There are 6 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 Blue Grass Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Drive from Cincinnati to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LEX - PVG
21h 20m¥2,764–9,213Bus 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
24h 29m¥2,737–8,080Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SDF - PVG
21h 12m¥3,389–11,248Fly Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CVG - PVG
23h 44m¥4,165–15,065Bus 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 42m¥2,972–10,644Bus 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¥3,107–9,491
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) 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 ¥2700 - ¥8500 and takes 24h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Shanghai is to drive and fly which takes 21h 12m and costs ¥3300 - ¥12000.
The distance between Cincinnati and Shanghai is 12026 km.
It takes approximately 21h 20m to get from Cincinnati to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Cincinnati. It is currently 10:34 PM in Cincinnati and 11:34 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Covington (CVG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–27,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–34,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–24,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–26,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–19,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Covington to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–19,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–19,000
- 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
- ¥3,100–11,000
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥100–600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- ¥100–600
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥280–460
- 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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