There are 8 ways to get from Birmingham to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Birmingham Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BHX - PVG
17h 45m¥1,879–5,013Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
15h 55m¥2,972–5,516Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
15h 58m¥3,123–7,145Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MAN - SHA
19h 8m¥2,322–7,066Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHR - PVG
16h 20m¥2,906–5,604Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LHR - SHA
17h 59m¥2,956–41,054Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane LHR - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
19h 11m¥3,778–8,135Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane LHR - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
20h 32m¥2,841–8,194
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥5000 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 55m and costs ¥2900 - ¥5500.
The distance between Birmingham and Shanghai is 9280 km.
It takes approximately 17h 45m to get from Birmingham to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 6:57 PM in Birmingham and 1:57 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1914+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Shanghai, China?
KLM, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–8,500
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥360–500
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥360–500
- Website
- Cross Country
- [email protected]
- 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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