There are 4 ways to get from Crete to Shanghai by plane or car ferry
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Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JSH - PVG
13h 1m¥2,843–7,737Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HER - PVG
14h 43m¥2,162–6,064Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CHQ - PVG
17h 11m¥2,523–7,218Car ferry to Santorini, fly
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JTR - PVG
19h 26m¥2,947–8,383
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2100 - ¥6500 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 1m and costs ¥2800 - ¥8000.
The distance between Crete and Shanghai is 8575 km.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Crete to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Crete. It is currently 12:27 PM in Crete and 6:27 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1882+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Shanghai, China?
Olympic Air, Juneyao Airlines, and Turkish Airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Chania International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Santorini to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥360–800
- Website
- Seajets
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