There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to France by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane PVG - CDG
16h 14m€329–970Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
18h 39m€325–543Drive 11,015.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Pariscar 11,015.2 km
5d 2h€1,766–2,551Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane SHA - CDG
17h 52m€353–763Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane PVG - MRS
16h 9m€379–815Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
19h 29m€402–772Fly 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 Paris Nordtrain
17h 32m€352–1,206Fly 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 Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain
19h 13m€344–587
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to France is to fly and train which costs €320 - €550 and takes 18h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to France is to fly which takes 16h 9m and costs €370 - €850.
The distance between Shanghai and France is 9334 km. The road distance is 11015.2 km.
It takes approximately 16h 14m to get from Shanghai to France, including transfers.
France is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:54 AM in Shanghai and 6:54 PM in France.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to France is 11015 km. It takes approximately 5 days 2h to drive from Shanghai to France.
There are 21954+ hotels available in France.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and France?
China Eastern Airlines, Air France, and Shanghai Airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
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