There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Shanghai by plane or train
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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)plane BOS - PVG
20h 26m¥3,436–17,079Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PVD - PVG
25h 24m¥2,198–8,163Fly Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane BOS - SHA
23h 20m¥3,523–10,249Fly Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane BOS - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
26h 1m¥3,628–10,570Fly Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane BOS - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Stationtrain
23h 9m¥3,574–10,020Fly Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane BOS - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
27h 13m¥4,273–12,349Fly Boston Logan Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane BOS - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai stationtrain
24h 7m¥2,865–10,045Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JFK - PVG
22h 19m¥3,769–14,653
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 ¥3400 - ¥18000 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Shanghai is to fly which takes 20h 26m and costs ¥3400 - ¥18000.
The distance between Boston and Shanghai is 11773 km.
It takes approximately 20h 26m to get from Boston to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Boston. It is currently 2:43 AM in Boston and 3:43 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1514+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Shanghai, China?
Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- 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
- ¥3,200–9,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
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
- ¥4,100–13,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- 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
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
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
- 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
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
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
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–23,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥2,100–8,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
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 Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–450
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
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
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
- ¥220–2,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥220–2,100
- Business Class
- ¥650–2,500
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
- ¥370–5,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥370–3,400
- First Class
- ¥1,400–5,000
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥40–110
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- ¥40–110
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