There are 7 ways to get from Dallas to Shanghai by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DFW - PVG
20h 15m¥2,675–8,575Fly Dallas to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DAL - PVG
22h 44m¥2,595–7,095Drive to Tyler, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Drive from Dallas to Tyler (TYR)car
- Fly from Tyler (TYR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane TYR - PVG
24h 10m¥2,859–10,205Bus to Waco, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Dallas to Wacobus
- Fly from Waco (ACT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ACT - PVG
26h 13m¥3,316–10,753Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane DFW - SHA
26h 38m¥3,625–11,025Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane DFW - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
26h 42m¥2,797–10,164Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane DFW - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
30h 25m¥3,847–12,106
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dallas to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥7500 and takes 22h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Dallas to Shanghai is to fly which takes 20h 15m and costs ¥2600 - ¥9000.
The distance between Dallas and Shanghai is 11881 km.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from Dallas to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 14h ahead of Dallas. It is currently 2:09 PM in Dallas and 4:09 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1902+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Dallas, TX, USA and Shanghai, China?
American Airlines, Japan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Tyler to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Waco to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Dallas to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Dallas to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–23,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dallas to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dallas to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
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
Bus operators
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Dallas to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥310–390
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
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