There are 10 ways to get from Thailand to Shanghai by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Chiang Mai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)CNX - PVG
6h 59m¥794–2,254Fly Don Mueang International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)DMK - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
8h 51m¥636–1,877Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Nong Khai
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Shanghai Hongqiao
35h 17m¥1,647–3,072Bus, train via Hengyang
- Take the bus from Bangkok Tara Travel to Vientiane
- Take the bus from Vientiane - Southern Bus Station to Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station
- Take the train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Hengyang
- Take the train from Hengyang to Shanghai South
3d 8hDrive 3,514.4 km
- Drive from Bangkok to Shanghai3,514.4 km
40h 59m¥3,124–4,513Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)BKK - PVG
7h 38m¥703–1,663Fly Don Mueang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)DMK - PVG
7h 18m¥950–1,767Bus to Wattay International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Udon Thani to Vientiane Talat Sao Station
- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)VTE - PVG
10h 16m¥921–1,485Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)BKK - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
8h 47m¥735–1,952Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)BKK - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
8h 35m¥845–1,278
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thailand to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥700 - ¥2000 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Thailand to Shanghai is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs ¥750 - ¥2300.
The distance between Thailand and Shanghai is 2717 km. The road distance is 3514.4 km.
The best way to get from Thailand to Shanghai without a car is to bus and train via Hengyang which takes 3 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Thailand to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h ahead of Thailand. It is currently 6:12 AM in Thailand and 7:12 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Thailand to Shanghai is 3514 km. It takes approximately 40h 59m to drive from Thailand to Shanghai.
There are 1362+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Thailand and Shanghai, China?
Spring Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,500
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,600
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,900
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,500
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,400
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,400
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,300
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,900
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,800
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,900
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,400
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,200
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,200
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,900
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,900
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shantou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,900
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,300
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,800
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥480–850
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥480–550
- First Class
- ¥600–850
Train from Kunming South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,100
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,100
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,600–1,900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,500–3,600
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–450
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Hanoi Gia Lam Station to Hengyang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- booking.baolau.com
Train from Hengyang to Shanghai South
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Nong Khai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥140–190
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Phone
- +66 62 717 2926
- brt@budsarakamtour.com
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Nong Khai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–143
- Book at
- omio.com
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Nong Khai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Udon Thani to Vientiane Talat Sao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥17–130
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- 086 065 5466
- nancy25262010@hotmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Tara Travel to Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥230–320
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Vientiane - Southern Bus Station to Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥233
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/htx-van-tai-277?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwvvmzBhA2EiwAtHVrbyVCwiIJkYBSBEFUd1FJU61B0rS24DSIQh33R30_tD4ol7fHPWFbjxoCybMQAvD_BwE
Bus from Vientiane - Southern Bus Station to Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥367
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/huyen-chau
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