There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Chicago by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SHA - ORD
18h 43m$313–1,206Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PVG - ORD
19h 50m$260–964Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PVG - MDW
20h 45m$360–1,014Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to South Bend (SBN)plane PVG - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
22h 12m$451–1,624Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane PVG - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
23h 14m$632–2,429Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SHA - MDW
25h 28m$453–1,706Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Detroit, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Detroit (DTW)plane PVG - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Stationtrain
22h 59m$370–1,031
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Chicago is to fly which costs $260 - $1,000 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Chicago is to fly which takes 18h 43m and costs $310 - $1,300.
The distance between Shanghai and Chicago is 7116 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 43m to get from Shanghai to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 14h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:42 PM in Shanghai and 3:42 AM in Chicago.
There are 1166+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Chicago, IL, USA?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Dearborn to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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