There are 8 ways to get from Shymkent to Shanghai by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CIT - PVG
7h 49m¥2,371–3,273Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
3d¥540–1,451Train, drive
- Take the train from Shymkent to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagashtrain
- Drive from Kerimagash to Yiningcar
- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
2d 20h¥726–2,547Bus, train via Yinchuan
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yinchuantrain
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Shanghaibus
3d 14h¥997–1,544Drive 5,489.8 km
- Drive from Shymkent to Shanghaicar 5,489.8 km
2d 8h¥4,668–6,742Fly Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CIT - SHA
8h 18m¥1,521–4,423Train to Tashkent International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane TAS - SHA
17h 47m¥1,836–2,848Train to Tashkent International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane TAS - PVG
16h 23m¥1,486–4,198
Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shymkent to Shanghai is to bus and train which costs ¥500 - ¥1500 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Shymkent to Shanghai is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs ¥2300 - ¥3300.
The distance between Shymkent and Shanghai is 4797 km. The road distance is 5489.8 km.
The best way to get from Shymkent to Shanghai without a car is to bus and train via Yinchuan which takes 3 days 14h and costs ¥950 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Shymkent to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 3h ahead of Shymkent. It is currently 4:14 AM in Shymkent and 7:14 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Shymkent to Shanghai is 5490 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Shymkent to Shanghai.
There are 1840+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Shymkent, Kazakhstan and Shanghai, China?
SCAT flies from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a week.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Almaty, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,900
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,900
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,900
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,500
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Almaty, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,900
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥80–150
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥110–150
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥80–120
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–110
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥230–330
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥160–230
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥70–110
Train from Shymkent to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥29–45
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥90–130
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥29–45
Train from Shymkent to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥29–45
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥90–130
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥29–45
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,200
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥600–850
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥800–1,200
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagash
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥32
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- ¥190–270
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Ürümqi to Yinchuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–430
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥170–260
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥360–430
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Phone
- +77252451241
- [email protected]
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥101
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥101
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–390
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–390
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥578
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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