There are 5 ways to get from Sheffield to Shanghai by train or plane
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
14h 59mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MAN - SHA
18h 28mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LBA - PVG
20h 53mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
16h 48mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane MAN - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
20h 1m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Sheffield and Shanghai is 9306 km.
It takes approximately 14h 59m to get from Sheffield to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Sheffield. It is currently 10:12 PM in Sheffield and 5:12 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1708+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Sheffield, England and Shanghai, China?
There is no direct connection from Sheffield to Shanghai. However, you can take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, then take the line 2 subway to West Nanjing Road. Alternatively, you can take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), walk to Hongqiao Airport T1, then take the line 10 subway to South Shaanxi Road.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Sheffield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
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