There are 7 ways to get from Long Beach to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LAX - PVG
17h 49m¥2,379–43,092Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane LAX - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
20h 36m¥1,701–6,181Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LAX - SHA
19h 57m¥2,629–9,042Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane LAX - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
21h 9m¥1,851–6,623Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane LAX - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
22h¥1,814–7,182Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SAN - PVG
23h 16m¥2,812–9,404Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SBA - PVG
24h 33m¥2,659–7,692
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Long Beach to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥1700 - ¥6500 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Long Beach to Shanghai is to fly which takes 17h 49m and costs ¥2300 - ¥44000.
The distance between Long Beach and Shanghai is 10491 km.
It takes approximately 17h 49m to get from Long Beach to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 15h ahead of Long Beach. It is currently 7:59 AM in Long Beach and 10:59 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Long Beach, CA, USA and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–23,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–23,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–24,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–23,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥480–580
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- ¥520–580
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- ¥480–540
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