There are 6 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Shanghai by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)PIT - PVG
23h 50m¥2,919–9,915Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)PIT - SHA
34h 49m¥2,800–8,500Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)CLE - PVG
27h 44m¥3,597–12,606Train, bus to Detroit, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)DTW - PVG
27h 29mTrain, shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Buffalo Depew Station
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)YYZ - PVG
27h 21m¥5,199–10,938Train, shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Buffalo Depew Station
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)YYZ - SHA
29h 35m¥3,159–8,888
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2800 - ¥8500 and takes 34h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Shanghai is to fly which takes 23h 50m and costs ¥2900 - ¥10000.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Shanghai is 11809 km.
It takes approximately 23h 50m to get from Pittsburgh to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 11:49 AM in Pittsburgh and 12:49 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1347+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Shanghai Airlines, and Korean Air fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–31,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Washington Dulles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–32,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–34,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–11,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via New York JFK, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥260–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
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