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There are 8 ways to get from Chico to Shanghai by train, plane, subway, or bus

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  1. Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeSMF - PVG
    22h 10m
    ¥2,682–7,854

  2. Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtraktrain
    2. Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeRDD - PVG
    24h 37m
    ¥2,177–6,220

  3. Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
    3. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    4. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeSFO - PVG
    22h 22m
    ¥3,017–8,141

  4. Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
    3. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    4. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)planeSFO - SHA
    26h 6m
    ¥2,977–4,991

  5. Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
    3. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeRNO - PVG
    25h 18m
    ¥2,267–7,247

  6. Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
    3. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    4. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)planeSFO - HGH
    5. Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Stationtrain
    27h 20m
    ¥2,249–6,230

  7. Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
    3. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    4. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)planeSFO - WUX
    5. Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
    26h 13m
    ¥2,440–7,662

  8. Train, bus, bus to Arcata-Eureka Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtraktrain
    2. Take the bus from RABA Transit Center to Hwy 3 Mini Martbus
    3. Take the bus from Hwy 3 Mini Mart to Willow Creek @ Hwy 299 & 96bus
    4. Take the bus from Hwy 96 & Hwy 299 - Willow Creek to Arcata Transit Centerbus
    5. Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeACV - PVG
    31h 43m
    ¥3,587–10,390

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration17h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,496Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Chico, CA, USA and Shanghai, China?

There is no direct connection from Chico to Shanghai. However, you can take the train to Sacramento, walk to J St. at 8th St., take the bus to Terminal A, walk to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, then take the line 2 subway to West Nanjing Road. Alternatively, you can take the train to Redding Amtrak, walk to Downtown Passenger Terminal, take the line 15 bus to Redding Regional Airport, walk to Redding-Airport-RDD airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, then take the line 2 subway to West Nanjing Road.

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