Trains to Shanghai
44 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
44 places connect to Shanghai by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 51 km away to 1,068 km, with a median of 196 km.
Arriving in Shanghai
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
- 44Places you can arrive from
- 44Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Shanghai sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
A room in Shanghai for the night the train gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 22 | 50% | Kunshan, 51 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 10 | 23% | Yangzhou, 231 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 12 | 27% | Weifang, 648 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Shanghai that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 44 | 100% |
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China Railway | None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Shanghai
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Shanghai
- Shanghai railway station
- Shanghainan Railway Station
- Shanghai West railway station
Leaving Shanghai
Common questions about Trains to Shanghai
Where can I travel to Shanghai by Trains from?
44 places connect to Shanghai by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 51 km away in a straight line and the furthest 1,068 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Shanghai cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Shanghai is €11.88 for one passenger, across 44 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 196 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Shanghai take?
The fastest Trains journey into Shanghai is 1h 15m door to door. The median origin sits 196 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Shanghai?
1 operators run Trains services into Shanghai on our network: China Railway. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Shanghai use?
Trains services into Shanghai use 3 named terminals, among them Shanghai railway station, Shanghainan Railway Station, Shanghai West railway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Shanghai
Check-in is at three and you will be in Shanghai well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Shanghai
Most of the points near Shanghai railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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