There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Europe by plane, train, or car
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
18h 58m$385–726Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane WUX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
22h 49m$311–934Drive 10,319.9 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Europecar 10,319.9 km
4d 20h$1,700–2,456Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SHA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
20h 31m$328–868Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane PVG - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
20h 58mFly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane PVG - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
22h 48m$456–1,264Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane PVG - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 39m$455–941Fly 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 Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
22h 40m$442–1,551Fly 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 Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
23h 54m$445–1,103
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Europe is to fly and train which costs $380 - $750 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Europe is to fly and train which takes 18h 58m and costs $380 - $750.
The distance between Shanghai and Europe is 9078 km. The road distance is 10319.9 km.
It takes approximately 18h 58m to get from Shanghai to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:36 AM in Shanghai and 7:36 PM in Europe.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Europe is 10320 km. It takes approximately 4 days 20h to drive from Shanghai to Europe.
There are 795+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Europe. 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 Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can drive from Shanghai Station to Europe in around 4d 20h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–650
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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