There are 7 ways to get from Charlotte to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CLT - PVG
21h 18m¥2,770–7,070Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane CLT - SHA
23h 47m¥2,720–8,520Train to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane RDU - PVG
26h 58m¥3,320–8,421Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane CLT - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
26h 33m¥2,842–8,601Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane CLT - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
27h 59m¥3,005–9,160Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane CLT - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
26h 5m¥2,892–7,659Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Downtownbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ATL - SHA
27h 50m¥3,164–9,384
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥7500 and takes 21h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Shanghai is to fly which takes 21h 18m and costs ¥2700 - ¥7500.
The distance between Charlotte and Shanghai is 12311 km.
It takes approximately 21h 18m to get from Charlotte to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 12h ahead of Charlotte. It is currently 8:04 AM in Charlotte and 8:04 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1938+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Shanghai, China?
Air Canada, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Calgary, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Washington Dulles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–12,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–13,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–25,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via New York JFK, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
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 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
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–370
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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