There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Southampton by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SHA - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Stationbus
18h 29m£300–4,418Fly 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 Gatwick Airport to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
20h 11m£204–608Fly 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 Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
17h 38m£309–814Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PVG - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Stationbus
17h 46m£275–514Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane WUX - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Stationbus
20h 11m£384–831Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane PVG - SOU
17h 58m£246–710Fly 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 35m£413–762
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Southampton is to fly and bus which costs £270 - £550 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Southampton is to fly and train which takes 17h 38m and costs £300 - £850.
The distance between Shanghai and Southampton is 5833 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Shanghai to Southampton, including transfers.
Southampton is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:01 PM in Shanghai and 5:01 AM in Southampton.
There are 1940+ hotels available in Southampton.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Southampton, England?
KLM, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Southampton Airport (SOU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–750
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–850
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- 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
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Brussels, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–700
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–450
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
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
- £13–20
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
- £9–12
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- 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)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
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