Shanghai to Hohhot

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Shanghai to Hohhot. From €116.94, fastest 5h 22m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Shanghai to Hohhot costs €116.94 at the cheapest and takes 5h 22m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 1,423 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,423 km
Fastest
5h 22m
Average
5h 31m
Services per day
20
Cheapest
€116.94
CO2 per passenger
350.1 kg
Door to door

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.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 23m2h 13m3h 10m€139.38350.1 kg18
  • 5h 23mFastest, by Flight
  • €139.38Cheapest, by Flight
  • 350.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,423 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€116.94
  1. China Railway CR493707:301h 7m08:37Shanghai railway stationWuxi railway station
  2. Air Travel AT776009:292h 6m11:35Wuxi WUXHohhot HET

Changes at Wuxi, with 52 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 6h 2mCO2 330.2 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€150.59
  1. Air China AC149106:282h 13m08:41Shanghai SHAHohhot HET

Door to door 5h 23mCO2 350.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€150.49
  1. China Railway CR333607:305h 32m13:02Shanghai railway stationJinan railway station
  2. Shandong Airlines SA672513:511h 20m15:11Jinan TNAHohhot HET

Changes at Jinan, with 49 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 9h 38mCO2 189.7 kgChanges 1Fixed, 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.

Checking the live timetables.

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 Hohhot
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Shanghai to HohhotSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Train€334.19€295.69€227.49€208.24€269.29€279.19€287.99€159.84€136.74€156.54€175.24€244.54€183.49€192.84
Flight€287.47€230.83€211.95€183.04€234.96€207.82€219.03€172.42€145.87€139.38€147.64€190.71€173.01€174.19

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €116.94

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Hohhot is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Hohhot railway station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Shanghai to Hohhot

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €139.3890 days
  2. €94.5460 days
  3. €97.4945 days
  4. €101.6230 days
  5. €135.2521 days
  6. €174.1914 days
  7. €219.037 days
  8. €211.953 days
  9. €287.471 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €94.54.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 204 percent. The most expensive point is €287.47, 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.
€287.47€94.541371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €159.84Sun
  2. €136.74Mon
  3. €139.38Tue
  4. €147.64Wed
  5. €190.71Thu
  6. €173.01Fri
  7. €174.19Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €211.95Sep
  2. €126.29Oct
  3. €112.83Nov
  4. €111.06Dec
  5. €107.52Jan
  6. €94.94Feb

The route

ShanghaiShanghaiHohhotHohhot
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
80% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 20% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,423 km against 1,382 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Jinan, Wuxi, Shijiazhuang, Yancheng. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Shanghai at 06:25 and the last at 18:49, across 18 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

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

Hohhot

Rail
  • Hohhot railway station
  • Hohhot East Railway Station
  • Baita railway station
Bus
  • 东乌素图公交战场
  • 公交二公司
Air
  • HET
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Air China€118.73
China Eastern Airlines€124.04
Shanghai Airlines€124.04
Xiamen Airlines€121.09
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€104.5089%
Taxes€10.459%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€116.94100%

A day in Hohhot hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Hohhot?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Shanghai to Hohhot

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 Hohhot?

The fastest journey from Shanghai to Hohhot takes 5h 22m door to door, of which 2h 13m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 31m, 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 Hohhot?

The cheapest fare from Shanghai to Hohhot is €116.94, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €198.68. 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 Hohhot?

The cheapest way from Shanghai to Hohhot is by flight, at €139.38 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 23m 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 Hohhot?

Fares from Shanghai to Hohhot bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €94.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 204 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Shanghai to Hohhot?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Shanghai to Hohhot, at €136.74. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 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 Hohhot?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Shanghai to Hohhot, at €94.94 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 Hohhot?

4 operators sell services from Shanghai to Hohhot across 1 mode: Air China, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Xiamen 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 Hohhot?

80 percent of the services we sell from Shanghai to Hohhot are direct. The rest connect at Jinan, Wuxi, Shijiazhuang, Yancheng, with about 49 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Shanghai to Hohhot use?

Services from Shanghai to Hohhot by flight leave from Shanghai SHA and arrive at Hohhot HET. 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 Hohhot?

0 of the 4 operators we sell from Shanghai to Hohhot 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 Hohhot on September 12, 2026: 1423 km of route against 1382 km in a straight line, 20 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €116.94, and 5h 22m 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 Hohhot and elsewhere in China. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Hohhot before you go

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