There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Tbilisi by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)plane SHA - TBS
16h$312–602Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)plane HGH - TBS
17h$183–623Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Piatigorsktrain
- Take the bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
6d 7hDrive 8,560.7 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Tbilisicar 8,560.7 km
4d 9h$1,079–1,558Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)plane PVG - TBS
16h 17m$229–710Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Stationtrain
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)plane NKG - TBS
17h 27m$198–636Train, drive, bus via Karaganda
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Karaganda Passtrain
- Take the train from Karaganda Pass to Abdulinotrain
- Take the train from Abdulino to Piatigorsktrain
- Take the bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
6d 20hBus, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminalbus
- Take the train from Dalian to Manzhoulitrain
- Take the bus from Manzhouli to Chita Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Chita 2 to Obtrain
- Take the train from Ob to Piatigorsktrain
- Take the bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
8d 8h
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Tbilisi is to train and fly which costs $180 - $650 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Tbilisi is to fly which takes 16h and costs $310 - $600.
The distance between Shanghai and Tbilisi is 6736 km. The road distance is 8560.7 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Tbilisi without a car is to bus and train which takes 8 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h to get from Shanghai to Tbilisi, including transfers.
Tbilisi is 4h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:02 AM in Shanghai and 1:02 AM in Tbilisi.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Tbilisi is 8561 km. It takes approximately 4 days 9h to drive from Shanghai to Tbilisi.
There are 4123+ hotels available in Tbilisi.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Tbilisi, Georgia?
China Southern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Taiyuan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tbilisi International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- $100–140
- Soft Sleeper
- $150–210
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $27–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–27
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $210–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–410
Train from Karaganda Pass to Abdulino
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $140–200
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $190–270
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Piatigorsk
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $200–280
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from Abdulino to Piatigorsk
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $280–390
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $65–95
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–110
Train from Chita 2 to Ob
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $360–500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $85–130
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $100–140
Train from Ob to Piatigorsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $500–750
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $130–180
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $140–200
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $19–21
- 1st Class Seat
- $31–34
- Business Class Seat
- $40–65
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $22–29
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $15–22
Train from Dalian to Manzhouli
- Hard Seat
- $27–40
- Hard sleeper
- $45–70
- Soft sleeper
- $75–100
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vk.com
- Website
- dalianbus.com
Bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- dalianbus.com
- Phone
- 8 (3022) 35-99-66
- Website
- chitaavtovokzal.ru
Bus from Manzhouli to Chita Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- chitaavtovokzal.ru
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