There are 7 ways to get from St. Louis to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane STL - SHA
22h 56m¥4,322–16,022Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane IND - PVG
26h 41m¥3,591–14,704Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane STL - PVG
22h 32m¥3,872–15,072Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane STL - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
29h 9m¥4,494–16,161Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ORD - SHA
29h 39m¥3,666–12,211Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane STL - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
25h 22m¥4,944–18,103Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane STL - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
29h 33m¥4,807–25,162
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥3600 - ¥13000 and takes 29h 39m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Shanghai is to fly which takes 22h 32m and costs ¥3800 - ¥16000.
The distance between St. Louis and Shanghai is 11609 km.
It takes approximately 22h 56m to get from St. Louis to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 12:18 AM in St. Louis and 1:18 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1628+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Shanghai, China?
United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–42,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–18,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–14,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–60,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–65,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–65,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–60,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–60,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–42,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–55,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–26,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–65,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–30,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–33,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Los Angeles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–35,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via San Francisco, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–34,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–20,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–19,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–19,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–19,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–42,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–42,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–33,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Los Angeles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–25,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥270–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
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