There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Kabul by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kabul (KBL)plane PVG - KBL
23h 39m$245–668Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kabul (KBL)plane SHA - KBL
27h 32m$268–810Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kabul (KBL)plane HGH - KBL
34h 47m$329–982Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kabul (KBL)plane WUX - KBL
30h 10m$351–1,026Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Kabul (KBL)plane NTG - KBL
35h 39m$340–980Train to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Kabul (KBL)plane NGB - KBL
31h 19m$306–846
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kabul is to fly which costs $240 - $700 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kabul is to fly which takes 23h 39m and costs $240 - $700.
The distance between Shanghai and Kabul is 4916 km.
It takes approximately 23h 39m to get from Shanghai to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 3h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:47 PM in Shanghai and 11:17 AM in Kabul.
There are 18+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kabul, Afghanistan?
Air India Limited, Ariana Afghan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kabul (KBL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kabul via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Urumqi, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Guangzhou Baiyun, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kabul via Beijing Capital, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kabul via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kabul via Beijing Capital, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kabul via Guangzhou Baiyun, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kabul via Beijing Capital, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kabul via Guangzhou Baiyun, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Guangzhou Baiyun, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Beijing Capital, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kabul via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kabul via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
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 Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- $21–23
- 1st Class Seat
- $34–38
- Business Class Seat
- $45–70
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 Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $17–24
- Adult - 1st Class
- $25–35
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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