Shantou to Shanghai runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €91.09, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 36m over 1,063 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €91.09, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€91.09
- 162%Moves across the booking window
162%When it runs, leaving Shantou
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
3
0%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 €197.24Fri25
- about €258.29Sat26
- about €195.59Sun27
- about €162.04Mon28
- about €145.54Tue29
- about €163.14Wed30
- about €163.14Thu1
- about €136.74Fri2
- about €131.79Sat3
- about €143.34Sun4
- about €114.19Mon5
- about €103.19Tue6
- about €135.09Wed7
- about €133.99Thu8
- about €111.99Fri9
- about €121.34Sat10
- about €110.34Sun11
- about €103.19Mon12
- about €91.09Tue13
- about €99.34Wed14
- about €127.39Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Shanghai for the night the train gets in
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When to book Shantou to Shanghai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €82.8490 days
- €75.1460 days
- €83.3945 days
- €109.2430 days
- €127.3921 days
- €133.9914 days
- €163.147 days
- €195.593 days
- €197.241 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €75.14.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 162 percent. The most expensive point is €197.24, 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.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Shantou 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
1,063 km
994 km as the crow flies, 7% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
3,838,900 → 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 1,063 km against 994 km in a straight line, a detour of 7 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Xiamen, Shaoxing, Hangzhou. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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 train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Shanghai railway station
Most of the points near Shanghai railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Shantou to Shanghai
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 Shantou to Shanghai?
The fastest journey from Shantou to Shanghai takes 5h 36m door to door, of which 3h is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 8h 48m, 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 Shantou to Shanghai?
The cheapest fare from Shantou to Shanghai is €91.09, as of September 24, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €160.94. 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 Shantou to Shanghai?
The cheapest way from Shantou to Shanghai is by train, at €91.09 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 5h 42m 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 Shantou to Shanghai?
Fares from Shantou to Shanghai bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €75.14. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 162 percent, measured on September 24, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Shantou to Shanghai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Shantou to Shanghai, at €103.19. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 24, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Shantou to Shanghai?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Shantou to Shanghai, at €81.19 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 Shantou to Shanghai?
3 operators sell services from Shantou to Shanghai across 1 mode: China Eastern Airlines, China Railway, Spring 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 Shantou to Shanghai?
0 percent of the services we sell from Shantou to Shanghai are direct. The rest connect at Xiamen, Shaoxing, Hangzhou, with about 45 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 Shantou to Shanghai use?
Services from Shantou to Shanghai by train leave from Shantou Railway Station 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 Shantou to Shanghai?
1 of the 3 operators we sell from Shantou 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 labeled 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 Shantou to Shanghai on September 24, 2026: 1063 km of route against 994 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €91.09, and 5h 36m 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
Shantou reaches 19 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 52 to 2,009 km. Shanghai reaches 270 places in 52 countries, from 40 to 12,605 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Shantou
- 19Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 1Operators
3
1Arriving in Shanghai
Leaving Shanghai
- 270Places you can leave for
- 52Countries
- 92Operators