There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Liverpool by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SHA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
19h 41m£202–675Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liverpool
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Liverpool (LPL)plane PVG - LPL
18h 24m£186–509Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
17h 8m£327–581Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PVG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
19h 3m£354–943Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PVG - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
19h 5m£343–692Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SHA - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
20h 48m£368–1,336Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane WUX - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
21h 38m£226–738Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NTG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
25h 23m£231–741
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Liverpool is to fly which costs £180 - £550 and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Liverpool is to fly and train which takes 17h 8m and costs £320 - £600.
The distance between Shanghai and Liverpool is 5773 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 41m to get from Shanghai to Liverpool, including transfers.
Liverpool is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:15 PM in Shanghai and 1:15 PM in Liverpool.
There are 2213+ hotels available in Liverpool.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Liverpool, England?
China Eastern Airlines, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Liverpool (LPL) once daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–450
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liverpool via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liverpool via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–8
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–12
- Business Class Seat
- £15–21
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- £5–9
- Soft Sleeper
- £14–20
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £7–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- £8–12
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £2–4
- Hard sleeper
- £5–8
- Soft sleeper
- £9–13
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- £8–11
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