There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Cinque Terre by plane, train, or car
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane PVG - GOA
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Cornigliatrain
23h 9m€276–773Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane PVG - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain
20h 11m€251–707Drive 10,968.8 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Cinque Terrecar 10,968.8 km
5d 5h€1,985–2,867Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane PVG - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to La Spezia Migliarinatrain
23h 3m€277–737Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Monterossotrain
21h 33m€335–760Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SHA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Monterossotrain
23h 21m€259–703Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane PVG - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to La Spezia Migliarinatrain
22h 32m€257–657Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane PVG - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to La Spezia Centraletrain
21h 27m€336–761Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Monterossotrain
25h 1m€384–647
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Cinque Terre is to fly and train which costs €330 - €800 and takes 21h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Cinque Terre is to fly and train which takes 20h 11m and costs €250 - €750.
The distance between Shanghai and Cinque Terre is 9341 km. The road distance is 10968.8 km.
It takes approximately 23h 9m to get from Shanghai to Cinque Terre, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Cinque Terre is 10969 km. It takes approximately 5 days 5h to drive from Shanghai to Cinque Terre.
There are 4317+ hotels available in Cinque Terre.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Cinque Terre, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Cinque Terre. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the train to Pudong International Airport, walk to Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-PVG airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA), walk to Genova Sestri Ponen., take the train to Genova Brignole, then take the train to Corniglia. Alternatively, you can drive from Shanghai Station to Cinque Terre in around 5d 5h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–550
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–650
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Corniglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to La Spezia Migliarina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to La Spezia Migliarina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
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