There are 6 ways to get from Darwin to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DRW - PVG
17h 1m¥1,955–6,555Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane DRW - SHA
13h 30m¥2,005–7,005Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane DRW - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
15h 43m¥2,077–7,144Fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane DRW - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai stationtrain
16h 27m¥2,335–6,158Fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane DRW - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
18h 7m¥2,119–7,750Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane DRW - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
16h 36m¥2,127–7,586
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥2300 - ¥6500 and takes 16h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 30m and costs ¥2000 - ¥7000.
The distance between Darwin and Shanghai is 4996 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from Darwin to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 4:31 PM in Darwin and 3:01 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1886+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Shanghai, China?
Singapore Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–13,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–14,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Train operators
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
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 Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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
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