There are 8 ways to get from California to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SFO - PVG
17h 1m¥1,829–4,845Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LAX - PVG
17h 6m¥3,006–7,141Fly San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane SFO - SHA
20h 40m¥1,879–5,595Fly San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SAN - PVG
19h 47m¥6,072–15,089Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FAT - PVG
20h 38m¥1,862–4,862Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SJC - PVG
19h 16m¥2,589–8,589Fly San Francisco International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane SFO - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
21h 11m¥2,401–7,176Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane LAX - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
19h 58m¥2,228–5,730
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥4900 and takes 17h 1m.
The fastest way to get from California to Shanghai is to fly which takes 17h 1m and costs ¥1800 - ¥4900.
The distance between California and Shanghai is 9952 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from California to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 15h ahead of California. It is currently 8:22 PM in California and 11:22 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1886+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between California, USA and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–17,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–19,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–17,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–22,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–19,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–17,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Train operators
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
- ¥130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 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
- ¥160–240
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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
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