There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Reading by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)PVG - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
15h 56m£304–887Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)PVG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
17h 8m£161–450Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SHA - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
17h 54m£200–840Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)SHA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
19h 21m£191–552Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)WUX - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
19h 42m£226–694Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)NTG - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
20h 11m£238–745Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SHA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Reading
22h 9m£184–726Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)PVG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Reading
19h 41m£318–991
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Reading is to fly and train which costs £160 - £450 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Reading is to fly and train which takes 15h 56m and costs £300 - £900.
The distance between Shanghai and Reading is 5828 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 56m to get from Shanghai to Reading, including transfers.
Reading is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:08 PM in Shanghai and 6:08 AM in Reading.
There are 1436+ hotels available in Reading.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Reading, England?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Reading. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the train to Pudong International Airport, walk to Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-PVG airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to Hayes And Harlington Station, then take the train to Reading. Alternatively, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to Hayes And Harlington Station, then take the train to Reading.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–750
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- 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
- £170–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–750
- 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
- £250–600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–600
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–410
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £320–750
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–420
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–11
- Business Class Seat
- £14–21
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £6–9
- Adult - 1st Class
- £8–12
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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