There are 5 ways to get from Des Moines to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Des Moines to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DSM - PVG
20h 40m¥4,676–16,198Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Des Moines to MSP Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MSP - PVG
24h 3m¥3,484–8,645Fly Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane DSM - SHA
21h 22m¥5,126–17,148Fly Des Moines to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane DSM - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
22h 30m¥6,648–21,229Bus to Omaha, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane OMA - PVG
26h 18m¥3,708–9,833
Des Moines (DSM) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Shanghai is to bus and fly which costs ¥3400 - ¥9000 and takes 24h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Shanghai is to fly which takes 20h 40m and costs ¥4600 - ¥17000.
The distance between Des Moines and Shanghai is 11202 km.
It takes approximately 20h 40m to get from Des Moines to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 10:38 PM in Des Moines and 11:38 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1840+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Shanghai Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–17,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Des Moines to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Des Moines to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–25,000
Flights from Des Moines to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–24,000
Flights from Des Moines to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–21,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,500
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–19,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–19,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–20,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–17,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–45,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–17,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–17,000
Flights from Des Moines to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Train operators
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
Bus operators
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to MSP Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥420–600
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- ¥420–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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