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

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

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane FRA - PVG
    15h 1m
    ¥2,332–3,763

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane plane FRA - WUX
    3. Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain train
    17h 51m
    ¥2,004–6,394

  3. Drive  10,530.5 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Shanghai Stationcar car 10,530.5 km
    4d 23h
    ¥11,569–16,711

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane plane FRA - SHA
    16h 40m
    ¥3,082–5,813

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane plane FRA - NTG
    3. Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus bus
    20h 12m
    ¥2,267–6,953

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane MUC - PVG
    17h 56m
    ¥3,003–6,223

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane ZRH - PVG
    18h 40m
    ¥2,542–4,848

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane plane FRA - YTY
    3. Take the train from Jiangdu to Shanghai stationtrain train
    21h 50m
    ¥2,067–6,533

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane plane FRA - CZX
    3. Take the train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai stationtrain train
    19h 35m
    ¥2,318–7,463

Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration12h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,130Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 8,982.9 km
  • Duration: 15h 1m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Shanghai, China?

There is no direct connection from Heidelberg to Shanghai. However, you can take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) 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 Heidelberg to Shanghai Station in around 4d 23h.

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