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 41m¥3,969–15,069Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
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 Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ORD - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
39h 11m¥2,469–9,862Fly 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
33h 52m¥4,119–15,019Bus 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
33h 35m¥3,147–11,281Bus 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 26m¥4,826–17,174Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong 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 Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ORD - PVG
24h 6m¥2,497–8,831Bus, 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 21m¥3,017–10,949
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 ¥2500 - ¥9000 and takes 24h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Shanghai is to fly which takes 22h 41m and costs ¥3900 - ¥16000.
The distance between Madison and Shanghai is 11215 km.
It takes approximately 22h 41m to get from Madison to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Madison. It is currently 10:06 AM in Madison and 11:06 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1570+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- 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
- 33h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–30,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–20,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- 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
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–55,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–55,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–30,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–30,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–31,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–15,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–17,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–18,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–30,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–17,000
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- 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
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
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
- ¥140–280
- 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
- ¥170–220
- 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
- ¥160–210
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥80–150
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–380
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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
- ¥200–350
- 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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