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Cheap Flights from Shanghai to the United States

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
New York2 stops$865
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$783
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$859
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,158
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$782
Miami
Miami1 stop$1,201
Boston
Boston1 stop$986
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,173
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,053
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,235
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$784
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$1,045
Tampa
Tampa2 stops$1,165
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,233
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$1,237
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$726
Philadelphia
Philadelphia1 stop$1,055
New York
New York2 stops$865
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$783
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$859
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,158
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$782
Miami
Miami1 stop$1,201
Boston
Boston1 stop$986
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,173
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,053
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,235
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$784
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$1,045
Tampa
Tampa2 stops$1,165
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,233
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$1,237
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$726
Philadelphia
Philadelphia1 stop$1,055

Book Cheap Shanghai to the United States Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Shanghai to the United States that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Shanghai to the United States

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16
Asiana Airlines Logo
1:10 pm - 3:30 pm
PVG
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SFO
17h 20m
1 stop
Asiana Airlines Logo
11:20 pm - 8:55 pm
SFO
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PVG
30h 35m
1 stop
$782Asiana Airlines
Sun, Oct 18 - Wed, Oct 21
Asiana Airlines Logo
1:05 am - 5:10 pm
PVG
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LAX
31h 05m
1 stop
Asiana Airlines Logo
11:00 pm - 10:05 am
LAX
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PVG
20h 05m
1 stop
$783Asiana Airlines
Wed, Dec 23 - Thu, Jan 7
Korean Air Logo
6:25 pm - 9:30 am
SHA
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SFO
31h 05m
1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:40 am - 5:10 pm
SFO
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SHA
37h 30m
1 stop
$975Korean Air
Mon, Sep 7 - Wed, Sep 16
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:30 pm - 11:15 pm
SHA
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SFO
39h 45m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
1:00 pm - 3:35 pm
SFO
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SHA
35h 35m
1 stop
$995Cathay Pacific
Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16
Cathay Pacific Logo
1:20 pm - 11:25 am
SHA
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SFO
37h 05m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
1:00 pm - 3:35 pm
SFO
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SHA
35h 35m
1 stop
$996Cathay Pacific
Sat, Sep 12 - Sat, Oct 3
Delta Logo
6:25 pm - 11:49 am
PVG
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JFK
29h 24m
2 stops
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 7:50 pm
JFK
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PVG
24h 50m
1 stop
$1,079Delta
Fri, Sep 18 - Fri, Oct 23
Delta Logo
5:30 pm - 6:26 am
PVG
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JFK
24h 56m
2 stops
Delta Logo
7:30 am - 7:50 pm
JFK
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PVG
24h 20m
2 stops
$1,083Delta
Mon, Sep 7 - Fri, Dec 4
Korean Air Logo
6:25 pm - 8:10 am
SHA
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DFW
26h 45m
1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:25 am - 5:10 pm
DFW
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SHA
39h 45m
1 stop
$1,265Korean Air
Tue, Dec 22 - Wed, Dec 30
ANA Logo
1:40 pm - 3:15 pm
SHA
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EWR
38h 35m
1 stop
ANA Logo
9:45 am - 12:25 pm
EWR
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SHA
37h 40m
1 stop
$1,562ANA
Tue, Jul 14 - Tue, Jul 21
ANA Logo
1:35 pm - 6:05 pm
SHA
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EWR
40h 30m
1 stop
ANA Logo
2:45 pm - 12:15 pm
EWR
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SHA
33h 30m
2 stops
$2,025ANA
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Shanghai to the United States flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Shanghai to the United States to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Shanghai to the United States flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to the United States from Shanghai found in the last 5 days was to Seattle, at $639 round-trip. The most popular route is from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG) to Seattle (SEA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $639.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Shanghai to the United States, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Shanghai to the United States is April, when tickets cost $354 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $682 and $678 respectively.

