There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Washington by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane PVG - DCA
19h 9m$558–1,509Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SHA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
21h 39m$353–1,109Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane PVG - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
22h 10m$760–1,117Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane PVG - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
21h 37m$510–1,961Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane PVG - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
22h 22m$541–2,062Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SHA - DCA
21h 8m$651–2,001Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane PVG - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
21h 37m$692–1,178
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $350 - $1,200 and takes 21h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Washington is to fly which takes 19h 9m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between Shanghai and Washington is 7518 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 9m to get from Shanghai to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 12h behind Shanghai. It is currently 6:48 AM in Shanghai and 6:48 PM in Washington.
There are 1459+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Washington, DC, USA?
Air Canada, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
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
- $460–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- 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
- $430–1,500
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
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