There are 9 ways to get from New Delhi to Shanghai by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DEL - PVG
8h 59m¥1,358–2,358Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane DEL - SHA
11h 58m¥1,108–3,208Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from New Delhi 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
4d 7h¥1,277–2,743Fly Hindon to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Hindon (HDO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HDO - PVG
10h 6m¥1,602–4,211Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane DEL - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
12h 34m¥1,130–3,389Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane DEL - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
14h 45m¥1,322–3,753Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane DEL - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
14h 30m¥1,293–3,648Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane DEL - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
13h 46m¥1,280–3,447Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Delhi to Narkatiaganj Jntrain
- Drive from Narkatiaganj Jn to Chaubiskothicar
- Take the bus from Chaubiskothi to Kalanki Dhungeaddabus
- Drive from Teaching Hospital to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Shanghai stationtrain
4d 8h¥1,407–2,840
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New Delhi to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1300 - ¥2400 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from New Delhi to Shanghai is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs ¥1300 - ¥2400.
The distance between New Delhi and Shanghai is 4350 km.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from New Delhi to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 2h 30m ahead of New Delhi. It is currently 5:21 AM in New Delhi and 7:51 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1890+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between New Delhi, India and Shanghai, China?
Air India Limited, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,600
Flights from Hindon to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
- Website
- 9air.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,300
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,700
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,100
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Delhi to Kanpur Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥18–150
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ¥18–23
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥50–65
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥65–90
- First Class (1A)
- ¥110–150
Train from Kanpur Central to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9–75
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ¥9–11
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥26–35
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥35–45
- First Class (1A)
- ¥55–75
Train from Delhi to Narkatiaganj Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥30–260
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ¥30–40
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥85–110
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥120–150
- First Class (1A)
- ¥200–260
Train from Lhasa to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥340–490
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Lhasa to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥340–490
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
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 Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
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 Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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
Bus operators
- Phone
- +91-11-23370236
- [email protected]
- Website
- DTC
Bus from Lucknow to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4–110
- Website
- DTC
- Ordinary Buses
- ¥4–7
- AC Buses
- ¥9–13
- Airport Express Services
- ¥80–110
- [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
- Phone
- 9851084541 , 9851093998
- [email protected]
- Website
- Baba Adventure
Bus from Chaubiskothi to Kalanki Dhungeadda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥44
- Schedules at
- Baba Adventure
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