There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Honolulu by plane or train
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Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane SHA - HNL
15h 16m$364–1,404Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane HGH - HNL
16h 1m$355–1,225Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane PVG - HNL
13h 33m$451–612Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane WUX - HNL
20h 53m$427–1,519Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Stationtrain
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane NKG - HNL
16h 47m$410–1,438
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Honolulu is to fly which costs $450 - $650 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Honolulu is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs $450 - $650.
The distance between Shanghai and Honolulu is 4984 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Shanghai to Honolulu, including transfers.
Honolulu is 18h behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:49 AM in Shanghai and 11:49 AM in Honolulu.
There are 854+ hotels available in Honolulu.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Honolulu, HI, USA?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and Hawaiian Airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–3,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–3,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,900
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $13–15
- Business Class Seat
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $19–21
- 1st Class Seat
- $31–34
- Business Class Seat
- $45–65
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $17–25
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–10
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
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