There are 7 ways to get from Kansas City to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MCI - PVG
21h 22m¥4,355–15,055Fly Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane MCI - SHA
24h 28m¥4,005–12,005Fly 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
28h 4m¥4,777–15,144Fly 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
26h 52m¥6,027–19,086Fly 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
25h 58m¥4,735–16,158Fly Kansas City to Ningbo Lishe International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane MCI - NGB
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
30h 51m¥5,119–14,250Bus 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
26h 28m¥5,323–15,762
Kansas City (MCI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥4000 - ¥12000 and takes 24h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Shanghai is to fly which takes 21h 22m and costs ¥4300 - ¥16000.
The distance between Kansas City and Shanghai is 11395 km.
It takes approximately 21h 22m to get from Kansas City to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 13h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 6:16 AM in Kansas City and 7:16 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1841+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
Flights from Kansas City to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–23,000
Flights from Kansas City to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–20,000
Flights from Kansas City to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Kansas City to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–19,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
Flights from Kansas City to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Kansas City to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
Flights from Kansas City to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Kansas City to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Los Angeles, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–19,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–17,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–43,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–44,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–43,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–18,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–18,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
Flights from Kansas City to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–17,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from Kansas City to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–16,000
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–16,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–17,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kansas City to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Los Angeles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
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 Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
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 Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
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
- omnibusexpress.com
Want to know more about travelling around China
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide



















