There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Darwin by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane SHA - DRW
12h 37m$336–1,146Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane PVG - DRW
12h 59m$306–957Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane WUX - DRW
15h 35m$401–1,370Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane HGH - DRW
14h 42m$452–1,176Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Stationtrain
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane NKG - DRW
14h 4m$399–994Bus to Zhoushan, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai South to Putuo Mountainbus
- Fly from Zhoushan (HSN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane HSN - DRW
18h 3m$405–1,291
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Darwin is to fly which costs $300 - $1,000 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Darwin is to fly which takes 12h 37m and costs $330 - $1,200.
The distance between Shanghai and Darwin is 4977 km.
It takes approximately 12h 37m to get from Shanghai to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 1h 30m ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 4:58 PM in Shanghai and 6:28 PM in Darwin.
There are 489+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Darwin, NT, Australia?
China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) twice a week.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Shantou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Changsha, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Shantou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zhoushan to Darwin International Airport via Shantou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Zhoushan to Darwin International Airport via Quanzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Zhoushan to Darwin International Airport via Xiamen, Dili
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $12–14
- 1st Class Seat
- $20–23
- Business Class Seat
- $28–40
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $15–17
- 1st Class Seat
- $25–28
- Business Class Seat
- $35–50
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $28–31
- 1st Class Seat
- $46–50
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $9–14
- Hard Sleeper
- $10–17
- Soft Sleeper
- $26–40
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $13–19
- Adult - 1st Class
- $16–23
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $23–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $4–7
- Hard sleeper
- $10–15
- Soft sleeper
- $18–23
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai South to Putuo Mountain
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–32
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $21–29
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