There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)BOS - PVG
22h 40m¥2,347–7,242Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Boston to Providence
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)PVD - PVG
25h 5m¥2,194–10,523Fly Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)BOS - SHA
25h 34m¥3,307–11,192Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)JFK - PVG
22h 19m¥3,765–11,751Fly Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)BOS - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
25h 45m¥2,670–7,763Fly Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)BOS - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
25h 23m¥3,679–11,331Fly Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)BOS - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
29h 27m¥3,621–11,437Bus to Barnstable Municipal Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)HYA - PVG
26h 11m¥2,934–8,828
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥7500 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 22h 19m and costs ¥3700 - ¥12000.
The distance between Boston and Shanghai is 11783 km.
It takes approximately 22h 40m to get from Boston to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Boston. It is currently 12:02 PM in Boston and 1:02 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1291+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Shanghai, China?
Korean Air, Japan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–12,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–23,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–2,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥220–2,200
- Business Class
- ¥650–2,600
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥40–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥40–1,500
- Business Class
- ¥340–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥380–5,500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥380–3,500
- First Class
- ¥1,400–5,500
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–4,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥70–3,200
- First Class
- ¥750–4,000
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–200
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–480
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–100
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- ¥35–100
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Boston South Station to Hyannis Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–260
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- ¥70–260
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