
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
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 station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–25
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–10
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
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