There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Hsinchu by plane, train, ferry, car, taxi, car ferry, or subway
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane SHA - TSA
- Take the train from 台北 to 新竹train
6h 12m$182–494Train, ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harborferry
- Drive from Taipei Harbor to Hsinchucar
12h 47m$109–231Train, taxi, car ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai South to Zhangzhoutrain
- Take the taxi from Zhangzhou to Xiamen Porttaxi
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the train from 清水 to 新竹train 海線
28h 7m$151–293Line 2 subway to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train
- Take the subway from West Nanjing Road to Longyang Roadsubway
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane PVG - TPE
- Take the train from 桃園 to 新竹train
- Take the train from 六家 to 新竹train
6h 17m$123–207Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane PVG - TSA
- Take the train from 台北 to 新竹train
6h 24m$229–872Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SHA - TPE
8h 35m$136–219Line 10 subway, train, line 1 subway to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the subway from South Shaanxi Road to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Stationsubway
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Take the subway from East station to Xiaoshan International Airportsubway
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane HGH - TPE
- Take the train from 六家 to 新竹train
8h 10m$147–270Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
- Take the train from 清水 to 新竹train 海線
14h 30m$114–225
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Hsinchu is to line 2 subway and fly and train which costs $120 - $210 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Hsinchu is to fly and train which takes 6h 12m and costs $180 - $500.
The distance between Shanghai and Hsinchu is 778 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Hsinchu without a car is to train and taxi and car ferry which takes 28h 7m and costs $150 - $300.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Shanghai to Hsinchu, including transfers.
There are 155+ hotels available in Hsinchu.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Hsinchu, Taiwan?
China Eastern Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, and 10 other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) every 3 hours.
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 台北 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $8–10
- Standard
- $8–10
- Business
- $20
Train from 桃園 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $3–5
- Standard
- $3–5
- Business
- $13
Train from 台北 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $8–10
- Standard
- $8–10
- Business
- $20
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $60–66
- 1st Class Seat
- $100–110
- Business Class Seat
- $140–210
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–20
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $60–66
- 1st Class Seat
- $100–110
- Business Class Seat
- $140–210
Train from Shanghai South to Zhangzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- $85–130
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 清水 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $4–7
Train from 六家 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $1
Train from 六家 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $1
Train from 清水 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $4–7
- Phone
- (86)021-64370000
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from West Nanjing Road to Longyang Road
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Adult
- $1
Subway from South Shaanxi Road to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Adult
- $1
- Phone
- +86 0571-96600
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from East station to Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- hzmetro.com
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–150
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–140
- Second class
- $109
- First Class
- $137
- Website
- coscotw.com.tw
Car ferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–110
- Lux
- $85–130
- Deluxe
- $270–550
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