Trip from Shanghai to Brazil ??
Apr 21, 2014, 4:16 am
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Trip from Shanghai to Brazil ??
What is a reasonably efficient way to travel from Shanghai to Brazil?
I prefer to fly CX bu I know CX doesnt get me all the way there.
Thanks
Edit: i should specify that I need to go to Sao Paulo for work.
I prefer to fly CX bu I know CX doesnt get me all the way there.
Thanks
Edit: i should specify that I need to go to Sao Paulo for work.
Last edited by haagen_dazs; Apr 21, 2014 at 7:22 am
Apr 21, 2014, 5:58 am
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In the past I have flown:
HKG - JFK - MIA - GRU (CX, AA)
HKG - LHR - MIA - GRU (CX, BA, AA)
HKG - LHR - GRU (BA)
HKG - LAX - PTY - GRU (CX, Copa, TAM)
You can get there many ways using OW (especially now TAM is a OW partner) - also you could go HKG - LHR and pick up the TAM flight to Brazil minimising connections, but haven't checked frequency.
I know the above aren't necessarily the most direct, but I had layovers in many places for meetings etc to maximise my time in places I didnt spend a lot of time in.
Good luck.
HKG - JFK - MIA - GRU (CX, AA)
HKG - LHR - MIA - GRU (CX, BA, AA)
HKG - LHR - GRU (BA)
HKG - LAX - PTY - GRU (CX, Copa, TAM)
You can get there many ways using OW (especially now TAM is a OW partner) - also you could go HKG - LHR and pick up the TAM flight to Brazil minimising connections, but haven't checked frequency.
I know the above aren't necessarily the most direct, but I had layovers in many places for meetings etc to maximise my time in places I didnt spend a lot of time in.
Good luck.
Apr 21, 2014, 8:58 am
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BA fly from LHR to both GRU and GIG.
IB fly from MAD to both GRU and GIG.
BA would be more convenient if you fly CX from HKG to LHR.
But you can also fly BA from PVG to LHR and then connect to GRU.
IB fly from MAD to both GRU and GIG.
BA would be more convenient if you fly CX from HKG to LHR.
But you can also fly BA from PVG to LHR and then connect to GRU.
Apr 25, 2014, 11:37 pm
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Apr 26, 2014, 6:35 pm
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I few GRU-JFK-HKG-TPE in 2012 and it was a simple journey ^
By the way I wouldn't take the other poster's suggestion to go with CX via LAX because it isn't actually possible... without doing a 8hr layover
Only realistic options involving CX are via JFK or LHR (the flight via DOH is QR on both legs). If flying J, I would choose CX/BA (via LHR) and if flying F I would choose CX/AA (via JFK). If flying Y I would choose based on whichever schedule suited me better
If you don't care about flying CX then QR PVG-DOH-GRU is by far the best option!
By the way I wouldn't take the other poster's suggestion to go with CX via LAX because it isn't actually possible... without doing a 8hr layover
Only realistic options involving CX are via JFK or LHR (the flight via DOH is QR on both legs). If flying J, I would choose CX/BA (via LHR) and if flying F I would choose CX/AA (via JFK). If flying Y I would choose based on whichever schedule suited me better
If you don't care about flying CX then QR PVG-DOH-GRU is by far the best option!
Apr 26, 2014, 7:47 pm
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AA F vs BA F?? U serious??)
Originally Posted by pogonation
I few GRU-JFK-HKG-TPE in 2012 and it was a simple journey ^
By the way I wouldn't take the other poster's suggestion to go with CX via LAX because it isn't actually possible... without doing a 8hr layover
Only realistic options involving CX are via JFK or LHR (the flight via DOH is QR on both legs). If flying J, I would choose CX/BA (via LHR) and if flying F I would choose CX/AA (via JFK). If flying Y I would choose based on whichever schedule suited me better
If you don't care about flying CX then QR PVG-DOH-GRU is by far the best option!
By the way I wouldn't take the other poster's suggestion to go with CX via LAX because it isn't actually possible... without doing a 8hr layover
Only realistic options involving CX are via JFK or LHR (the flight via DOH is QR on both legs). If flying J, I would choose CX/BA (via LHR) and if flying F I would choose CX/AA (via JFK). If flying Y I would choose based on whichever schedule suited me better
If you don't care about flying CX then QR PVG-DOH-GRU is by far the best option!
Apr 27, 2014, 9:51 am
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b) I rate BA F just a little better than AA F (but there isn't that much in it) but would rather spend more time in CX F and less time on either AA/BA
Apr 27, 2014, 6:20 pm
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Apr 27, 2014, 8:45 pm
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US immigration
Unless you're a US citizen or an APEC cardholder, I would take an option which does not involve flying via the US, especially if your transit point is LAX. You'll have to go through US immigration, which is an absolute pain.
Accordingly, I would suggest going via LHR, or (assuming it's not during the first few months of the new airport in DOH) via DOH.
Accordingly, I would suggest going via LHR, or (assuming it's not during the first few months of the new airport in DOH) via DOH.
May 7, 2014, 1:19 am
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Unless you're a US citizen or an APEC cardholder, I would take an option which does not involve flying via the US, especially if your transit point is LAX. You'll have to go through US immigration, which is an absolute pain.
Accordingly, I would suggest going via LHR, or (assuming it's not during the first few months of the new airport in DOH) via DOH.
Accordingly, I would suggest going via LHR, or (assuming it's not during the first few months of the new airport in DOH) via DOH.
Turns out I have to go to the west coast for work so LAX is the better option for now...
