There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Tainan by subway, plane, train, or ferry
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Line 2 subway to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport, train
best- Take the subway from West Nanjing Road to Longyang Roadsubway
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane PVG - KHH
- Take the train from 新左營 to 臺南train
6h 31m$181–244Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane SHA - KHH
8h 14m$79–236Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
- Take the train from 臺中 to 臺南train 山線
15h 32m$117–232Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SHA - TSA
- Take the train from 台北 to 台南train
7h 21m$164–375Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane PVG - TPE
- Take the train from 桃園 to 台南train
7h 38m$130–288Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane PVG - TSA
- Take the train from 台北 to 台南train
7h 43m$241–543
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Tainan is to fly which costs $75 - $240 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Tainan is to line 2 subway and fly and train which takes 6h 31m and costs $180 - $250.
The distance between Shanghai and Tainan is 1057 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Tainan without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 32m and costs $110 - $240.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Shanghai to Tainan, including transfers.
There are 798+ hotels available in Tainan.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Tainan, Taiwan?
Xiamen Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–270
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–270
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–700
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–270
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Phone
- (86)021-64370000
- Website
- shmetro.com
Subway from West Nanjing Road to Longyang Road
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Adult
- $1
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 新左營 to 臺南
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $2–3
Train from 臺中 to 臺南
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $8–13
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- $95–110
- Business Class Seat
- $140–200
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 台北 to 台南
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $40–45
- Standard
- $40–50
- Business
- $72
Train from 桃園 to 台南
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $35–40
- Standard
- $35–45
- Business
- $64
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–140
- Second class
- $112
- First Class
- $141
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