There are 7 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PIT - PVG
22h 58m¥3,119–8,072Bus, bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Eriebus
- Take the bus from Erie to Torontobus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane YYZ - SHA
29h 42m¥2,560–7,547Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane PIT - SHA
25h 27m¥3,138–9,532Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CLE - PVG
25h 7m¥3,583–8,855Bus, bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Eriebus
- Take the bus from Erie to Torontobus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane YYZ - PVG
27h 3m¥4,110–7,097Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane PIT - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
29h 40m¥3,550–10,660Train, bus to Detroit, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DTW - PVG
27h 17m
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Shanghai is to bus and fly which costs ¥4100 - ¥7500 and takes 27h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Shanghai is to fly which takes 22h 58m and costs ¥3100 - ¥8500.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Shanghai is 11810 km.
It takes approximately 22h 58m to get from Pittsburgh to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 12h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 3:36 AM in Pittsburgh and 3:36 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1937+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Washington Dulles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via New York JFK, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Boston, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–15,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via New York JFK, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Boston, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–29,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Erie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥160–250
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Erie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥160–250
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Erie to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥190–300
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Erie to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥190–300
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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