There are 8 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$413–1,506Fly 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 26m$380–1,314Fly 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$510–1,814Fly 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 30m$721–2,524Fly 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$833–2,973Fly 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 34m$553–2,006Fly 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 11m$475–1,696Fly 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
23h 16m$520–1,771
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 $380 - $1,400 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Chicago is to fly which takes 20h 26m and costs $380 - $1,400.
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 11:48 PM in Shanghai and 10:48 AM in Chicago.
There are 1330+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Chicago, IL, USA?
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Detroit via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- 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
- $410–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to South Bend via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Vancouver, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Beijing Capital, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–8,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Wuhan, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–6,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,400
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- 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
- $23–50
- 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
- $35–85
- 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
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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