There are 6 ways to get from Glasgow to Shanghai by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GLA - PVG
19h 13m¥1,886–4,996Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EDI - PVG
17h 57m¥1,919–5,144Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane EDI - SHA
18h 16m¥3,169–6,094Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
17h 42m¥3,361–6,086Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane EDI - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
21h 43m¥2,254–6,734Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane EDI - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 47m¥2,191–7,175
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥5000 and takes 19h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 17h 42m and costs ¥3300 - ¥6500.
The distance between Glasgow and Shanghai is 9137 km.
It takes approximately 19h 13m to get from Glasgow to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 7:07 PM in Glasgow and 3:07 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1267+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Shanghai, China?
KLM and China Eastern Airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–800
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥440–750
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–330
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
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
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥65–130
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥65–130
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥65–130
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥65–130
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥60–90
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥60–90
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥60–90
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥60–90
- Website
- Ember
- [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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