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How to get fromCalais to Shanghaiby train, plane, car, or bus

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There are 9 ways to get from Calais to Shanghai by train, plane, car, or bus

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane BRU - PVG
    16h 45m
    ¥2,475–8,317

  2. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane plane BRU - YTY
    4. Take the train from Jiangdu to Shanghai stationtrain train
    21h 59m
    ¥2,310–6,987

  3. Drive  10,897.7 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Shanghai Stationcar car 10,897.7 km
    5d 1h
    ¥13,019–18,805

  4. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane plane BRU - SHA
    19h 19m
    ¥3,125–19,767

  5. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane CDG - PVG
    17h 16m
    ¥2,764–7,742

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane plane BRU - NTG
    4. Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus bus
    22h 46m
    ¥2,510–7,407

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane AMS - PVG
    18h 53m
    ¥3,054–13,682

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    4. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane LGW - PVG
    18h 37m
    ¥3,494–8,772

  9. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane plane BRU - WUX
    4. Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain train
    20h 16m
    ¥2,347–7,348

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration15h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,981Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,286.4 km
  • Duration: 16h 45m

What companies run services between Calais, France and Shanghai, China?

There is no direct connection from Calais to Shanghai. However, you can take the train to Lille Flandres, walk to Gare Lille Flandres, take the vehicle to Gare Lille Europe, walk to Lille Europe, take the train to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) 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 Calais to Shanghai Station in around 5d 1h.

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