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Cheapest flight$445
Flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Seattle

Flights from Shanghai to the United States: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Shanghai to the United States 
Verified travelerFlew with China Eastern
PVG
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LAX
Jun 2026
Beijing would have been a better choice without the uncertainty of the connecting flight in Shanghai. There is a shuttle bus every 30 min goes between Qinhuangdao and Beijing Airport. It was still a good experience overall when I was flexible.
Verified travelerFlew with China Eastern
PVG
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SFO
Apr 2026
Choose a evening flight if you are flying business, so that you could sleep while flying. If you are leaving PVG around noon time, it would be difficult to fall to sleep.

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Shanghai to the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Shanghai to the United States? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.4
Korean AirOverall score based on 1218 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.7Crew
8.5Boarding
8.3Comfort
8.1Food
Airline reviews

The business class is excellent. I loved the food, and the crew was very attentive and professional. From boarding to arrival, everything felt smooth and well-organised.

10.0 ExcellentFiruz, Apr 2026
ICN - LAX
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The business class is excellent. I loved the food, and the crew was very attentive and professional. From boarding to arrival, everything felt smooth and well-organised.

AAAAHHHH... It was shocking in a very positive way, the attention to detail, the courtesy, the manners of all personnel on board, the constant honest smiling. You can see and feel they take pride in all they do no matter how trivial. The plane in general was very comfortable. I can't wait to do it again

Great service and comfort level. You can have more of vegetarian food options.

It’s great, long flight and arrive safe at destination

Everything was excellent as I expected. They also had a very caring crew. I had a headache and asked a Tylenol. The crew members kept checking with me how I was doing.

They were trying to get people to check luggage because the over head compartments were full but when we boarded there were lots of empty places that people could have put the luggage.

I can't believe they put my wife and I in the two middle seats! It is a very long flight and we had single flyers on either side of us blocking the way to the bathroom! There's no reason to not give one of us the isle seat so we could have managed bathroom needs and snacks with convenience. So I think very poorly of Korean air to put us both in the middle, I've never had that happen before and will probably avoid this airline in the future because of this. We tried to have them change it but they didn't so you pretty much lost a customer because of it.

One of the flight attendants stepped on my foot. I was on the aisle seat. A lady inside needed to get out. So Instood. Just then, a flight attentendant came wuicklybtheoughbthe aisle and stepprd on my sock covered toes. I let out a small sound. She stopped momentarily, but didn’t ask how I was just took off of the aisle. Never came back to see how I was. Fortunately, I was not really hurt other than a slight soreness in my toes. But I found that to be very negligent.

Korean Air is unlike any other major airline I have flown with. The grace and respect that the staff has from check in to de-boarding is unmatched. The flight attendants this time were especially wonderful to my five little children. They helped us rearrange to more suitable seating, brought our children’s meals, and patiently waited for them in the aisles when they had to use the bathroom. We felt so welcome and comfortable. I really appreciate the meal voucher when our flight was delayed. I am grateful to have had such an stress-free experience.

It's good overall. Flight was packed. Inflight entertainment choices were lacking.

Food could be better it was okay. Entertainment seems dated it was something but in this day and age could be a lot better.

It was great, but my bag was not loaded onto the connecting flight. I'm currently getting it resolved. If this isn't a problem, everything else was excellent.

The aircraft was massive (A-380) and became crowded with 400+ passengers on board.

Coming back to America was a peaceful flight everyone and everything was perfect

Flight was too cold. I wore a regular cotton tee and it wasn’t enough. It was a night time flight so I would have thought a blanket would be provided to passengers. A 4 hour flight and no options for a meal? I flew Asiana the next day from Seoul to Manilla. Same duration, 4 hours. They give everyone a pillow and blanket and serve a meal. Why is United so cheap and holding back meals and amenities? Also, they promote too much gay stuff and DEI in their advertisements. Please be mindful of other beliefs and don’t shove your gay ideology down my throat.

Staff always with a smile and very helpful with my mom who has mobility issues.

