There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Boston by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane PVG - BOS
19h 15m$488–909Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD)plane PVG - PVD
- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
24h 21m$295–1,611Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SHA - BOS
20h 46m$411–1,301Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bradley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane PVG - BDL
- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to Bostonbus
24h 22m$450–1,653Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane HGH - BOS
23h 2m$392–1,122Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane PVG - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
22h 44m$541–1,978Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Albany County Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane PVG - ALB
- Take the bus from Albany, NY to Boston, MAbus
26h 1m$512–1,883Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane WUX - BOS
22h 44m$444–1,516
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Boston is to fly which costs $480 - $950 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Boston is to fly which takes 19h 15m and costs $480 - $950.
The distance between Shanghai and Boston is 7358 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to get from Shanghai to Boston, including transfers.
Boston is 13h behind Shanghai. It is currently 8:16 AM in Shanghai and 7:16 PM in Boston.
There are 1342+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Boston, MA, USA?
Air Canada, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Incheon, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Incheon, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Osaka Kansai, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Albany County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Incheon, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Incheon, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Albany County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $10–450
- First Class
- $110–600
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $13–15
- Business Class Seat
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $17–25
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–10
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Albany, NY to Boston, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
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