There are 6 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$303–1,106Fly 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
20h$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 57m$400–1,214Fly 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 7m$481–1,724Fly 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
22h 44m$729–2,668Fly 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
23h 47m$503–1,906
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 20h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Chicago is to fly which takes 18h 43m and costs $300 - $1,200.
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 6:23 PM in Shanghai and 4:23 AM in Chicago.
There are 1304+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Chicago, IL, USA?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 4 times a day.
- 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
- $300–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- 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, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–5,500
- 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
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- 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
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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