There are 10 ways to get from Shymkent to Shanghai by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CIT - PVG
7h 44m¥1,570–3,573Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Shymkent to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagashtrain
- Drive from Kerimagash to Yiningcar
- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
2d 20h¥722–2,508Bus, train via Ürümqi
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yinchuantrain
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Shanghaibus
3d 14h¥993–1,521Drive 5,489.8 km
- Drive from Shymkent to Shanghaicar 5,489.8 km
2d 9h¥4,771–6,892Fly Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CIT - SHA
10h 53m¥1,420–4,123Train to Tashkent International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane TAS - SHA
17h 55m¥1,435–3,446Fly Shymkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane CIT - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
13h 19m¥1,442–4,504Train to Tashkent International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane TAS - PVG
16h 46m¥1,485–3,496Train to Tashkent International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane TAS - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
19h 7m¥1,257–4,027Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgarbus
- Take the train from Kashgar to Guangyuantrain
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
3d 11h¥1,854–2,486
Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shymkent to Shanghai is to train and drive which costs ¥700 - ¥2600 and takes 2 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Shymkent to Shanghai is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs ¥1500 - ¥3600.
The distance between Shymkent and Shanghai is 4797 km. The road distance is 5489.8 km.
The best way to get from Shymkent to Shanghai without a car is to bus and train via Ürümqi which takes 3 days 14h and costs ¥950 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Shymkent to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 3h ahead of Shymkent. It is currently 7:36 PM in Shymkent and 10:36 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Shymkent to Shanghai is 5490 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Shymkent to Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Shymkent, Kazakhstan and Shanghai, China?
SCAT flies from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice a week.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Urumqi, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Almaty, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,700
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,700
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,700
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Almaty, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- 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)
- ¥100–140
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥75–110
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–100
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥220–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥150–220
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥70–100
Train from Shymkent to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥28–40
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥150–220
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥85–120
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥28–40
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- 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)
- ¥550–800
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥800–1,100
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagash
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥31
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
Train from Ürümqi to Yinchuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–430
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥360–430
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–700
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Guangyuan to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Kashgar to Guangyuan
- Hard Seat
- ¥370–500
- Hard sleeper
- ¥650–900
- Soft sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +77252451241
- samal@avokzal.kz
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥98
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥84
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–370
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥578
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥587
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
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