There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Shanghai by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MSN - PVG
22h 42m¥5,069–18,069Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ORD - PVG
23h 51m¥2,394–10,327Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MSN - SHA
24h 46m¥4,919–17,019Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ORD - SHA
25h 50m¥2,944–10,277Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MKE - PVG
24h 16m¥5,132–18,183Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ORD - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
25h 56m¥3,166–11,358Bus, bus to Appleton International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ATW - PVG
27h 26m¥3,345–11,672
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Shanghai is to bus and fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥11000 and takes 23h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Shanghai is to fly which takes 22h 42m and costs ¥5000 - ¥19000.
The distance between Madison and Shanghai is 11215 km.
It takes approximately 22h 42m to get from Madison to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Madison. It is currently 6:07 PM in Madison and 7:07 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1665+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Shanghai Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–75,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–40,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–80,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–40,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–45,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–17,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–40,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–25,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–17,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–40,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–10,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–23,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
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
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥130–280
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥160–220
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥150–210
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥190–280
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- ¥190–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥160–180
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
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