There are 6 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 16m¥3,370–8,570Fly 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 45m¥3,320–9,520Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to High Pointtrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GSO - PVG
26h 33m¥4,745–15,549Train 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
28h 20m¥3,871–12,712Fly 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 18m¥4,142–12,101Fly 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
28h 17m¥3,405–10,160
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥3300 - ¥9500 and takes 23h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Shanghai is to fly which takes 21h 16m and costs ¥3300 - ¥9000.
The distance between Charlotte and Shanghai is 12311 km.
It takes approximately 21h 16m to get from Charlotte to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 12h ahead of Charlotte. It is currently 4:36 PM in Charlotte and 4:36 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1886+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Shanghai, China?
Air Canada, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–8,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Washington Dulles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–22,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–16,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Calgary, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–17,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Washington Dulles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
- 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
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–15,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–35,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–36,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–14,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥150–330
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
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
- [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
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