There are 6 ways to get from Raleigh to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane RDU - PVG
22h 23m¥2,355–7,071Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane RDU - SHA
26h 12m¥2,405–7,521Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CLT - PVG
26h 3m¥2,394–6,821Bus to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FAY) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FAY - PVG
26h 17m¥2,954–9,854Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane RDU - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
27h 13m¥2,890–8,661Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane RDU - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
27h 19m¥2,427–7,602
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥7000 and takes 26h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Shanghai is to fly which takes 22h 23m and costs ¥2300 - ¥7500.
The distance between Raleigh and Shanghai is 12318 km.
It takes approximately 22h 23m to get from Raleigh to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 3:23 PM in Raleigh and 4:23 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1554+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Shanghai, China?
Air Canada, Delta, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Washington Dulles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via New York JFK, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Atlanta, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via New York JFK, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Atlanta, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via New York JFK, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Atlanta, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via New York JFK, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–25,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Train operators
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥200–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Bus operators
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥80–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥85–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
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