There are 7 ways to get from Houston to Shanghai by plane, bus, train, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane IAH - SHA
28h 14m¥3,424–12,032Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HOU - PVG
22h 52m¥2,663–7,063Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane IAH - PVG
22h 34m¥3,074–11,082Bus to College Station, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to College Stationbus
- Fly from College Station (CLL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CLL - PVG
27h 20m¥3,175–10,368Bus to Jack Brooks Regional Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Port Arthurbus
- Fly from Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BPT - PVG
27h 34m¥3,473–10,703Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane IAH - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
28h 32m¥3,496–12,171Bus, tram to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worthbus
- Take the tram from Fort Worth Central Station to DFW Airport Terminal B Stationtram
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DFW - PVG
24h 16m¥3,517–9,483
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥7500 and takes 22h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Shanghai is to fly which takes 22h 34m and costs ¥3000 - ¥12000.
The distance between Houston and Shanghai is 12237 km.
It takes approximately 28h 14m to get from Houston to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Houston. It is currently 9:58 AM in Houston and 10:58 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1261+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Shanghai, China?
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–24,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–22,000
Flights from College Station to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–24,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–25,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–25,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–22,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–15,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–24,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–22,000
Flights from College Station to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–11,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–11,000
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from College Station to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Jack Brooks Regional Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–25,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–25,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–11,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–24,000
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- Phone
- +1 817-215-8600
- Website
- Trinity Metro
Tram from Fort Worth Central Station to DFW Airport Terminal B Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14
- Website
- Trinity Metro
- Adults 20-64
- ¥14
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Houston to College Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Port Arthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥310–400
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- Vonlane
Bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥848–915
- Website
- Vonlane
- Adult
- ¥848
- adult
- ¥915
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