There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Westminster by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SHA - LHR
16h 30m£311–4,535Fly 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 London Victoriatrain
18h 8m£182–575Fly 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 Victoriatrain
15h 35m£287–781Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PVG - LHR
15h 37m£276–591Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane WUX - LHR
17h 48m£395–848Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NTG - LHR
18h 28m£261–801Fly 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
17h 51m£357–1,050Fly 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 London Eustontrain
17h 48m£358–663
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Westminster is to fly and train which costs £180 - £600 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Westminster is to fly and train which takes 15h 35m and costs £280 - £800.
The distance between Shanghai and Westminster is 5780 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 30m to get from Shanghai to Westminster, including transfers.
Westminster is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:07 AM in Shanghai and 5:07 PM in Westminster.
There are 21165+ hotels available in Westminster.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Westminster, England?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–490
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 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- 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
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
- 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
- £240–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–550
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–8
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–12
- Business Class Seat
- £15–22
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
- 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
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- [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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