Cheapest€138.20
- China Southern Airlines CS529518:022h 37m20:39Shanghai SHAHarbin HRB
Door to door 5h 47mCO2 424.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Shanghai to Harbin costs €138.20 at the cheapest and takes 5h 45m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 7 operators. The route covers 1,727 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,727 km
- Fastest
- 5h 45m
- Average
- 5h 55m
- Services per day
- 56
- Cheapest
- €138.20
- CO2 per passenger
- 424.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 45m | 2h 35m | 3h 10m | €164.75 | 424.8 kg | 56 |
- 5h 45mFastest, by Flight
- €164.75Cheapest, by Flight
- 424.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,727 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€154.13
- Sichuan Airlines SA911906:032h 35m08:38Shanghai SHAHarbin HRB
Door to door 5h 45mCO2 424.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Shanghai to Harbin | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €357.09 | €322.87 | €298.09 | €209.00 | €203.69 | €216.67 | €277.44 | €202.51 | €210.77 | €193.66 | €168.88 | €164.75 | €175.37 | €219.03 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €138.20
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Harbin is not something we sell.
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When to book Shanghai to Harbin
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €143.5190 days
- €107.5260 days
- €132.8945 days
- €141.7430 days
- €170.6521 days
- €219.0314 days
- €277.447 days
- €298.093 days
- €357.091 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €107.52.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 232 percent. The most expensive point is €357.09, 1 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €193.66Sun
- €168.88Mon
- €164.75Tue
- €175.37Wed
- €219.03Thu
- €202.51Fri
- €210.77Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €203.69Sep
- €148.23Oct
- €133.48Nov
- €132.89Dec
- €128.17Jan
- €111.06Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,727 km against 1,676 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Shanghai at 06:03 and the last at 20:52, across 56 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Shanghai
Rail
- Shanghai railway station
- Shanghainan Railway Station
- Shanghai West railway station
Bus
- 江汉路
- 南翔汽车站
Air
- PVG
- SHA
Ferry
- Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal
- 塘桥渡口
Harbin
Rail
- Harbin railway station
- Harbin East railway station
- Harbin West railway station
Bus
- 光宇道口
- 公交车站
Air
- HRB
Ferry
- 三联码头
- 船厂码头
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air China | €140.56 |
| China Eastern Airlines | €142.92 |
| China Southern Airlines | €138.20 |
| Juneyao Airlines | €153.54 |
| Shanghai Airlines | €144.69 |
| Sichuan Airlines | €139.97 |
 Spring Airlines | €144.10 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €109.50 | 79% |
| Taxes | €19.71 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 5% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €138.20 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Harbin?
Most of the points near Harbin railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Shanghai to Harbin
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Shanghai to Harbin?
The fastest journey from Shanghai to Harbin takes 5h 45m door to door, of which 2h 35m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 55m, 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 Shanghai to Harbin?
The cheapest fare from Shanghai to Harbin is €138.20, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €234.37. 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 Shanghai to Harbin?
The cheapest way from Shanghai to Harbin is by Flight, at €164.75 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 45m 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.
When should I book Shanghai to Harbin?
Fares from Shanghai to Harbin bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €107.52. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 232 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Shanghai to Harbin?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Shanghai to Harbin, at €164.75. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Shanghai to Harbin?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Shanghai to Harbin, at €111.06 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 service from Shanghai to Harbin?
7 operators sell services from Shanghai to Harbin across 1 modes: Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Sichuan Airlines. 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 Shanghai to Harbin?
Every service we sell from Shanghai to Harbin is direct, with around 56 departures a day and a fastest journey of 5h 45m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Shanghai to Harbin use?
Services from Shanghai to Harbin by Flight leave from Shanghai SHA and arrive at Harbin HRB. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Shanghai to Harbin?
0 of the 7 operators we sell from Shanghai to Harbin 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
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Shanghai to Harbin on September 10, 2026: 1727 km of route against 1676 km in a straight line, 56 services a day, 7 operators, a cheapest fare of €138.20, and 5h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Harbin and elsewhere in China. None of it is ours to sell.
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