There are 6 ways to get from Cincinnati to Shanghai by car, plane, or bus
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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¥3,788–13,247Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CMH - PVG
25h 4m¥2,836–10,079Drive 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
22h 1m¥4,564–16,212Fly Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CVG - PVG
22h 34m¥4,365–16,065Bus 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
25h 32m¥3,156–11,217Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- 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
37h 41m¥3,261–11,441
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 ¥2800 - ¥11000 and takes 25h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Shanghai is to drive and fly which takes 22h 1m and costs ¥4500 - ¥17000.
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 12:30 PM in Cincinnati and 12:30 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and five 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
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–46,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–55,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–30,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–30,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–30,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- 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
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥230–410
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–310
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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