There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Switzerland by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
15h 41mCHF 260–434Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SHA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
19h 31mCHF 216–608Drive 10,701.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Zurichcar 10,701.2 km
5d 1hCHF 2,057–2,971Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
16h 18mCHF 354–674Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Basel (BSL)plane PVG - BSL
18h 52mCHF 230–612Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
18h 31mCHF 238–767Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
17h 43mCHF 282–665Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane PVG - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
19h 57mCHF 359–786
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Switzerland is to fly which costs SFr 260 - SFr 440 and takes 15h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Switzerland is to fly which takes 15h 41m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 440.
The distance between Shanghai and Switzerland is 9081 km. The road distance is 10701.2 km.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from Shanghai to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:05 AM in Shanghai and 2:05 AM in Switzerland.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Switzerland is 10701 km. It takes approximately 5 days 1h to drive from Shanghai to Switzerland.
There are 1236+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Switzerland?
China Eastern Airlines, Swiss, and Lufthansa fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–480
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–600
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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