Getting from Shanghai to HK

I%26#39;m traveling to China and May and need advice. I%26#39;m hoping to find a 1 way flight from Shanghai to HK and am finding nothing under $380!?! Does anyone have any suggestions on places to find cheaper flights or any other ideas to get to HK? I%26#39;ve heard of ppl flying to Zhuhai and taking a ferry, has anyone done that or something similar? Thanks so much!

Getting from Shanghai to HK

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Fly to Shenzhen.

Get to HK by ferry, bus or train.

Getting from Shanghai to HK

Yes, if you fly to Shenzhen then take ferry or bus, you can save round half cost as you mention above.

Thanks for the replies. How long is the ferry trip? Will this be difficult with luggage and non-Chinese speakers or is it easy to get to the ferry from the airport?

Ferry from Shenzhen airport to Hong Kong: turbojetseaexpress.com/eng/鈥rd_2.html

If you can afford the time, there%26#39;s also a direct train every other day from Shanghai to Hong Kong that takes 20 hours: 鈥tr.com.hk/B2C/UserPage/sysTimeTable_Eng.asp (scroll down)

Spring Airlines (http://www.china-sss.com) is a good budget airline flying Shanghai -- Guangzhou, from there you could get a bus/train to Hong Kong easily.

After you pick up your luggage there is a counter for the ferry tickets right there. Less then 200RMB. You take their bus just outside the door to the ferry terminal (which is right next to the airport). The ferry ride is one hour. You can check luggage.

But don%26#39;t arrive in late evening as there are no more ferries.

Really easy.

Should I spend a night and some of the day in Shenzhen? I%26#39;m thinking about getting in late on a Monday night, or earlier, and either going straight to HK and leaving Thursday. Do you think it%26#39;s better to spend 2 full days in HK, or part of a day in Shenzhen and 1.5 in HK? Would it be cheaper to stay a night in Shenzhen rather than HK?

Don%26#39;t bother with Shenzhen unless you%26#39;re going to shop for knock-offs, or really keen on either of the 2 theme parks.

Shenzhen has cheaper accommodation but not much to attract travellers other than what I mentioned above, otherwise just a transit point between Hong Kong and mainland China.

I%26#39;d just spend both days in Hong Kong.

Great advice, I booked my flight a few days ago, will be travelling from Shanghai to ShenZhen on Juneyao Airlines, arriving at 1010.

I tried to look at Juneyao%26#39;s website, but it is mostly in Chinese, does anyone have any experience with them?

Also, coming into ShenZhen, I%26#39;ll be taking a ferry to Hong Kong, does anyone know if there%26#39;s anything with customs that we%26#39;ll have to do upon arrival into HK? Thanks so much for the help!

Had a friend take it for the Shenzhen -- Shanghai route in December and he was pleasantly surprised, especially with the onboard food which he said was much better than what he%26#39;s ever had on Chinese domestic flights.