There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SEA - PVG
16h 41m¥2,875–6,075Fly Portland International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PDX - PVG
19h 12m¥1,705–4,505Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane SEA - SHA
20h 25m¥1,825–6,025Fly Tri-Cities Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PSC - PVG
20h 1m¥1,776–5,384Fly Spokane International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GEG - PVG
19h 47m¥1,868–4,988Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane YVR - PVG
19h 10m¥3,031–6,309
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥4600 and takes 19h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Shanghai is to fly which takes 16h 41m and costs ¥2800 - ¥6500.
The distance between Washington and Shanghai is 9249 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Washington to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 15h ahead of Washington. It is currently 8:06 AM in Washington and 11:06 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1267+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Washington, USA and Shanghai, China?
Delta, Japan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–15,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–13,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Everett Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥440–700
- Website
- Amtrak
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