There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Iceland by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane SHA - KEF
22h 15m$365–1,207Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Reykjavik
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Reykjavik (RKV)plane PVG - RKV
26h 15m$269–812Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane NTG - KEF
30h 8m$457–1,427Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane HGH - KEF
24h 26m$446–1,429Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane PVG - KEF
21h 17m$352–965Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane WUX - KEF
24h 8m$508–1,323Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Akureyri Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane PVG - AEY
24h 26m$390–1,114
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Iceland is to fly which costs $260 - $850 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Iceland is to fly which takes 21h 17m and costs $350 - $1,000.
The distance between Shanghai and Iceland is 8987 km.
It takes approximately 22h 15m to get from Shanghai to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 11:42 PM in Shanghai and 3:42 PM in Iceland.
There are 556+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Iceland?
Air China, Icelandair, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) twice daily.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Xi An, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Qingdao, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Reykjavik via London Gatwick, Akureyri Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
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 station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $9–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $20–28
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
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–15
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