There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Yading by plane, taxi, train, car, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yading Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Yading Airport (DCY)plane SHA - DCY
- Take the taxi from Yading Airport (DCY) to Yadingtaxi
15h 50m¥954–2,464Train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai South to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Take the taxi from Shangri-La to Yadingtaxi
47h 17m¥700–1,200Train, taxi via Chengdu
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Chengdu Easttrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Take the taxi from Shangri-La to Yadingtaxi
29h 29m¥1,524–2,485Drive 2,697.6 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Yadingcar 2,697.6 km
30h 8m¥2,369–3,422Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yading Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Yading Airport (DCY)plane PVG - DCY
- Take the taxi from Yading Airport (DCY) to Yadingtaxi
16h 2m¥1,354–3,414Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane SHA - DIG
- Take the taxi from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Yadingtaxi
10h 6m¥2,294–4,754Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SHA - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Take the taxi from Shangri-La to Yadingtaxi
11h 27m¥1,866–3,752Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Nantongbus
- Take the train from Nantong to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-labus
- Take the taxi from Yunnan Shangri-la to Yadingtaxi
2d 7h¥705–1,265
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Yading Airport (DCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Yading is to bus and train and taxi which costs ¥700 - ¥1300 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Yading is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 6m and costs ¥2200 - ¥4800.
The distance between Shanghai and Yading is 2190 km. The road distance is 2697.6 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Yading without a car is to train and taxi via Chengdu which takes 29h 29m and costs ¥1500 - ¥2500.
It takes approximately 15h 50m to get from Shanghai to Yading, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Yading is 2698 km. It takes approximately 30h 8m to drive from Shanghai to Yading.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Yading, China?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Yading. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to Yading Airport (DCY), then take the taxi to Yading. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chengdu East, take the train to Chuxiong, take the train to Lijiang, take the train to Shangri-La, then take the taxi to Yading.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yading Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yading Airport via Nanchang, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yading Airport via Changsha, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yading Airport via Wuhan, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yading Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yading Airport via Wuhan, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yading Airport via Hefei, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Wuhan, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yading Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Yading Airport via Changsha, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yading Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yading Airport via Wuhan, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yading Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,400
Train from Shanghai station to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥550–800
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥950–1,400
Train from Chengdu East to Chuxiong
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥550–600
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–2,000
Train from Chuxiong to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–140
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Shanghai South to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥240–330
- Hard sleeper
- ¥430–600
- Soft sleeper
- ¥700–900
Train from Nantong to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–350
- Hard sleeper
- ¥460–650
- Soft sleeper
- ¥700–950
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai General to Nantong
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
Bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-la
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥180–260
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥180–260
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Estimated price
- ¥180–360
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