There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Shanghai by train or plane
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Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JFK - PVG
19h 43m¥3,632–16,324Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane EWR - SHA
24h 22m¥2,176–8,529Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PHL - PVG
23h 11m¥2,942–10,283Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EWR - PVG
22h 23m¥4,126–9,079Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane JFK - SHA
24h 27m¥3,982–21,274Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane JFK - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
25h 30m¥2,354–10,413Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DCA - PVG
23h 27m¥6,169–47,495Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGA - PVG
24h¥2,492–11,309
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2100 - ¥9000 and takes 24h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 19h 43m and costs ¥3600 - ¥17000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Shanghai is 12082 km.
It takes approximately 19h 43m to get from Philadelphia to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 11:18 AM in Philadelphia and 12:18 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1540+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Incheon, Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Boston, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–18,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–21,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–22,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–18,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥85–1,600
- Business Class
- ¥420–1,900
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥75–1,600
- Business Class
- ¥400–1,800
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥130–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥130–1,800
- Business Class
- ¥500–2,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥70–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- ¥120–200
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- ¥70–440
- Business - advance purchase
- ¥95–650
- Business Class
- ¥160–1,300
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥80–1,300
- 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 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–4,200
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥140–3,200
- First Class
- ¥900–4,200
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–4,400
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥210–3,300
- First Class
- ¥1,000–4,400
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
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