There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Southampton by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PVG - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Centraltrain
17h 50m£312–984Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SHA - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Centraltrain
20h 38m£227–678Fly 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 Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
17h 56m£341–676Fly 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 Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
19h 29m£326–1,320Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane PVG - SOU
21h 48m£236–660Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London City Airport (LCY)plane PVG - LCY
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
19h 50m£289–773Fly 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 Southampton Centraltrain
20h 40m£403–712Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PVG - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
20h 19m£397–922
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Southampton is to fly and train which costs £220 - £700 and takes 20h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Southampton is to fly and train which takes 17h 50m and costs £310 - £1,000.
The distance between Shanghai and Southampton is 5904 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 50m to get from Shanghai to Southampton, including transfers.
Southampton is 8h behind Shanghai. It is currently 4:31 PM in Shanghai and 8:31 AM in Southampton.
There are 1976+ hotels available in Southampton.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Southampton, England?
KLM, Juneyao Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Southampton Airport (SOU) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–480
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Brussels Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- 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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–800
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
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