There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Pangong Tso by plane, taxi, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari, taxi • 22h 17m
Cheapest option
4 alternative options
Fly Shanghai Pudong to Ngari, taxi • 23h 38m
Fly Shanghai Hongqiao to Hotan, drive • 26h 22m
Fly Shanghai Pudong to Hotan, drive • 26h 33m
Drive • 2 days 15h
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Pangong Tso is to train and fly and taxi which costs ¥2100 - ¥3000 and takes 24h 5m.
The quickest way to get from Shanghai to Pangong Tso is to fly and taxi which costs ¥2600 - ¥3700 and takes 22h 17m.
The distance between Shanghai and Pangong Tso is 3933 km. The road distance is 5124.9 km.
It takes approximately 22h 17m to get from Shanghai to Pangong Tso, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Ngari Airport. The quickest flight takes 19h 20m and has two stopovers.
Pangong Tso is 2h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 10:35 PM in Shanghai and 8:05 PM in Pangong Tso.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Pangong Tso is 5125 km. It takes approximately 2 days 15h to drive from Shanghai to Pangong Tso.
Air China, Spring Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Ngari Airport.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport is to line 10 subway which takes 22 min and costs ¥3 - ¥10.

- Distance: 3933.2 km
- Duration: 22h 17m
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Pangong Tso, China?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Pangong Tso. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, take the walk to Shanghai Hongqiao airport, fly to Ngari, then take the taxi to Pangong Tso. Alternatively, you can take the line 2 subway to Longyang Road, take the walk to Longyang Road, take the Maglev to Pudong International Airport, take the walk to Shanghai Pudong airport, fly to Ngari, then take the taxi to Pangong Tso.

- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Chengdu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2300 - ¥3200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Xi An, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2300 - ¥3200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Beijing Capital, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2600 - ¥3300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Guiyang, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2400 - ¥3200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Chengdu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1400 - ¥6500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Kunming, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1100 - ¥6000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Guiyang, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2000 - ¥2600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Chongqing, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1900 - ¥2600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Xi An, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1900 - ¥2600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Lanzhou, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1400 - ¥7000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Tianfu International, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1400 - ¥6500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang to Ngari via Guiyang, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1700 - ¥2400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang to Ngari via Xi An, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1700 - ¥2300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang to Ngari via Beijing Capital, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1900 - ¥2500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang to Ngari via Chongqing, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1700 - ¥2300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hotan via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1700 - ¥8500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Hotan via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1400 - ¥6500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Hotan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1400 - ¥6500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Hotan via Lanzhou, Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1400 - ¥6500

- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Xi An, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2400 - ¥9500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Urumqi, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2500 - ¥9500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Xi An, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2000 - ¥8000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Chengdu, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2500 - ¥8000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang to Ngari via Xi An, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1700 - ¥7000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hotan via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1900 - ¥7500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Hotan via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1600 - ¥6000

- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hotan via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3100 - ¥9500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hotan via Beijing Daxing, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3300 - ¥10000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Hotan via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2400 - ¥7000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Hotan via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2400 - ¥7000

- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Chengdu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2300 - ¥3200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Guiyang, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2400 - ¥3200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Guiyang, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2000 - ¥2600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang to Ngari via Luzhou, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1300 - ¥3300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang to Ngari via Guiyang, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1700 - ¥2400

- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Chengdu, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2300 - ¥3200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ngari via Guiyang, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2400 - ¥3200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Ngari via Guiyang, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2000 - ¥2600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang to Ngari via Luzhou, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1300 - ¥3300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang to Ngari via Guiyang, Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1700 - ¥2400

- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong to Hotan via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1100 - ¥6000

Train from Shanghai to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70 - ¥90
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70 - ¥90
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥110 - ¥140
- Business Class Seat
- ¥270 - ¥330

- Phone
- (86)12306
Train from Shanghai to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45 - ¥150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard Seat
- ¥45 - ¥65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥75 - ¥150
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥140 - ¥200

- Phone
- (86)12306
Train from Shanghai to Wuxi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45 - ¥95
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45 - ¥65
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥65 - ¥95
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Estimated price
- ¥380 - ¥460
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