There are 7 ways to get from Kerala to Shanghai by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Calicut International Airport
best- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CCJ - PVG
15h 26m¥1,609–4,219Train, bus, drive via Jhānsi
cheapest- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansitrain
- Take the train from Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi to Lucknowtrain
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Kathmandubus
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Shanghai stationtrain
5d 16h¥1,010–2,665Fly from Kannur International Airport
- Fly from Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CNN - PVG
16h 34m¥1,820–4,831Fly from Trivandrum
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane TRV - PVG
14h 37m¥1,951–4,532Fly from Cochin International Airport
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane COK - PVG
15h 48m¥1,563–4,264Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Kochuveli to Kanpur Centraltrain
- Take the train from Kanpur Central to Lucknowtrain
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Kathmandubus
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Shanghai stationtrain
5d 18h¥1,016–2,760Train, bus, drive #2
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to New Jalpaiguritrain
- Take the bus from Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus to Kathmandubus
- Drive from Narayan Gopal Chowk to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Shanghai stationtrain
6d¥1,030–2,732
Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kerala to Shanghai is to train and bus and drive via Jhānsi which costs ¥1000 - ¥2700 and takes 5 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Kerala to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 37m and costs ¥1900 - ¥4600.
The distance between Kerala and Shanghai is 5267 km.
It takes approximately 15h 26m to get from Kerala to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 2h 30m ahead of Kerala. It is currently 7:49 AM in Kerala and 10:19 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1840+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Kerala, India and Shanghai, China?
IndiGo Airlines, Starlight Airline, and two other airlines fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hyderabad, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,000
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Bengaluru, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,600
Flights from Trivandrum to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Madras, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,300
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Bengaluru, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Mumbai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Bengaluru, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Mumbai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hyderabad, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
Flights from Trivandrum to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–13,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Madras, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Madras, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,800
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥75–600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥75–90
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥190–240
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥270–340
- First Class (1A)
- ¥450–600
Train from Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥15–120
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥15–18
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥40–50
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥55–70
- First Class (1A)
- ¥90–120
Train from Kochuveli to Kanpur Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥80–650
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥80–100
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥200–260
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥290–370
- First Class (1A)
- ¥500–650
Train from Kanpur Central to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9–75
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥9–11
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥26–35
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥35–45
- First Class (1A)
- ¥55–75
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to New Jalpaiguri
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥85–700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥85–110
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥210–270
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥310–390
- First Class (1A)
- ¥500–700
Train from Lhasa to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥340–490
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Lhasa to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥340–490
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Lhasa to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥340–490
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Phone
- +91-11-23370236
- [email protected]
- Website
- dtc.delhi.gov.in
Bus from Lucknow to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4–110
- Website
- https://dtc.delhi.gov.in
- Ordinary Buses
- ¥4–7
- AC Buses
- ¥9–13
- Airport Express Services
- ¥80–110
Bus from Lucknow to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4–110
- Website
- https://dtc.delhi.gov.in
- Ordinary Buses
- ¥4–7
- AC Buses
- ¥9–13
- Airport Express Services
- ¥80–110
- Website
- checi.cn
Bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
- Phone
- 0353-2514920
- [email protected]
- Website
- nbstc.in
Bus from Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥30–150
- Website
- https://nbstc.in/
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