There are 7 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)PVG - BOS
19h 15m$486–2,507Fly 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)PVG - PVD
- Take the train from Providence to South Station
24h 26m$293–1,609Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)SHA - BOS
20h 46m$380–1,400Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bradley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)PVG - BDL
- Take the bus from Hartford Union Station to Boston
23h 59m$470–1,656Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)HGH - BOS
23h 2m$391–1,320Fly 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)PVG - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
22h 41m$539–2,176Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Albany County Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Albany County Airport (ALB)PVG - ALB
- Take the bus from Albany, NY to Boston, MA
27h 6m$530–1,981
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 - $2,600 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Boston is to fly which takes 19h 15m and costs $480 - $2,600.
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 4:09 AM in Shanghai and 3:09 PM in Boston.
There are 1559+ hotels available in Boston.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Boston, MA, USA?
Air Canada, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Albany County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
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
- $380–1,300
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
- $450–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
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
- $380–1,300
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
- $450–1,600
- 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
- $380–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Theodore Francis Green State Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- 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.html
- 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.html
- 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
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
- 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
- $23–45
- 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
- $24–45
- 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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