There are 7 ways to get from Kansas City to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MCI - PVG
24h 17m¥3,555–9,555Bus to Omaha, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kansas City to Omahabus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane OMA - PVG
29h 45m¥3,235–10,574Fly Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MCI - SHA
27h 56m¥3,905–13,005Fly Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane MCI - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
29h 54m¥4,177–15,144Fly Kansas City to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane MCI - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
30h 27m¥4,627–15,086Fly Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane MCI - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai stationtrain
29h 27m¥4,035–14,158Bus to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to 2210 Somerset St - Wichitabus
- Fly from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ICT - PVG
27h 48m¥4,519–14,756
Kansas City (MCI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥3500 - ¥10000 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Shanghai is to fly which takes 24h 17m and costs ¥3500 - ¥10000.
The distance between Kansas City and Shanghai is 11395 km.
It takes approximately 24h 17m to get from Kansas City to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 14h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 5:16 PM in Kansas City and 7:16 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1890+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Shanghai, China?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–14,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–14,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,500
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via San Francisco, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–17,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–39,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–39,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–38,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–38,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–15,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Omaha to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
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 Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
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
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to 2210 Somerset St - Wichita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥390–500
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥370–550
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- ¥370–550
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