There are 8 ways to get from London to Shantou by plane or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane LHR - SWA
18h 5m¥2,513–7,312Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane LGW - SWA
18h 49m¥2,147–6,306Fly London Heathrow Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane LHR - XMN
- Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
19h 4m¥2,819–8,012Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane LHR - SZX
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Stationtrain
18h 32m¥2,530–7,552Fly London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane LCY - XMN
- Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
19h 9m¥3,545–9,748Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane LGW - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to Chaoshan Stationtrain
19h 38m¥2,190–6,122Fly London Heathrow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane LHR - HKG
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Stationtrain
18h 58m¥2,622–5,680Fly London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane LHR - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to Chaoshan Stationtrain
19h 34m¥2,656–5,528
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Shantou is to fly and train which costs ¥2600 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from London to Shantou is to fly which takes 18h 5m and costs ¥2500 - ¥7500.
The distance between London and Shantou is 9722 km.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from London to Shantou, including transfers.
Shantou is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 2:20 PM in London and 9:20 PM in Shantou.
There are 58+ hotels available in Shantou.
What companies run services between London, England and Shantou, China?
Hainan, Air China, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
Flights from London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
Flights from London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,500
Flights from London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–8,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from London City Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–260
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–260
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–290
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–290
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–170
Train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–170
Train from Guangzhou East to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–310
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥140–200
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥220–310
Train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Guangzhou East to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–310
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥140–200
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥220–310
Train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥220–310
Train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–450
Train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥220–310
Train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–450
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