There are 8 ways to get from Karaganda to Shanghai by plane, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane KGF - PVG
17h 16m¥1,506–4,315Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Karaganda Pass to Dostyktrain
- Drive from Dostyk to Jinghe Southcar
- Take the train from Jinghe South to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
3d¥675–1,495Bus, train via Yinchuan
- Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Astana Saparzhai Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yinchuantrain
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Shanghaibus
3d 14h¥1,287–1,567Drive 5,375.2 km
- Drive from Karaganda to Shanghaicar 5,375.2 km
2d 9h¥4,518–6,526Fly Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane KGF - SHA
19h 10m¥1,556–5,565Train to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Karaganda Pass to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane NQZ - SHA
15h 49m¥1,744–4,782Bus, train
- Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Astana Saparzhai Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
3d¥830–1,474Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
3d 9h¥734–1,364
Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karaganda to Shanghai is to bus and train which costs ¥700 - ¥1400 and takes 3 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Karaganda to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 49m and costs ¥1700 - ¥4800.
The distance between Karaganda and Shanghai is 4555 km. The road distance is 5375.2 km.
The best way to get from Karaganda to Shanghai without a car is to bus and train via Yinchuan which takes 3 days 14h and costs ¥1200 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 17h 16m to get from Karaganda to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 3h ahead of Karaganda. It is currently 9:28 PM in Karaganda and 12:28 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Karaganda to Shanghai is 5375 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Karaganda to Shanghai.
There are 1886+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Karaganda, Kazakhstan and Shanghai, China?
Flyr, Air Astana, and three other airlines fly from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Novosibirsk, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Almaty, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Zhezkazgan, Almaty, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,400
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,400
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Karaganda Pass to Dostyk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥150–250
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥150–160
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥220–250
Train from Karaganda Pass to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥67–130
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥67–71
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥110–130
Train from Jinghe South to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- ¥130–190
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Ürümqi to Yinchuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–430
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥360–430
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Karaganda Pass to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥35–45
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥130–180
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥65–85
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥35–45
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Karaganda Pass to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥350–700
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥350–490
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥500–700
- Website
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Astana Saparzhai Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥45
- Website
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Astana Saparzhai Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥45
- Website
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥415
- Website
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Karagandy Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Astana Saparzhai Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥35–50
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Astana Saparzhai Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥35–50
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥474
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥474
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥578
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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