There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Adelaide by plane or train
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Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane SHA - ADL
15h 34m$366–1,206Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane PVG - ADL
16h 6m$356–917Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane WUX - ADL
16h 12m$431–1,429Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane HGH - ADL
17h 29m$482–1,135Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane NGB - ADL
18h 11m$371–1,258
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Adelaide is to fly which costs $350 - $950 and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Adelaide is to fly which takes 15h 34m and costs $360 - $1,300.
The distance between Shanghai and Adelaide is 7590 km.
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Shanghai to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 1h 30m ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 7:56 AM in Shanghai and 9:26 AM in Adelaide.
There are 1599+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–3,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $12–14
- 1st Class Seat
- $20–22
- Business Class Seat
- $28–40
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $15–17
- 1st Class Seat
- $25–28
- Business Class Seat
- $35–50
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- $29–33
- 1st Class Seat
- $48–53
- Business Class Seat
- $70–100
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $9–14
- Hard Sleeper
- $10–16
- Soft Sleeper
- $26–40
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $13–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $16–23
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–27
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $24–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $35–50
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $4–7
- Hard sleeper
- $10–15
- Soft sleeper
- $17–23
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