There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Kochi by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Pudong International Airport to Cochin International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane PVG - COK
13h 13m₹17,761–45,062Train, bus, drive via Siliguri
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Gaushalacar
- Take the bus from Gaushala to Kakadvittabus
- Take the train from New Jalpaiguri to Aluvatrain
5d 22h₹21,285–44,343Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cochin International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane SHA - COK
16h 46m₹19,059–56,359Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane PVG - CJB
- Take the train from Coimbatore Jn to Ernakulam Jntrain
19h 27m₹18,591–48,962Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Cochin International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane HGH - COK
16h 26m₹26,090–63,292Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Trivandrum, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane PVG - TRV
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Ernakulam Jntrain
19h 48m₹18,272–49,662Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Dhulikhelcar
- Take the bus from Swoyambhu to Gorakhpurbus
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to Ernakulam Jntrain
6d 7h₹20,021–47,214
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kochi is to train and bus and drive via Siliguri which costs ₹21,000 - ₹45,000 and takes 5 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kochi is to fly which takes 13h 13m and costs ₹17,000 - ₹46,000.
The distance between Shanghai and Kochi is 5296 km.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Shanghai to Kochi, including transfers.
Kochi is 2h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:52 AM in Shanghai and 10:22 PM in Kochi.
There are 1243+ hotels available in Kochi.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kochi, India?
Singapore Airlines, Air India Limited, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cochin International Airport (COK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–43,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–49,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Xiamen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Haikou, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–46,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–60,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Trivandrum via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–47,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–110,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Trivandrum via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–110,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Xiamen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Haikou, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–60,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–60,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Hong Kong, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kunming, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–70,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Hong Kong, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–70,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Hong Kong, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–46,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–48,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–55,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Hong Kong, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–70,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–65,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Trivandrum via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Trivandrum via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–75,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
Train from Shanghai station to Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹4,800–14,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ₹4,800–7,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ₹10,000–14,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ₹15,000–21,000
Train from Shanghai station to Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹4,800–14,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ₹4,800–7,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ₹10,000–14,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ₹15,000–21,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Jalpaiguri to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–9,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,800–3,600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,100–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,500–9,000
Train from Coimbatore Jn to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
Train from Gorakhpur to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,200–9,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,200–1,500
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹3,000–3,800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,300–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹7,000–9,500
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–1,800
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₹1,300–1,800
- Website
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹2,500–3,700
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹2,500–3,700
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
- Phone
- +977 985-2059959
- Website
- bussewa.com
Bus from Gaushala to Kakadvitta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,599
- Book at
- bussewa.com
- Phone
- +91 9530045999
- Website
- gajrajbus.com
Bus from Swoyambhu to Gorakhpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹600–3,500
- Book at
- goibibo.com
- AC Sleeper
- ₹600–1,600
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