There are 7 ways to get from Newark to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JFK - PVG
18h 47m¥3,768–7,751Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane EWR - SHA
21h 42m¥2,215–14,039Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EWR - PVG
21h 23m¥2,465–10,089Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane JFK - SHA
23h 11m¥2,418–18,201Fly Laguardia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGA - PVG
22h 20m¥6,622–15,236Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PHL - PVG
22h 49m¥5,651–13,569Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane JFK - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
23h 52m¥3,240–10,282
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥3700 - ¥8000 and takes 18h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Shanghai is to fly which takes 18h 47m and costs ¥3700 - ¥8000.
The distance between Newark and Shanghai is 11953 km.
It takes approximately 18h 47m to get from Newark to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 12h ahead of Newark. It is currently 8:39 AM in Newark and 8:39 PM in Shanghai.
There are 774+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, and three other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–14,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–41,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–14,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Boston, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–40,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–41,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–41,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–18,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–20,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–18,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–16,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–18,000
- Website
- 9air.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–18,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–14,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥75–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥75–1,500
- Business Class
- ¥390–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥150–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–4,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥120–3,100
- First Class
- ¥850–4,000
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
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