There are 11 ways to get from Shanghai to Longmen Caves by train, taxi, car, plane, or bus
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Train, taxi via Xi'an
best- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Xian Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Dongchatrain
- Take the taxi from Dongcha to Longmen Cavestaxi
11h 51m¥1,154–1,424Train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Baojitrain Shanghai
- Take the taxi from Baoji to Longmen Cavestaxi
18h 17m¥432–738Drive 1,646.3 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Longmen Cavescar 1,646.3 km
16h 43m¥1,384–1,999Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane SHA - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Dongchatrain
- Take the taxi from Dongcha to Longmen Cavestaxi
9h 45m¥1,040–2,850Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Kunshan Stationbus
- Take the train from Kunshan to Baojitrain
- Take the taxi from Baoji to Longmen Cavestaxi
25h 55m¥452–805Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longnan Chengzhou Airport, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL)plane PVG - LNL
- Take the taxi from Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL) to Longmen Cavestaxi
9h 9m¥1,254–2,654Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane PVG - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Dongchatrain
- Take the taxi from Dongcha to Longmen Cavestaxi
10h 12m¥1,140–2,400Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train, taxi
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane WUX - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Dongchatrain
- Take the taxi from Dongcha to Longmen Cavestaxi
10h 37m¥1,963–4,758Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane NTG - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Dongchatrain
- Take the taxi from Dongcha to Longmen Cavestaxi
11h 42m¥1,127–3,687Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train, taxi
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane HGH - XIY
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Dongchatrain
- Take the taxi from Dongcha to Longmen Cavestaxi
11h 50m¥1,102–3,589Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane PVG - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Dongchatrain
- Take the taxi from Dongcha to Longmen Cavestaxi
11h 18m¥1,781–4,181
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Longmen Caves is to train and taxi which costs ¥430 - ¥750 and takes 18h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Longmen Caves is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 9m and costs ¥1200 - ¥2700.
The distance between Shanghai and Longmen Caves is 1871 km. The road distance is 1646.3 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Longmen Caves without a car is to train and taxi via Xi'an which takes 11h 51m and costs ¥1100 - ¥1500.
It takes approximately 11h 51m to get from Shanghai to Longmen Caves, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Longmen Caves is 1646 km. It takes approximately 16h 43m to drive from Shanghai to Longmen Caves.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Longmen Caves, China?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Longmen Caves. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao, take the train to Xian North, take the train to Dongcha, then take the taxi to Longmen Caves. Alternatively, you can drive from Shanghai to Longmen Caves in around 16h 43m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longnan Chengzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,200
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,100
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,300
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550–1,590
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,800
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–2,700
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,100
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Xian North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥630–690
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,200
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Xi'an North to Dongcha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Xi'an North to Dongcha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Xi'an North to Dongcha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥75–110
Train from Xi'an North to Dongcha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Xi'an North to Dongcha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Xi'an North to Dongcha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
Train from Xi'an North to Dongcha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥90–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Shanghai station to Baoji
- Hard Seat
- ¥160–230
- Hard sleeper
- ¥300–410
- Soft sleeper
- ¥480–650
Train from Kunshan to Baoji
- Hard Seat
- ¥160–220
- Hard sleeper
- ¥290–400
- Soft sleeper
- ¥470–650
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai General to Kunshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥55–75
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Estimated price
- ¥270–700
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