There are 6 ways to get from Detroit Airport (DTW) to Shanghai by plane, car, or train
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Fly Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DTW - PVG
16h 6m¥3,868–12,674Fly Detroit to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane DTW - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
22h 42m¥3,275–9,166Drive to Windsor Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Drive from Detroit-Airport-DTW to Windsor-Airport-YQGcar
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane YQG - PVG
19h 51m¥4,100–11,120Fly Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane DTW - SHA
20h 24m¥3,325–9,373Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Drive from Detroit-Airport-DTW to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LAN - PVG
21h 58m¥4,169–14,219Fly Detroit to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane DTW - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
21h 36m¥4,123–11,642
Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit Airport (DTW) to Shanghai is to fly and train which costs ¥3200 - ¥9500 and takes 22h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit Airport (DTW) to Shanghai is to fly which takes 16h 6m and costs ¥3800 - ¥13000.
The distance between Detroit Airport (DTW) and Shanghai is 11499 km.
It takes approximately 16h 6m to get from Detroit Airport (DTW) to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 12h ahead of Detroit Airport (DTW). It is currently 2:47 PM in Detroit Airport (DTW) and 2:47 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1877+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Detroit Airport (DTW), USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Shanghai Airlines, and Korean Air fly from Detroit (DTW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–11,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Detroit to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
Flights from Detroit to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Detroit to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Detroit to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–16,000
Flights from Detroit to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Detroit to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
Flights from Detroit to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from Detroit to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–12,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–37,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–36,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Detroit to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
Train operators
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
- 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
- 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 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
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