There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Similan Islands by plane, taxi, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Phuket International Airport, taxi, ferry
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane PVG - HKT
- Take the taxi from Family Mart to Khao Laktaxi
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similanferry
12h 23m฿8,053–13,401Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Phuket International Airport, taxi, ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane SHA - HKT
- Take the taxi from Family Mart to Khao Laktaxi
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similanferry
13h 16m฿8,626–19,174Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport, taxi, ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane HGH - HKT
- Take the taxi from Family Mart to Khao Laktaxi
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similanferry
14h 27m฿8,456–16,820Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Krabi Airport, bus, taxi, ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane PVG - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to พังงา;Phang-Ngabus
- Take the taxi from พังงา;Phang-Nga to Khao Laktaxi
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similanferry
16h 23m฿9,391–14,846Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport, taxi, ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane NGB - HKT
- Take the taxi from Family Mart to Khao Laktaxi
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similanferry
14h 47m฿8,846–10,698Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Surat Thani, Bus, taxi, ferry
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Surat Thani (URT)plane PVG - URT
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Airport to Krabi Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to พังงา;Phang-Ngabus
- Take the taxi from พังงา;Phang-Nga to Khao Laktaxi
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similanferry
17h 11m
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Similan Islands is to fly and taxi and ferry which costs ฿8000 - ฿14000 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Similan Islands is to fly and taxi and ferry which takes 12h 23m and costs ฿8000 - ฿14000.
The distance between Shanghai and Similan Islands is 3718 km.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Shanghai to Similan Islands, including transfers.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Similan Islands, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Similan Islands. 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 Phuket International Airport (HKT), walk to Mai Khao, Phuket International Airport, take the bus to Family Mart, take the taxi to Khao Lak, take the ferry to Ko Similan, then walk to Similan Islands. Alternatively, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to Phuket International Airport (HKT), walk to Mai Khao, Phuket International Airport, take the bus to Family Mart, take the taxi to Khao Lak, take the ferry to Ko Similan, then walk to Similan Islands.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–14,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–14,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–16,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–12,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–16,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–14,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–14,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–10,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–14,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–11,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–10,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–11,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–14,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–13,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–9,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–11,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–9,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–9,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–14,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–16,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–14,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–9,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–15,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–13,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–13,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–14,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–14,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–24,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–8,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–9,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–12,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–13,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–15,000
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿330–370
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿330–370
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿540–590
- Business Class Seat
- ฿750–1,100
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿600–700
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿1,050–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ฿1,500–2,200
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿320–600
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿320–440
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿420–600
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿500–1,100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿500–700
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿750–1,100
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from กระบี่ to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿95–650
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Website
- kbi.dlt.go.th
Bus from กระบี่ to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://kbi.dlt.go.th/th
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Surat Thani Airport to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–3,100
Phuket Taxi Meter
- Phone
- +66 88 111 0171
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Phuket Taxi Meter
- Phone
- +66 88 111 0171
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Phuket Taxi Meter
- Phone
- +66 88 111 0171
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Krabi Taxi Services
- Phone
- +66831829173
- Website
- krabitaxiservices.com
Krabi Taxi
- Phone
- +66 99 492 7829
- Website
- krabitaxi.com
Phuket Taxi Meter
- Phone
- +66 88 111 0171
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
Krabi Taxi Services
- Phone
- +66831829173
- Website
- krabitaxiservices.com
Krabi Taxi
- Phone
- +66 99 492 7829
- Website
- krabitaxi.com
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