There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Hsinchu by plane, train, ferry, car, taxi, car ferry, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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$162–394Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane SHA - TPE
8h 30m$86–249Train, ferry, drive
- 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$110–232Train, taxi, car ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai South to Zhangzhoutrain
- Take the taxi from Zhangzhou to Xiamen Porttaxi
- Take the carferry from Xiamen Port to Taichung Harborcarferry
- Take the train from 清水 to 新竹train 海線
27h 40m$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$103–217Fly 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 29m$219–432Line 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 15m$167–211Train, 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$115–226
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Hsinchu is to fly which costs $85 - $250 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Hsinchu is to fly and train which takes 6h 12m and costs $160 - $400.
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 27h 40m and costs $150 - $300.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Shanghai to Hsinchu, including transfers.
There are 147+ hotels available in Hsinchu.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Hsinchu, Taiwan?
Hong Kong Airlines, EVA Air, and nine other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) every 2 hours.
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–650
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–450
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–490
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Train from 台北 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- thsrc.com
- 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
- thsrc.com
- 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
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $8–10
- Standard
- $8–10
- Business
- $20
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $61–67
- 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
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $11–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–20
- Business Class Seat
- $25–35
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $61–67
- 1st Class Seat
- $100–110
- Business Class Seat
- $140–210
Train from Shanghai South to Zhangzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $50–75
- Adult - 1st Class
- $85–130
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $14–20
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
Train from 清水 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $4–7
Train from 六家 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $1
Train from 六家 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $1
Train from 清水 to 新竹
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- 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
- $108
- First Class
- $135
- 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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