There are 8 ways to get from Xi'an to Shanghai by train, car, plane, subway, or bus
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Train via Xian North
best- Take the train from Xian North to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain Xi'an-Shanghai 1 / ...
7h 9m¥637–701Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Xi'an to Shanghai stationtrain Ürümqi / ...
16h 18m¥142–372Drive 1,363.7 km
- Drive from Xi'an to Shanghaicar 1,363.7 km
13h 49m¥1,186–1,713Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane XIY - SHA
4h 28m¥502–1,551Train
- Take the train from Xian North Station to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain Chengdu East
9h 28m¥637–701Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, line 2 subway
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane XIY - PVG
- Take the subway from Longyang Road to West Nanjing Roadsubway
5h 4m¥582–1,601Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane XIY - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
5h 39m¥954–1,932Fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane XIY - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
6h 50m¥617–3,191
Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xi'an to Shanghai is to train which costs ¥140 - ¥380 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Xi'an to Shanghai is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs ¥500 - ¥1600.
No, there is no direct train from Xi'an to Shanghai. However, there are services departing from Shi Tushuguan and arriving at South Shaanxi Road via Xian North and Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 9m.
The distance between Xi'an and Shanghai is 1456 km. The road distance is 1363.7 km.
The best way to get from Xi'an to Shanghai without a car is to train via Xian North which takes 7h 9m and costs ¥600 - ¥700.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Xi'an to Shanghai, including transfers.
Xi'an to Shanghai train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Xian North station.
The best way to get from Xi'an to Shanghai is to train via Xian North which takes 7h 9m and costs ¥600 - ¥700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥500 - ¥1600 and takes 4h 28m.
Xi'an to Shanghai train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Shanghai Hongqiao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Xi'an to Shanghai is 1364 km. It takes approximately 13h 49m to drive from Xi'an to Shanghai.
What companies run services between Xi'an, China and Shanghai, China?
China Railways G-Class operates a train from Xian North to Shanghai Hongqiao hourly. Tickets cost ¥630–690 and the journey takes 5h 44m. Alternatively, Spring Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) hourly.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–4,500
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–4,400
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–4,500
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–4,400
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,600
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–4,500
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–4,400
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,700
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,400
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,500
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,600
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,400
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,500
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,600
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,400
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–4,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–1,200
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,100
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–5,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,300
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,400
- Website
- yzr.com.cn
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥480–2,600
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,000
Train from Xian North to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥630–690
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,200
Train from Xian North Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥630–690
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,050–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,200
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 Xi'an to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥140–200
- Hard sleeper
- ¥260–370
- Soft sleeper
- ¥420–550
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- Phone
- (86)021-64370000
- Website
- shmetro.com
Subway from Longyang Road to West Nanjing Road
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Adult
- ¥5
- 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
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