There are 9 ways to get from Ulm to Shanghai by train, plane, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MUC - PVG
15h 57m¥2,796–4,560Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane STR - PVG
16h 56m¥2,126–6,337Drive 10,514.6 km
- Drive from Ulm to Shanghai Stationcar 10,514.6 km
4d 22h¥11,586–16,735Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FRA - PVG
15h 41m¥2,472–4,273Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MUC - SHA
18h 21m¥2,246–7,110Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane FRA - SHA
17h 55m¥3,322–6,223Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerthtrain
- Take the train from Donauwoerth to Nuernberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane NUE - PVG
20h 9m¥2,959–7,841Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ZRH - PVG
18h 12m¥2,434–4,530Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane FRA - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
19h 52m¥2,407–7,363
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Shanghai is to train and ferry and fly which costs ¥2400 - ¥4600 and takes 18h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 41m and costs ¥2400 - ¥4300.
The distance between Ulm and Shanghai is 9001 km. The road distance is 10514.6 km.
It takes approximately 15h 57m to get from Ulm to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Ulm. It is currently 5:48 PM in Ulm and 11:48 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Shanghai is 10515 km. It takes approximately 4 days 22h to drive from Ulm to Shanghai.
There are 1937+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Shanghai, China?
There is no direct connection from Ulm to Shanghai. However, you can take the train to Pasing, take the train to Flughafen München, walk to Munich International Airport (MUC) 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 drive from Ulm to Shanghai Station in around 4d 22h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–4,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Donauwoerth to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥140–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–340
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–340
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Donauwoerth to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–430
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–430
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–430
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- servus@agilis.de
- Website
- agilis
Train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–310
- Schedules at
- agilis
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥100–140
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–90
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt Ag
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥65–95
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt Ag
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