There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Birmingham by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane PVG - BHX
19h 22m£187–493Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SHA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
19h 52m£220–662Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SHA - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
18h 25m£334–4,617Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PVG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
17h 15m£319–873Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PVG - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
17h 32m£309–673Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
17h 19m£325–618Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PVG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
19h 33m£387–1,140
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Birmingham is to fly which costs £180 - £500 and takes 19h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Birmingham is to fly and train which takes 17h 15m and costs £310 - £900.
The distance between Shanghai and Birmingham is 5800 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 22m to get from Shanghai to Birmingham, including transfers.
Birmingham is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 8:21 PM in Shanghai and 1:21 PM in Birmingham.
There are 3346+ hotels available in Birmingham.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Birmingham, England?
China Eastern Airlines, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–490
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–470
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–480
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
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