There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Sheffield 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, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SHA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
19h 13m£205–683Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane PVG - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Sheffieldtrain
20h 2m£219–582Fly 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 Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
16h 40m£330–589Fly 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 St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
18h 41m£348–703Fly 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 St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
18h 52m£361–937Fly 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 St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
20h 24m£373–1,347Train 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 Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
21h 31m£239–796Bus 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 Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
24h 55m£254–799
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sheffield is to fly and train which costs £210 - £600 and takes 20h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sheffield is to fly and train which takes 16h 40m and costs £330 - £600.
The distance between Shanghai and Sheffield is 5784 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 13m to get from Shanghai to Sheffield, including transfers.
Sheffield is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 11:40 PM in Shanghai and 3:40 PM in Sheffield.
There are 1744+ hotels available in Sheffield.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sheffield, England?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Sheffield. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, then take the train to Sheffield. Alternatively, you can take the line 2 subway to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the train to Pudong International Airport, walk to Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-PVG airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), walk to Leeds Bradford Airport, take the bus to Leeds Fire Station, walk to St Andrews Street, take the line 19 bus to City Square I, walk to Leeds, then take the train to Sheffield.
- 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–450
- 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
- jet2.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
- 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
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
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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