There are 6 ways to get from Durham to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)RDU - PVG
22h 32m¥2,640–8,066Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)CLT - PVG
25h 16m¥2,596–7,309Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)RDU - SHA
26h 30m¥2,700–9,016Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)GSO - PVG
26h 18m¥3,655–13,177Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)RDU - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
29h 58m¥3,285–11,136Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)RDU - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
26h 52m¥3,063–10,087
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥7500 and takes 25h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Shanghai is to fly which takes 22h 32m and costs ¥2600 - ¥8500.
The distance between Durham and Shanghai is 12321 km.
It takes approximately 22h 32m to get from Durham to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Durham. It is currently 3:04 PM in Durham and 4:04 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1295+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Shanghai, China?
Air Canada, Delta, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
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- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Washington Dulles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via New York JFK, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–12,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–33,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥224–228
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥50–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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