Zhuhai to Shanghai runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €112.37 and €115.83, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 6h 42m over 1,324 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€112.37 to €115.83
- 159%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Zhuhai
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €216.88Fri25
- about €304.88Sat26
- about €221.28Sun27
- about €200.37Mon28
- about €164.62Tue29
- about €215.77Wed30
- about €199.82Thu1
- about €164.62Fri2
- about €147.02Sat3
- about €177.82Sun4
- about €143.72Mon5
- about €121.72Tue6
- about €157.47Wed7
- about €155.27Thu8
- about €136.02Fri9
- about €149.22Sat10
- about €131.07Sun11
- about €126.12Mon12
- about €112.37Tue13
- about €114.57Wed14
- about €155.82Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Shanghai. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A room in Shanghai for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Zhuhai to Shanghai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €99.1790 days
- €85.4260 days
- €94.7745 days
- €126.6730 days
- €155.8221 days
- €155.2714 days
- €199.827 days
- €221.283 days
- €216.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €85.42.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 159 percent. The dearest point is €221.28, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Zhuhai to Shanghai and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
1,324 km
1,265 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
2,207,090 → 24,874,500
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,324 km against 1,265 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Hong Kong, Shenzhen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 74 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage near Shanghai railway station
Most of the points near Shanghai railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Zhuhai to Shanghai
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Zhuhai to Shanghai?
The fastest journey from Zhuhai to Shanghai takes 6h 42m door to door, of which 3h 7m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 7h 26m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Zhuhai to Shanghai?
The cheapest fare from Zhuhai to Shanghai is €112.37, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €158.38. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Zhuhai to Shanghai?
The cheapest way from Zhuhai to Shanghai is by coach, at €112.37 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 47m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Zhuhai to Shanghai?
The fastest way from Zhuhai to Shanghai is by coach, at 6h 47m door to door. Only 3h 7m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 40m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €112.37.
When should I book Zhuhai to Shanghai?
Fares from Zhuhai to Shanghai bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €85.42. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 159 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Zhuhai to Shanghai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Zhuhai to Shanghai, at €121.72. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Zhuhai to Shanghai?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Zhuhai to Shanghai, at €93.67 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Zhuhai to Shanghai?
3 operators sell services from Zhuhai to Shanghai across 2 modes: CKS, Spring Airlines, 永東巴士. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Zhuhai to Shanghai?
0 percent of the services we sell from Zhuhai to Shanghai are direct. The rest connect at Hong Kong, Shenzhen, with about 74 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Zhuhai to Shanghai produce?
Travelling from Zhuhai to Shanghai by coach produces about 262.9 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Ferry produces about 266.1 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Zhuhai to Shanghai use?
Services from Zhuhai to Shanghai by coach leave from 山房驿站 and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport PVG. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Zhuhai to Shanghai?
2 of the 3 operators we sell from Zhuhai to Shanghai allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Zhuhai to Shanghai on 24 September 2026: 1324 km of route against 1265 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €112.37, and 6h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Zhuhai reaches 45 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 9 to 2,484 km. Shanghai reaches 270 places in 52 countries, from 40 to 12,605 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Zhuhai
- 45Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 5Operators
Arriving in Shanghai
Leaving Shanghai
- 270Places you can leave for
- 52Countries
- 92Operators
