How to Travel from
Shanghai to Xi'an
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Cheapest and Fastest Ways to Travel from {from} to {to}
Composite routes from Shanghai to Xi'an
Cheapest
13 h 36 min
Car
1371 km.
from $75
Other
5 h 34 min
Train, Plane
1217 km.
from $143.40
6 h 34 min
Bus, Plane
1217 km.
from $168.89
Transport providers
Airlines
Shenzhen Airlines
Website:
shenzhenair.com/
Plane from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 42m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.50–$394.40
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 46m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$394.40
Plane from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 26m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$254.45
Plane from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 25m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$95.42–$254.45
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 37m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$496.18
Air China
Website:
airchina.com/index.shtml
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$152.67–$394.40
Plane from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 27m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$95.42–$254.45
Plane from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 25m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$95.42–$254.45
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 37m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$496.18
China Eastern Airlines
Website:
en.ceair.com/
Plane from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.50–$394.40
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 46m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$432.57
Plane from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 17m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$343.51
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$292.62
Juneyao Airlines
Website:
juneyaoair.com/
Plane from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 40m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.50–$394.40
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 45m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$954.19
Plane from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 26m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$254.45
Plane from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$95.42–$254.45
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 28m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$95.42–$292.62
Spring Airlines
Website:
ch.com/
Plane from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 37m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$101.78–$279.90
China Southern Airlines
Website:
csair.com/
Plane from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 42m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.50–$394.40
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 48m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$954.19
Plane from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 25m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$241.73
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 32m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$267.17
Sichuan Airlines
Website:
ch.com/
Plane from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 38m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.50–$394.40
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 47m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$954.19
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$292.62
Shanghai Airlines
Website:
ceair.com/
Plane from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 50m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$178.12–$343.51
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 45m
Frequency:
Saturday
Estimated price:
$139.95–$432.57
Hainan
Website:
hainanairlines.com/
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 42m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$101.78–$356.23
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 33m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$82.70–$267.17
Beijing Capital
Website:
intl.jdair.net/
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 40m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$69.97–$203.56
Xiamen Airlines
Website:
xiamenair.com
Plane from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 36m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$114.50–$394.40
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 48m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$954.19
Plane from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 17m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$343.51
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 30m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$292.62
Zhejiang Loong Airlines
Website:
loongair.cn/
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 42m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$954.19
Plane from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 20m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$139.95–$241.73
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$267.17
China Express Airlines
Website:
chinaexpressair.com/
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 40m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$127.23–$954.19
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 33m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$292.62
Tianjin Airlines
Website:
tianjin-air.com/
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 45m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$120.86–$356.23
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$82.70–$229.01
Tibet Airlines Corporation
Website:
tibetairlines.com/
Plane from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 20m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$139.95–$241.73
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$89.06–$267.17
Suparna Airlines
Website:
yzr.com.cn/
Plane from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 40m
Frequency:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$101.78–$190.84
Okay Airways
Website:
okair.net
Plane from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Xi'An
Ave. Duration:
2h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$108.14–$254.45
Train operators
China Railways G-Class
Phone:
(86)12306
Website:
12306.cn/index/index.html
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Xian
Ave. Duration:
5h 38m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$95.42–$108.14
Train from Shanghai to Wuxi
Ave. Duration:
44 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$8.91–$10.18
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou
Ave. Duration:
59 min
Frequency:
Every 15 minutes
Estimated price:
$11.45–$12.72
China Railways D-Class
Phone:
(86)12306
Website:
12306.cn/index/index.html
Train from Shanghai to Wuxi
Ave. Duration:
1h 11m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$9.54–$17.81
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou
Ave. Duration:
1h 7m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$10.81–$20.36
China Railways Z-Class
Phone:
(86)12306
Website:
12306.com/
Train from Shanghai to Xi'an
Ave. Duration:
15h 6m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$22.90–$57.25
Train from Shanghai to Wuxi
Ave. Duration:
1h 19m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$7.63–$12.09
Shanghai Metro
Phone:
(86)021-64370000
Website:
shmetro.com
Train from West Nanjing Road to Longyang
Ave. Duration:
19 min
Frequency:
Every 10 minutes
Estimated price:
$0.66
Train from South Shaanxi Road to Shanghai
Ave. Duration:
27 min
Frequency:
Every 10 minutes
Estimated price:
$0.71
Bus operators
China Bus Guide
Email:
Website:
chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu
Ave. Duration:
1h 40m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$8.89
Questions and Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Xi'an?
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Xi'an is to train which costs $19.57 - $48.91 and takes 15h 51m.
What is the fastest way to get from Shanghai to Xi'an?
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Xi'an is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs $86.96 - $184.78 .
Is there a direct train between Shanghai and Xi'an?
No, there is no direct train from Shanghai to Xi'an. However, there are services departing from South Shaanxi Road and arriving at Shi Tushuguan via Shanghai Hongqiao and Bei Kezhan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 8m.
Is there a direct flight between Shanghai and Xi'an?
Yes, there are direct flights between Shanghai and Xi'an; these take 2h 25m and cost $86.96 - $173.91 .
How far is it from Shanghai to Xi'an?
The distance between Shanghai and Xi'an is 1456 km. The road distance is 1365.1 km.
How do I travel from Shanghai to Xi'an without a car?
The best way to get from Shanghai to Xi'an without a car is to train via Xian North which takes 7h 8m and costs $81.52 - $97.83 .
How long does it take to get from Shanghai to Xi'an?
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Shanghai to Xi'an, including transfers.
Where do I catch the Shanghai to Xi'an train from?
Shanghai to Xi'an train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Shanghai Hongqiao station.
Train or fly from Shanghai to Xi'an?
The best way to get from Shanghai to Xi'an is to train via Xian North which takes 7h 8m and costs $81.52 - $97.83 . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $86.96 - $184.78 and takes 4h 51m.
Where does the Shanghai to Xi'an train arrive?
Shanghai to Xi'an train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Xian North station.
Can I drive from Shanghai to Xi'an?
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Xi'an is 1365 km. It takes approximately 13h 39m to drive from Shanghai to Xi'an.
Where can I stay near Xi'an?
There are 397+ hotels available in Xi'an. Prices start at $21.62 per night.
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