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
21h 58m$233–1,106Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PVG - ORD
19h 40m$270–1,014Fly 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 20m$440–1,714Fly 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
21h 28m$521–2,124Fly 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
24h 51m$731–2,773Fly 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
24h 32m$553–2,106Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)plane PVG - AZO
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Stationtrain
27h 13m$385–1,491
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 $270 - $1,100 and takes 19h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Chicago is to fly which takes 19h 40m and costs $270 - $1,100.
The distance between Shanghai and Chicago is 7116 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 58m to get from Shanghai to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 13h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:15 AM in Shanghai and 6:15 PM in Chicago.
There are 1295+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Chicago, IL, USA?
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and seven 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 Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–7,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Wuhan, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–4,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- 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
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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