There are 6 ways to get from Arlington to Shanghai by car, plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Cheapest option
Fly Dallas/Ft.Worth to Nanjing, train • 27h 55m
4 alternative options
Fly Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Pudong • 20h 59m
Fly Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao • 26h 45m
Dallas/Ft.Worth (DFW) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arlington to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 28h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Arlington to Shanghai is to fly which takes 20h 59m and costs $650 - $1,900.
The distance between Arlington and Shanghai is 12116 km.
It takes approximately 23h 3m to get from Arlington to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Arlington. It is currently 4:23 AM in Arlington and 5:23 PM in Shanghai.
There are 545+ hotels available in Shanghai. Prices start at ¥318 per night.
- Distance: 12115.8 km
- Duration: 23h 3m
What companies run services between Arlington, TX, USA and Shanghai, China?
American Airlines, Japan Airlines and three other airlines fly from Arlington to Shanghai every 2 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5500 - ¥16000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via Vancouver, Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4400 - ¥13000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Nanjing via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4400 - ¥13000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Nanjing via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3200 - ¥13000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Nanjing via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3300 - ¥13000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Sunan Shuofang via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5000 - ¥15000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Sunan Shuofang via Vancouver, Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4200 - ¥12000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Sunan Shuofang via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5000 - ¥15000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Pudong via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4800 - ¥13000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Pudong via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3600 - ¥14000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5000 - ¥14000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5500 - ¥15000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Pudong via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4200 - ¥14000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Hangzhou Xiaoshan via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3800 - ¥13000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Nanjing via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4400 - ¥13000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waco to Shanghai Pudong via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4000 - ¥16000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3500 - ¥14000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via Tokyo Narita, Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4000 - ¥16000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Hangzhou Xiaoshan via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3200 - ¥13000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Sunan Shuofang via Tokyo Narita, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3700 - ¥15000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5500 - ¥16000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Hangzhou Xiaoshan via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3200 - ¥13000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Sunan Shuofang via Tokyo Narita, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3700 - ¥15000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via Tokyo Narita, Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4000 - ¥16000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via Incheon, Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5500 - ¥16000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via Tokyo Narita, Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4000 - ¥16000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Sunan Shuofang via Tokyo Narita, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3700 - ¥15000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5500 - ¥16000
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Shanghai Hongqiao via Vancouver, Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4400 - ¥13000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Hangzhou Xiaoshan via Vancouver, Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3700 - ¥11000
- Website
- airjiangxi.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Hangzhou Xiaoshan via Vancouver, Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3700 - ¥11000
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70 - ¥80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70 - ¥80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115 - ¥130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170 - ¥250
Train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥130 - ¥150
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130 - ¥150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210 - ¥240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310 - ¥450
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59 - ¥65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59 - ¥65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95 - ¥105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130 - ¥200
- Phone
- (86)12306
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55 - ¥120
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55 - ¥80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥80 - ¥120
- Phone
- (86)12306
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45 - ¥150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard Seat
- ¥45 - ¥65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥75 - ¥150
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥140 - ¥200
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