There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Shanghai by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DCA - PVG
19h 9m¥5,618–20,740Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane IAD - SHA
24h 27m¥2,022–11,060Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane DCA - SHA
22h 10m¥3,925–19,724Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane IAD - PVG
21h 58m¥3,572–5,610Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JFK - PVG
21h 22m¥3,957–8,072
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Shanghai is to subway and fly which costs ¥3500 - ¥6000 and takes 21h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Shanghai is to fly which takes 19h 9m and costs ¥5500 - ¥21000.
The distance between Washington and Shanghai is 12028 km.
It takes approximately 19h 9m to get from Washington to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 11:41 AM in Washington and 11:41 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1668+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Shanghai, China?
Air Canada, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–22,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–21,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–16,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–20,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–21,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–80,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–39,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–33,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–21,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–3,700
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥16–55
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥16–18
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- ¥40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–4,900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥350–3,400
- First Class
- ¥1,300–4,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–2,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥210–2,100
- Business Class
- ¥650–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥410–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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