There are 8 ways to get from Riverside to Shanghai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)LAX - PVG
18h 59m¥2,686–4,618Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)LAX - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
21h 12m¥1,818–5,207Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)LAX - SHA
20h 53m¥3,746–6,668Fly Ontario International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)ONT - PVG
21h 31m¥2,354–7,064Fly San Bernardino International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)SBD - PVG
33h 21m¥2,447–6,913Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)LAX - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
22h¥2,209–6,239Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)SNA - PVG
22h 40m¥2,225–6,652Train, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)PSP - PVG
23h 22m
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥4700 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 18h 59m and costs ¥2600 - ¥4700.
The distance between Riverside and Shanghai is 10573 km.
It takes approximately 18h 59m to get from Riverside to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 16h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 1:50 PM in Riverside and 5:50 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1350+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Shanghai, China?
China Airlines, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–18,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–19,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–23,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–100
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- ¥75–100
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–75
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- ¥55–75
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–200
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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