There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Shanghai by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane IST - PVG
13h 58m¥2,467–6,067Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SAW - PVG
21h 3m¥1,567–4,169Drive 10,168.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Shanghai Stationcar 10,168.9 km
4d 18h¥8,547–12,345Fly Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane IST - SHA
15h 37m¥2,217–6,517Fly Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane IST - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
17h 54m¥2,002–6,157Fly Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane IST - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
17h 48m¥1,939–5,598Fly Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane IST - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
18h 15m¥1,989–5,656Fly Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane IST - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 7m¥2,053–6,167Fly Istanbul to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane IST - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Shanghai stationtrain
19h 32m¥1,902–5,737
Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1500 - ¥4200 and takes 21h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 58m and costs ¥2400 - ¥6500.
The distance between Istanbul and Shanghai is 8101 km. The road distance is 10168.9 km.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Istanbul to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 1:43 AM in Istanbul and 6:43 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Shanghai is 10169 km. It takes approximately 4 days 18h to drive from Istanbul to Shanghai.
There are 1882+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Istanbul to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Istanbul to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Istanbul to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Istanbul to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Train operators
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
- 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 Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥75–85
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Jiangdu to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–460
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥55–85
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥130–190
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥26–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥55–80
- Soft sleeper
- ¥90–130
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 Changzhou Station to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥95–140
Bus operators
- [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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