There are 5 ways to get from Sri Lanka to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CMB - PVG
7h 48m¥2,012–5,623Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CMB - SHA
9h 37m¥2,062–6,073Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane CMB - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
11h 13m¥2,184–6,154Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane CMB - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
11h 50m¥2,134–6,212Fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane CMB - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
12h 29m¥2,447–7,213
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sri Lanka to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥6000 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Sri Lanka to Shanghai is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs ¥2000 - ¥6000.
The distance between Sri Lanka and Shanghai is 5147 km.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Sri Lanka to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 2h 30m ahead of Sri Lanka. It is currently 6:07 PM in Sri Lanka and 8:37 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1388+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Sri Lanka and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
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