There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Durham by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane PVG - RDU
22h 34m$434–1,215Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane PVG - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
22h 40m$703–2,179Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane PVG - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
25h 11m$607–1,710Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane SHA - RDU
23h 4m$467–1,307Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane PVG - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Durhambus
27h 28m$501–1,359Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane SHA - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
25h 2m$646–1,871Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane PVG - IAD
- Take the train from Alexandria to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
30h 3m$812–1,332
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Durham is to fly which costs $430 - $1,300 and takes 22h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Durham is to fly which takes 22h 34m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Shanghai and Durham is 7702 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 34m to get from Shanghai to Durham, including transfers.
Durham is 12h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:00 PM in Shanghai and 5:00 AM in Durham.
There are 357+ hotels available in Durham.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Durham, NC, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Beijing Capital, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Beijing Capital, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Fuzhou, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Beijing Capital, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Beijing Capital, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Richmond International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Greensboro to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Alexandria to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Richmond to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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