There are 6 ways to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane BOS - SHA
21h 55m¥3,079–9,428Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Boston 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
23h 11m¥2,559–10,539Fly Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BOS - PVG
19h 56m¥2,983–7,647Fly Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane BOS - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
22h 41m¥3,461–11,598Fly Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane BOS - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
23h 23m¥3,427–11,396Fly Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane BOS - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
26h 12m¥3,531–11,719
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2900 - ¥8000 and takes 19h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Shanghai is to fly which takes 19h 56m and costs ¥2900 - ¥8000.
The distance between Boston Airport (BOS) and Shanghai is 11750 km.
It takes approximately 21h 55m to get from Boston Airport (BOS) to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Boston Airport (BOS). It is currently 7:53 AM in Boston Airport (BOS) and 8:53 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1893+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Boston Airport (BOS), USA and Shanghai, China?
Hainan, Cathay Pacific, and two other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–14,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–16,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–14,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–22,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–14,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–13,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–15,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–15,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–4,800
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- ¥350–3,300
- First Class
- ¥1,300–4,800
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
- 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 Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
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
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
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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