Atlas of China
Shanghai to Hong Kong 上海 – 香港
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 5½ hours against about 8½ hours by high-speed train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run about ¥740 against ¥932.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
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| High-speed trainShanghai Hongqiao 上海虹桥 → Hong Kong West Kowloon 香港西九龙 | 8 h 6 minG901, fastest | 8½ hours | ¥932standard class | 308:47–20:15 |
| FlightShanghai Pudong (PVG) → Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 h 55 minin the air | 5½ hours | about ¥740varies by day | 2407:10–21:15 |
By train
3 direct high-speed trains a day run from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hong Kong West Kowloon, between 08:47 and 20:15. The fastest, G901, takes 8 h 6 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥932. Coming back, 3 trains a day, the fastest 8 h 8 min (G902, 11:35 to 20:00).
Shanghai: Hongqiao station adjoins Hongqiao Airport (SHA); most international flights use Pudong (PVG). Hong Kong: Hong Kong has its own immigration controls; high-speed trains from Shenzhen and Guangzhou arrive at West Kowloon.
By air
24 nonstop flights a day from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Hong Kong (HKG), 2 h 55 min in the air, 07:10 to 21:15, with Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines. 25 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 5½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥740.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Shanghai and on to Hong Kong, so the trip can be broken there.
- Hangzhou 杭州 160 km from Shanghai · 45 min there, 6 h 51 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Hong Kong.
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Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes
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Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
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Victoria Peak 太平山顶
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop
Around Shanghai: The Bund & Lujiazui Skyline, Shanghai Disney Resort, Lujiazui, Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden & City God Temple.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.