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)PVG - DCA
19h 13m$1,006–6,507Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)PVG - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
19h 58m$318–965Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)PVG - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
21h 17m$338–1,559Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)SHA - DCA
20h 59m$650–2,300Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)SHA - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
21h 20m$390–1,136Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)PVG - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
22h 7m$324–1,607Fly 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)PVG - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
22h 16m$539–2,176
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 $310 - $1,000 and takes 19h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Washington is to fly which takes 19h 13m and costs $1,000 - $6,500.
The distance between Shanghai and Washington is 7518 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 13m to get from Shanghai to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 13h behind Shanghai. It is currently 11:20 PM in Shanghai and 10:20 AM in Washington.
There are 1687+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Washington, DC, USA?
Air Canada, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- 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
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- 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
- 47 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 Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–430
- 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 Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 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 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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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