There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Abidjan by plane, train, or bus
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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)plane PVG - ABJ
23h 28m$379–1,210Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)plane SHA - ABJ
25h 26m$362–1,202Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)plane HGH - ABJ
27h 46m$383–1,024Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)plane WUX - ABJ
26h 29m$425–1,318Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)plane NTG - ABJ
28h 23m$454–1,422
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Port Bouet Airport (ABJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Abidjan is to train and fly which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 27h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Abidjan is to fly which takes 23h 28m and costs $370 - $1,300.
The distance between Shanghai and Abidjan is 13048 km.
It takes approximately 23h 28m to get from Shanghai to Abidjan, including transfers.
Abidjan is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 8:07 AM in Shanghai and 12:07 AM in Abidjan.
There are 740+ hotels available in Abidjan.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Abidjan, Ivory Coast?
Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Port Bouet Airport (ABJ) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Tianfu International, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Abu Dhabi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Tianfu International, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Tianfu International, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Tianfu International, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Dubai, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Dubai, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Cairo, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Beijing Daxing, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Beijing Daxing, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- flyafricaworld.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Dubai, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Port Bouet Airport via Abu Dhabi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $11–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–20
- Business Class Seat
- $25–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $20–28
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–20
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–15
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