There are 4 ways to get from Semporna to Shanghai by bus, plane, or train
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Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane TWU - PVG
10h 56m¥1,213–3,313Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane TWU - SHA
14h 40m¥1,163–3,363Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane TWU - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
13h 33m¥1,235–3,602Bus to Sandakan Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SDK - PVG
17h 12m¥1,308–3,752
Tawau Airport (TWU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Semporna to Shanghai is to Minibus and fly which costs ¥1100 - ¥3400 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Semporna to Shanghai is to Minibus and fly which takes 10h 56m and costs ¥1200 - ¥3400.
The distance between Semporna and Shanghai is 3129 km.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Semporna to Shanghai, including transfers.
There are 1840+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Semporna, Malaysia and Shanghai, China?
There is no direct connection from Semporna to Shanghai. However, you can take the bus to Tawau Airport, walk to Tawau Airport (TWU) airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, then take the line 2 subway to West Nanjing Road. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Tawau Airport, walk to Tawau Airport (TWU) airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), walk to Xiaoshan International Airport, take the line 1 subway to East station, walk to Hangzhou East, take the train to Shanghai Hongqiao, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, then take the line 10 subway to South Shaanxi Road.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Tawau Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,600
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 from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥58
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥58
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥58
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–360
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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