There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) by plane, train, or car
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane SHA - KUL
9h 46mRM 503–1,203Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)plane PVG - SZB
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
12h 44mRM 739–2,114Drive 5,013.6 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL)car 5,013.6 km
2d 12hRM 2,554–3,688Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane PVG - KUL
8h 13mRM 523–1,834Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane WUX - KUL
8h 54mRM 516–1,668Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane HGH - KUL
9h 56mRM 544–1,389Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Stationtrain
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane NKG - KUL
9h 3mRM 528–1,537
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) is to fly which costs RM 500 - RM 1200 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs RM 500 - RM 1900.
The distance between Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) is 3787 km. The road distance is 5013.6 km.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL), including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) is 5014 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL).
There are 849+ hotels available in Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL).
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL), Malaysia?
Xiamen Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) every 2 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,900
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 450–1,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 460–1,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–3,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–3,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 390–1,600
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,200
- Website
- transnusa.co.id
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–2,900
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 410–1,200
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 470–1,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 5–75
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
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Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 35–39
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 35–39
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 57–63
- Business Class Seat
- RM 80–120
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 44–48
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 44–48
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 70–80
- Business Class Seat
- RM 100–150
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 75–90
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 130–140
- Business Class Seat
- RM 180–260
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- RM 27–40
- Hard Sleeper
- RM 29–50
- Soft Sleeper
- RM 75–110
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 35–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 35–55
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 45–65
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 40–60
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 55–80
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 65–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 65–90
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 95–140
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- RM 13–19
- Hard sleeper
- RM 30–45
- Soft sleeper
- RM 50–65
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