There are 6 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
21h 38m$398–1,812Fly 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 31m$651–2,279Fly 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
25h 48m$627–2,259Fly 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 6m$422–1,805Fly 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 2m$481–1,904Fly 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
24h 51m$744–2,571
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 and train which costs $420 - $1,800 and takes 25h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Durham is to fly which takes 21h 38m and costs $390 - $1,900.
The distance between Shanghai and Durham is 7702 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 38m to get from Shanghai to Durham, including transfers.
Durham is 12h behind Shanghai. It is currently 6:26 AM in Shanghai and 6:26 PM in Durham.
There are 408+ hotels available in Durham.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Durham, NC, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Fuzhou, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–3,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Beijing Capital, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Beijing Capital, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–3,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Beijing Capital, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Beijing Capital, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,000
- 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
- $550–2,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Richmond International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Beijing Capital, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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
- $14–35
- 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
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact 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
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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