There are 8 ways to get from Luton to Shanghai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHR - PVG
15h 29m¥2,959–5,179Fly Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LTN - PVG
15h 21m¥1,735–4,581Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
15h 31m¥2,804–8,404Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LHR - SHA
17h 3m¥2,809–11,429Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane LHR - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 35m¥3,631–9,010Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane LHR - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
20h 1m¥2,694–8,069Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane LHR - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Shanghai stationtrain
23h 24m¥2,994–8,649Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
18h 17m¥3,387–6,002
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥4600 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Shanghai is to fly which takes 15h 21m and costs ¥1700 - ¥4600.
The distance between Luton and Shanghai is 9358 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Luton to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Luton. It is currently 4:57 AM in Luton and 12:57 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1902+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Shanghai, China?
easyJet, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Edinburgh, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥184
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥349
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥184
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥184
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥184
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥184
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥177
- Website
- Thameslink
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 Jiangdu to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–460
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
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–170
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–850
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- [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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