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
18h 7m£177–473Fly 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 58m£220–711Fly 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 45m£319–923Fly 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 48m£308–672Fly 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
19h 31m£333–1,316Fly 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 25m£345–617Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane PVG - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Streettrain
19h 55m£223–583
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 £170 - £480 and takes 18h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Birmingham is to fly and train which takes 17h 25m and costs £340 - £650.
The distance between Shanghai and Birmingham is 5800 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 7m to get from Shanghai to Birmingham, including transfers.
Birmingham is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:36 AM in Shanghai and 5:36 PM in Birmingham.
There are 3365+ hotels available in Birmingham.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Birmingham, England?
Swiss, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £170–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–550
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–490
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- 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 (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
- +44 333 311 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
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