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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane PVG - MED
17h 16mSAR 843–2,244Drive 9,870.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Medinacar 9,870.2 km
4d 17hSAR 4,668–6,743Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane SHA - MED
19h 59mSAR 966–2,916Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane HGH - MED
20h 54mSAR 902–2,991Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yanbu Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Yanbu Airport (YNB)plane PVG - YNB
- Take the bus from Yanbu Bus Station to Al Madinah Bus Stationbus
23h 8mSAR 1,424–4,020Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Jeddah, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Jeddah (JED)plane PVG - JED
- Take the train from Jeddah Airport to Madinahtrain
20h 27mSAR 999–2,515Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane WUX - MED
22h 2mSAR 1,129–3,576
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Medina is to fly which costs 800﷼ - 2300﷼ and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Medina is to fly which takes 17h 16m and costs 800﷼ - 2300﷼.
The distance between Shanghai and Medina is 7973 km. The road distance is 9870.2 km.
It takes approximately 17h 16m to get from Shanghai to Medina, including transfers.
Medina is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 6:48 PM in Shanghai and 1:48 PM in Medina.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Medina is 9870 km. It takes approximately 4 days 17h to drive from Shanghai to Medina.
There are 875+ hotels available in Medina.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Medina, Saudi Arabia?
Qatar Airways, Egyptair, and five other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–4,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Xiamen, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Tianfu International, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yanbu Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Jeddah via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–5,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Tianfu International, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Chongqing, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Jeddah via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Tianfu International, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Kunming, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Beijing Capital, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Hong Kong, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Xiamen, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Jeddah via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Jeddah via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Jeddah via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yanbu Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Tianfu International, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Kunming, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–4,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Jeddah via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,100
- Website
- sundor.co.il
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yanbu Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Jeddah via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Jeddah via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yanbu Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,700
Train operators
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–44
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- SAR 40–44
- 1st Class Seat
- SAR 65–70
- Business Class Seat
- SAR 90–130
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 32–36
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- SAR 32–36
- 1st Class Seat
- SAR 52–57
- Business Class Seat
- SAR 70–110
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–70
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- SAR 35–55
- Adult - 1st Class
- SAR 50–70
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 30–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- SAR 30–50
- Adult - 1st Class
- SAR 40–60
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Jeddah Airport to Madinah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–265
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 100–130
- Business
- SAR 160–230
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- SAR 12–17
- Hard sleeper
- SAR 27–40
- Soft sleeper
- SAR 45–60
Bus operators
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Yanbu Bus Station to Al Madinah Bus Station
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