There are 4 ways to get from Shanghai to Sri Lanka by plane or train
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Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PVG - CMB
10h 5mRs 60,577–176,178Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane SHA - CMB
11h 49mRs 63,107–183,707Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane WUX - CMB
12h 41mRs 74,271–219,053Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane HGH - CMB
14h 9mRs 71,715–160,670
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sri Lanka is to fly which costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 180000 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 180000.
The distance between Shanghai and Sri Lanka is 5148 km.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Shanghai to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 2h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:30 PM in Shanghai and 1:00 PM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1418+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sri Lanka?
China Eastern Airlines, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–160,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–160,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–170,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–210,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–240,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–190,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–200,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–150,000
- Website
- chongqingairlines.cn
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–240,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–280,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–260,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
Train operators
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,900–3,200
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- Rs 2,900–3,200
- 1st Class Seat
- Rs 4,700–5,200
- Business Class Seat
- Rs 6,500–9,500
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,600–4,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- Rs 3,600–4,000
- 1st Class Seat
- Rs 5,900–6,400
- Business Class Seat
- Rs 8,000–12,000
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,100–5,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- Rs 3,100–4,200
- Adult - 1st Class
- Rs 3,800–5,500
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,500–6,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- Rs 3,500–4,800
- Adult - 1st Class
- Rs 4,600–6,500
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