The seats felt very small. We were supplied with pillows and blankets, which was nice. Lots of noise from the bathroom, plus exterior noise. Made it hard to hear the entertainment system, even using my own noise-cancelling headphones. The food was really bad. I generally request a vegetarian meal and one was supplied, but the pasta was cold and hard and there was nothing pleasant about it. Two meals were served on this flight; one was a repeat of the meal I had had on the flight immediately preceding this one, which was bad enough I didn't even try it. Drinks were very limited. All I wanted was water, and on a 10.5 hour flight, I was given 3 cups of about 3 ounces each.

We took business class, It was comfortable and I was able to sleep.

Great service. They could offer vegetarian food and do more to reduce waste.

Very comfortable seats, delicious meals, and friendly and helpful staff

I was in Comfort and we didn’t get any drinks, chips or anything! First Class got full service on the flight and Comfort got nothing. Seat was horrible and uncomfortable

My flight was delayed by 4 hours in 30 minute increments. The gate agents were amazing but the communication was not. We were told that there was a maintenance issue but they didn't know what it was. That didn't inspire confidence. Then they said they found it and it was fixed and the pilot just needed to sign off. Then the pilot needed to talk to the other pilot from the arriving flight and we'd be fine. Then we were waiting for the pilot to call back. Then the maintenance issue wasn't fixed. Then they decided we were getting a new plane (why didn't they decide this earlier??). Fine. But then they announced we were changing gates AND terminals. And we were boarding in 20 minutes. So we all had to run to the new terminal gate. We could have taken off at that time, but we then had to wait for all the people who rebooked on a different flight to book this flight again. That took 30+ minutes because there was only one gate agent. When everyone ditched this flight, I saw it as an opportunity to upgrade to comfort. Delta, the greedy jerks they are, charged me $121. After their delay, their fault, their issues, couldn't even discount an upgrade. They only handed out $12 meal vouchers for the delay. I can't even get a snack from starbucks for that.

The crew was very inconsiderate and rude. My flight was scheduled to depart at 6:00am. I received a call from the crew at 5:40am, asking if I was going to make the flight because I was the only one that hasn't boarded yet and boarding ends at 5:50am. I let them know that I will be at the gate in a few minutes, before the 5:50am cutoff. When I arrived at the gate at 5:45am the gate was closed. Departing early on last minute notice without having all passengers on board is inconsiderate and unprofessional.

The flight was late which i understand happens. But we flew Delta one and the Crew was stiff and not that friendly. They didnt offer beverages after they served the lunch. I dont usually do reviews but i felt i must tell you about this crew. They were american not european. We are platinum members and we are usually treated much better

FA was a bit strange and dodgy not very characteristic of Delta

Not really a “Delta” problem but worth mentioning: Boarding was a difficult process. TSA seemed understaffed and Pre-Check took longer than regular TSA. The supervisor was frazzled and yelled at travelers. Once through TSA, we had to put our carry-ons through another x-ray machine. Then queue up to board with both boarding pass and ID. Then, when we got to the stairs on the tarmac, we had to show our boarding pass again. Maybe this is just normal for Kona since the terminal is outdoors (but still a “secured” area).

flight was delayed 4+ hours. there was really no understanding of why? weather? the last hour of delay was post boarding. pilot seat was broken. was that the real reason? nonetheless, long day of inconveniences.

Love me some Delta. One of the few airlines to recognize and support veterans. Easy boarding, flight was on time and arrived early and the flight attendants were excellent on this flight.

I thought the service was very nice and pleasant. There were no hiccups and no issues so overall a good experience.

Very good flight. Crew was great. No issues and we even arrived early.

Better food quality and suggest using the 777 for the HKG-BOS leg instead of the A330 since the seat pitch seems better on the Boeing.

Food isn’t hot, seat is too tight even for a person weight 120 lbs.

Seat is too small. Food selection is limited and often ran out of selectable item.

The go to HK trip will easily giving jetlag, but coming back to Chicago has no jetlag because of the time taking off matter.

