There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Berlin by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SHA - BER
17h 16m€404–822Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane HGH - BER
20h 36m€244–691Drive 9,998.9 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Berlincar 9,998.9 km
4d 18h€1,425–2,058Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane PVG - BER
17h 18m€350–629Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane NTG - BER
22h 38m€324–939Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane WUX - BER
18h 49m€247–736
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Berlin is to train and fly which costs €240 - €700 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Berlin is to fly which takes 17h 16m and costs €400 - €850.
The distance between Shanghai and Berlin is 8436 km. The road distance is 9998.9 km.
It takes approximately 17h 16m to get from Shanghai to Berlin, including transfers.
Berlin is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:08 PM in Shanghai and 7:08 AM in Berlin.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Berlin is 9999 km. It takes approximately 4 days 18h to drive from Shanghai to Berlin.
There are 2691+ hotels available in Berlin.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Berlin, Germany?
Hainan, Air China, and LOT fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) once daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
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
- 2nd Class Seat
- €7–9
- 1st Class Seat
- €12–14
- Business Class Seat
- €17–24
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- €11–17
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- €8–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- €9–14
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €5–9
- Hard Sleeper
- €6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- €16–23
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- €3–4
- Hard sleeper
- €6–9
- Soft sleeper
- €10–14
- [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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