There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig to Shanghai by plane, car, or train
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LEJ - PVG
17h 1m¥2,879–8,161Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FRA - PVG
17h 7m¥2,739–4,607Drive 10,114.1 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Shanghai Stationcar 10,114.1 km
4d 19h¥11,112–16,050Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LEJ - SHA
18h 55m¥2,829–9,111Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane BER - SHA
17h 49m¥3,329–6,092Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DRS - PVG
17h 13m¥3,017–8,776Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BER - PVG
16h 51m¥3,179–8,642
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥4700 and takes 17h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 16h 51m and costs ¥3100 - ¥9000.
The distance between Leipzig and Shanghai is 8615 km. The road distance is 10114.1 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from Leipzig to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Leipzig. It is currently 1:44 PM in Leipzig and 8:44 PM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Shanghai is 10114 km. It takes approximately 4 days 19h to drive from Leipzig to Shanghai.
There are 1886+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Shanghai, China?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–13,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥320–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥95–140
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥95–140
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥200–230
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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