There are 8 ways to get from Switzerland to Shanghai by plane, car, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ZRH - PVG
13h 42m¥2,090–3,660Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MXP - SHA
18h 25m¥1,953–5,563Drive 10,709.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Shanghai Stationcar 10,709.6 km
5d 2h¥14,569–21,044Fly Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GVA - PVG
14h 44m¥2,812–5,180Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MXP - PVG
15h 41m¥2,503–4,413Fly Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane GVA - SHA
16h 58m¥2,462–7,130Fly Basel to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BSL - PVG
16h 14m¥2,781–6,588Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MUC - PVG
18h 32m¥2,765–6,074
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥3700 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Shanghai is to fly which takes 13h 42m and costs ¥2000 - ¥3700.
The distance between Switzerland and Shanghai is 9081 km. The road distance is 10709.6 km.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Switzerland to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 1:44 AM in Switzerland and 7:44 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Shanghai is 10710 km. It takes approximately 5 days 2h to drive from Switzerland to Shanghai.
There are 1841+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wenzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Basel to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥280–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥340–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
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