There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ORD - SHA
31h 23m¥2,822–9,040Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ORD - PVG
21h 54m¥2,272–8,090Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MDW - PVG
23h 22m¥3,072–9,090Train to South Bend, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SBN - PVG
25h 28m¥3,948–13,155Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MKE - PVG
23h 34m¥4,118–14,851Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ORD - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
36h 59m¥2,344–9,121Train to Detroit, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborntrain
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DTW - PVG
24h 37m¥2,767–9,266Train to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GRR - PVG
27h 10m¥4,324–14,508
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥8500 and takes 21h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Shanghai is to fly which takes 21h 54m and costs ¥2200 - ¥8500.
The distance between Chicago and Shanghai is 11386 km.
It takes approximately 31h 23m to get from Chicago to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 14h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:14 AM in Chicago and 4:14 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Shanghai, China?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and Cathay Pacific fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–19,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–18,000
Flights from South Bend to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–32,000
Flights from South Bend to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–33,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–20,000
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–34,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from South Bend to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from South Bend to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from South Bend to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–19,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from South Bend to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–19,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from South Bend to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–19,000
Flights from South Bend to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥90–100
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- ¥90–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥290–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥240–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
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