There are 8 ways to get from Cambridge to Shanghai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
15h 43m¥3,068–7,369Fly London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane STN - PVG
18h¥2,262–5,747Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHR - PVG
16h 4m¥2,737–7,167Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LHR - SHA
17h 38m¥2,687–8,117Train to London City Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LCY - PVG
17h 39m¥3,443–9,199Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane LHR - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 54m¥3,409–9,698Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane LHR - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
20h 15m¥2,872–8,257Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
18h 43m¥3,661–7,593
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥7500 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 43m and costs ¥3000 - ¥7500.
The distance between Cambridge and Shanghai is 9427 km.
It takes approximately 15h 43m to get from Cambridge to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Cambridge. It is currently 11:22 AM in Cambridge and 6:22 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1841+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Shanghai, China?
Ryanair, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–10,000
Flights from London City Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–13,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–10,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–10,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥410–850
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥260–550
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥260–550
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥260–550
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥260–550
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥260–550
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥260–550
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatnorthernrail.com
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–600
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–600
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–600
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–600
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–600
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–600
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–950
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- [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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