Despite the crew's rough day, they were all very focused and friendly. The flight was too short for a meal, so no rating on that. Re. the AA app. It still isn't ready for prime time. AA works with Cathy Pacific for international flights to LA and the Aa jump to PHX. But the AA app can't find my trip and this can be problematic with flight delays and regatings at LAX.

The staff from beginning to end we're friendly and helpful. The food and beverages were quite good (but see the comment below). I also liked their entertainment options, as we'll as their frequent attention to the airplane restrooms. Here are the reasons this is not a 5-star review: - You have to pay for WiFi on the plane unless you have some level of seat upgrade. - CP sent me a warning that the name I entered to book didn't match my passport. True, but the form for entering my name didn't allow for anything but a middle initial. This lead to a lot of chats, phone calls and stress before finding out at the ticket counter that it didn't matter. CP has modified their notice to now tell you this key bit of info. - After consuming a chicken dinner they offered (Kathmandu to Hong Kong), I developed symptoms entirely consistent with salmonella, beginning about 6 hours later. There were some odd things about the serving of this meal, too. Our row was the last one served, and we were given a tray without the entree on it. About 10 minutes later the stewardess came by and said they only had one chicken meal left. My seat mate and I decided he would have the lamb and I would take the chicken. I think I lost. I suspect that this entree was left over from an earlier flight and they were scrambling to get the last row fed. My seat mate and I were the last two to receive our entrees. I am not accusing CP of giving me a contaminated meal - just that the onset and progress of symptoms closely match those of salmonella poisoning. I opted out of the first meal on the next flight 13 hours later, but was fine after that.

Good good, good seat, good entertainment system. Customer service is good but can be more polished if CX charges a premium price.

The worst experience ever! Lots of flight delays and rerouting that ended up doubling the total time. . I had to recheck my luggage because I was rerouted to Tokyo and ended up on ANA flight. I missed connecting flight twice because of the delay at Cathy Pacific. Additional stop added, rerouted to a different country for connecting flight and ended up in long waits and delays.

I didn’t use entertainment But everything else was of excellent quality

It as great, my in flight entertainment was malfunctioning though.

I was exhausted from a long day. The flight was smooth. The first flight during my 3 week travel that took off on time.

There was a little turbulence taking off and landing but mostly it was too late for me to make my connecting flight to Greensboro. Everything else was excellent.

1 flight cancelled Had to fly out of different city Flight at new departure city was delayed 3 hours causing us to miss connecting flights. By the time we did make it to Prague our luggage did not. Had to wait day and a half for luggage to be delivered. Customer service was not good. Agents did not arrive at gate until 5-10 minutes before boarding

Awful. Delayed flights, missed connection to Toronto. Hotel vouchers were for already booked hotels x3. Giant waste of my time

Horrible I am at almost 2,000,000 miles on United. This was probably the worst flight ever. An hour and a half before takeoff I get a message that they’re changing the plane and I no longer have a seat in Polaris business Supposedly, there was a problem with the plane, but then there was no other plane Finally, they decided to bring a plane from Newark to Washington Dulles Of course the original flight was at 10:45 PM so by the time the plane got there it was 12:30 AM. It had not been cleaned. It had not been catered. They don’t really have people available to do those things when it’s not pre-programmed at 1 o’clock in the morning. The crew had to be changed And the new plane held 28 fewer people than the scheduled plane There is no way you can hate United Airlines enough The people at the gate were actually just fine, but it was management who was completely useless And did they send extra help to the people at the gate? Did they send supervisors? Of course not. Just don’t take United find somebody else or buy a boat

Great experience. Boarding was fast, staff were very nice and funny, everything at the seat worked well.

Boarding was great, and the crew were very friendly. The seats must have been a bit on the older side and you could feel some of the seat components through the padding. Also, the plugs did not work on the row's entertainment screen or charging ports. Checked bag was transferred for connecting flight, and we appreciated how early we had the connecting gate information.

Flight attendants were great. Food mediocre. Bamboo utensils not Great especially if you have to cut something. Seating a bit crowded.

Lost one piece of luggage even though I checked in 2.5 hours before the flight

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

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