Saving Tips – Alternative way of getting to Shanghai from Singapore

With the new budget airlines in our region, travelling around have become more affordable. Consumers now have more choice on which airlines to take. I will like to share my experience in traveling from Singapore to Shanghai through Jetstar and the massive train system of china

It is quite expensive to fly from Singapore to Shanghai through the main airliner with ticket price ranging from S$600 to S$1000+. Below is the method that I have used to travel to Shanghai

1) Singapore to Shanghai

a. Take Jetstar flight from Singapore to Ningbo which takes off from Singapore at 1120hrs and land on Ningbo airport at around 1700hrs. (Around 4.5 hours) (Normally around S$)150
b. Take a taxi from Ningbo Airport to Ningbo East train station (Around 1 hours) (Less than 100 RMB)

c. Take a D* train to Shanghai Hongqiao Station (Around 3 to 4 hours). You should be able to reach Shanghai at around 8pm to 9pm (Less than 100 RMB)

Please click here to see the train schedule

The whole journey will take around 9 hours to 10 hours. The total cost of the journey will be around S$180

2) Shanghai to Singapore

a. Take a train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Hanghzhou Station (1 hours) (Around RMB 80)

Please click here to see the train schedule
http://www.chinatrainguide.com/ningbo-railway-station/stntostn.php

b. Take a taxi from Hangzhou Train Station to Hangzhou Airport (1 hours) (Around RMB100)

c. Take Jetstar flight from Hangzhou to Singapore which takes off from Hangzhou at 0035hrs (5hrs) (Around RMB950

The whole journey will take around 8 to 9 hours including waiting time at Hangzhou airport. The total cost will be around S$230

The total cost of the round trip will be around S$400 which is at least 30% to 70% cheaper than regular airliners discounted ticket price which will only be able to get if we book the ticket early.

If you have other cheap way of travelling around, please feel free to comment below..