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)BOS - PVG
20h 26m¥2,345–6,636Fly Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)BOS - SHA
23h 20m¥3,400–10,000Fly 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
26h 1m¥3,869–10,990Fly 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
23h 9m¥3,726–10,394Fly 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
27h 13m¥3,970–11,313Fly Boston Logan Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)BOS - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
24h 12m¥2,772–8,970Train 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¥3,757–10,715Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Providence
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)PVD - PVG
25h 10m¥2,593–12,996
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 - ¥7000 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Shanghai is to fly which takes 20h 26m and costs ¥2300 - ¥7000.
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 3:46 PM in Boston and 4:46 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1377+ 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.
- 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
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–11,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- 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 Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–11,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
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
- 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 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
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
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–22,000
- 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
- airchina.com
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
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
- 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
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
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
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
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥220–2,100
- Business Class
- ¥650–2,500
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
- ¥370–5,500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥370–3,500
- 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
- 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
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