There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Barcelona by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SHA - BCN
18h 57m€213–656Drive 11,725.6 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Barcelonacar 11,725.6 km
5d 11h€1,850–2,672Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane PVG - BCN
16h 49m€299–913Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane NTG - BCN
24h 20m€263–773Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane WUX - BCN
20h 30m€246–720Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane HGH - BCN
22h 17m€233–725Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane PVG - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Barcelona-Santstrain
21h 5m€485–862
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Barcelona is to fly which costs €210 - €700 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Barcelona is to fly which takes 16h 49m and costs €290 - €950.
The distance between Shanghai and Barcelona is 9859 km. The road distance is 11725.6 km.
It takes approximately 18h 57m to get from Shanghai to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 11:59 PM in Shanghai and 5:59 PM in Barcelona.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Barcelona is 11726 km. It takes approximately 5 days 11h to drive from Shanghai to Barcelona.
There are 5177+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Barcelona, Spain?
Air China and China Eastern Airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Daxing, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–490
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–750
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- €7–9
- 1st Class Seat
- €12–14
- Business Class Seat
- €17–24
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- €9–11
- 1st Class Seat
- €15–17
- Business Class Seat
- €21–30
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €5–9
- Hard Sleeper
- €6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- €16–23
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €8–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €3–4
- Hard sleeper
- €6–9
- Soft sleeper
- €10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- €9–13
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