There are 7 ways to get from Cincinnati to Shanghai by car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SDF - PVG
22h 17m¥4,386–15,245Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ORD - SHA
30h 46m¥3,183–11,472Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Drive from Cincinnati to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LEX - PVG
21h 47m¥4,962–17,210Fly Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CVG - PVG
22h 44m¥3,665–16,065Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane IND - PVG
24h 17m¥3,265–14,229Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CMH - PVG
24h 46m¥3,330–14,366Bus, bus to Detroit, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DTW - PVG
25h 43m¥3,249–11,601
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Shanghai is to bus and fly which costs ¥3100 - ¥12000 and takes 30h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Shanghai is to drive and fly which takes 21h 47m and costs ¥4900 - ¥18000.
The distance between Cincinnati and Shanghai is 12001 km.
It takes approximately 22h 17m to get from Cincinnati to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 12h ahead of Cincinnati. It is currently 6:55 AM in Cincinnati and 6:55 PM in Shanghai.
There are 773+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Covington (CVG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–17,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–60,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–65,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–55,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–40,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–16,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–14,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–40,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–20,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–20,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–40,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–14,000
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥95–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥260–440
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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