There are 9 ways to get from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane UUD - SHA
14h 6m¥1,030–2,935Train to Irkutsk Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk Pastrain
- Fly from Irkutsk Airport (IKT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane IKT - PVG
15h 9m¥919–3,770Train via Harbin
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Zabaykalsktrain
- Take the train from Manzhouli to Harbin Westtrain
- Take the train from Harbin West to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
2d 5h¥1,480–2,462Drive 3,078.6 km
- Drive from Ulan-Ude to Shanghaicar 3,078.6 km
37h 10m¥2,590–3,741Fly Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane UUD - PVG
7h 17m¥930–3,785Fly Ulan-Ude to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane UUD - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
11h 57m¥1,052–3,116Fly Ulan-Ude to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane UUD - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
13h 38m¥1,215–3,775Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Chita 2train
- Take the bus from Chita Bus station to Manzhoulibus
- Take the train from Manzhouli to Daliantrain
- Take the bus from Jianshejie Terminal to Shanghai Hutie Terminalbus
2d 19h¥1,000–1,610Train
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Ulaanbaatartrain
- Take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Hohhot Stationtrain 34
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Wuhutrain
- Take the train from Wuhu to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
3d 2h¥1,827–3,239
Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai is to train and bus which costs ¥1000 - ¥1700 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs ¥900 - ¥3800.
No, there is no direct train from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai. However, there are services departing from Ulan-Ude and arriving at South Shaanxi Road via Zabaykalsk, Manzhouli, Harbin West and Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Ulan-Ude and Shanghai is 2586 km. The road distance is 3078.6 km.
The best way to get from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai without a car is to train via Harbin which takes 2 days 5h and costs ¥1400 - ¥2500.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai, including transfers.
Ulan-Ude to Shanghai train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Ulan-Ude station.
The best way to get from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai is to fly which takes 14h 6m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3000. Alternatively, you can train via Harbin, which costs ¥1400 - ¥2500 and takes 2 days 5h.
Ulan-Ude to Shanghai train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Zabaykalsk station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulan-Ude to Shanghai is 3079 km. It takes approximately 37h 10m to drive from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai.
What companies run services between Ulan-Ude, Russia and Shanghai, China?
IrAero, China Eastern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ulan-Ude to South Shaanxi Road via Zabaykalsk, Manzhouli, Harbin West, Shanghai Hongqiao, and Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Blagoveschensk, Harbin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Irkutsk Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,000
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Vladivostok, Harbin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,900
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Khabarovsk, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Krasnoyarsk, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Irkutsk Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,200
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Irkutsk Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Blagoveschensk, Harbin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Irkutsk Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Irkutsk Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Irkutsk Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Irkutsk Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,700
Flights from Irkutsk Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Blagoveschensk, Harbin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Blagoveschensk, Harbin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Ulan-Ude to Zabaykalsk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥230–460
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥1,000–1,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥230–300
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥330–460
Train from Ulan-Ude to Chita 2
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥130–310
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥700–1,100
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥130–180
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥220–310
Train from Manzhouli to Harbin West
- Hard Seat
- ¥95–140
- Hard sleeper
- ¥180–250
- Soft sleeper
- ¥290–380
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Manzhouli to Dalian
- Hard Seat
- ¥180–250
- Hard sleeper
- ¥330–460
- Soft sleeper
- ¥500–700
Train from Hohhot Station to Wuhu
- Hard Seat
- ¥210–290
- Hard sleeper
- ¥380–550
- Soft sleeper
- ¥600–800
Train from Harbin West to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,700–1,900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,500–3,600
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 Wuhu to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥170–190
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥290–320
- Business Class Seat
- ¥410–600
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
Train from Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥30–75
- Website
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Schedules at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Book at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Compartment coach
- ¥100–120
- Sitting coach
- ¥30–40
- Soft sleeper coach
- ¥65–75
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Hohhot Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥95–800
- Website
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Schedules at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Book at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Compartment coach
- ¥280–340
- Sitting coach
- ¥95–120
- Soft sleeper coach
- ¥170–210
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Ulan-Ude to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–700
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥500–700
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥750–1,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥240–310
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Hohhot Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
- [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
- Phone
- 8 (3022) 35-99-66
- Website
- chitaavtovokzal.ru
Bus from Chita Bus station to Manzhouli
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥209
- Schedules at
- chitaavtovokzal.ru
- Website
- dalianbus.com
Bus from Jianshejie Terminal to Shanghai Hutie Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥450–600
- Schedules at
- dalianbus.com
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