There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Manchester 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 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SHA - MAN
18h 3m£193–656Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
15h 30m£318–562Fly 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
18h 43m£349–933Fly 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
18h 46m£338–682Fly 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
20h 29m£363–1,326Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane WUX - MAN
20h 21m£227–769Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NTG - MAN
23h 45m£242–772Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Liverpool (LPL)plane PVG - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
19h 10m£194–528
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Manchester is to fly and train which costs £190 - £550 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Manchester is to fly which takes 15h 30m and costs £310 - £600.
The distance between Shanghai and Manchester is 5741 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Shanghai to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:07 PM in Shanghai and 6:07 AM in Manchester.
There are 3605+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Manchester, England?
Hainan and Air China fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 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
- 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, Tuesday, 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
- 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 Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- 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
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- [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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