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Find cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl from $732

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl departing on 5/8. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl (WAS-SHA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl 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.
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6:00 pm - 10:00 amIAD-SHA
28h 00m2 stops
8:15 pm - 1:30 pmSHA-IAD
29h 15m2 stops
$1,287
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Thu, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 14
6:50 pm - 1:25 pmBWI-SHA
30h 35m3 stops
9:50 pm - 6:12 amSHA-BWI
44h 22m3 stops
$1,425
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Mon, Jun 3 - Mon, Jun 17
5:35 pm - 10:55 amIAD-SHA
29h 20m2 stops
10:30 pm - 3:10 pmSHA-IAD
28h 40m1 stop
$1,626Air China
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Tue, Sep 17 - Fri, Oct 4
7:45 pm - 12:05 pmDCA-SHA
28h 20m2 stops
1:20 pm - 11:00 amSHA-DCA
33h 40m2 stops
$1,655Cathay Pacific
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Wed, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 24
5:35 pm - 2:45 pmIAD-SHA
33h 10m2 stops
7:45 am - 3:10 pmSHA-IAD
19h 25m1 stop
$1,657Air China
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Tue, Sep 10 - Tue, Oct 29
11:30 am - 3:35 pmDCA-SHA
40h 05m2 stops
1:35 pm - 9:59 amSHA-DCA
32h 24m2 stops
$1,661Cathay Pacific
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Sun, Oct 13 - Sun, Oct 27
1:25 pm - 5:05 pmIAD-SHA
39h 40m1 stop
6:25 pm - 10:50 amSHA-IAD
28h 25m1 stop
$2,002Korean Air
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Sun, Oct 13 - Sun, Oct 27
1:25 pm - 5:05 pmIAD-SHA
39h 40m1 stop
6:25 pm - 11:15 amSHA-IAD
28h 50m1 stop
$2,033Korean Air
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Fri, Sep 13 - Sun, Sep 29
12:15 pm - 12:15 pmIAD-SHA
36h 00m1 stop
1:35 pm - 10:35 amSHA-IAD
33h 00m1 stop
$2,110ANA
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Mon, May 27 - Mon, Jun 10
12:15 pm - 12:15 pmIAD-SHA
36h 00m1 stop
1:35 pm - 10:35 amSHA-IAD
33h 00m1 stop
$2,134ANA
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Tue, Jun 4 - Mon, Jun 17

Flights from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

The average price of all flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Washington, D.C., you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Tuesdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, 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 Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport is April, where tickets cost $1,417 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets is $2,310 and $2,268 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 42 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl from Washington, D.C. were found on Cathay Pacific ($860) and Air China ($1,085), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Air China ($1,626) and Cathay Pacific ($1,655).

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January

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October

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When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport was $732 for a one-way ticket and $1,287 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    Washington, D.C. has 2 major airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National and Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. Shanghai Hongqiao Intl is the only airport in Shanghai Hongqiao Intl. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Reagan Washington National Airport.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Washington, D.C. and Shanghai Hongqiao Intl, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl from Washington, D.C.?

    Tokyo is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai, Korean Air or ANA?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai are Korean Air and ANA. With an average price for the route of $1,996 and an overall rating of 8.5, Korean Air is the most popular choice. ANA is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,192 and an overall rating of 8.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl from Washington, D.C. is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl with an airline and back to Washington, D.C. with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl from Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl? 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
ANAOverall score based on 951 reviews
7.8food
8.6boarding
8.8crew
8.0entertainment
8.3comfort
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The staff, ground and air, at ANA was very helpful and friendly during check in, boarding and during the flight. This is the reason why I always fly ANA whenever I go to Manila. The food was not the best but the flight crew more than makes up for the shortfall.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024MNL - NRT
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The staff, ground and air, at ANA was very helpful and friendly during check in, boarding and during the flight. This is the reason why I always fly ANA whenever I go to Manila. The food was not the best but the flight crew more than makes up for the shortfall.

For the price of a seat that is obviously crammed together so as to get many more people onboard and combined with the long flight duration, Free WiFi should be an automatic “Thank You for Flying with Us!” To charge an additional fee when so many other businesses offers it is a bit “cheap” on the airline’s part.

First I will say this was really NOT an ANA flight. ANA used a UNITED jet to perform this flight. I specifically booked with ANA because I did NOT WANT TO FLY UNITED FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS. So to spend $1800.00 and then discover after booking that it was going to be handled by United was very disappointing. I will be more careful next time when I book. The interior was very cramped in economy class; the dinner meal was terrible and also had extremely small portions for an international flight - the bread roll was ice cold and stale - that salad was very wilted; I’ve never had a “snack” that was so salty that it was difficult to eat; the breakfast “waffle” was practically unrecognizable. Really horrible meals for a very expensive international flight. Bathroom floor was also pretty dirty. I’m hoping my return flight is a real ANA airplane that is cleaned and serviced by ANA personnel with ANA meals. I will never book with ANA again if they continue to use UNITED airline jets. Yuck!!!🤢

Ground and flight crew were all courteous, extremely helpful and professional. Overall, process is really organized, from boarding to disembarkation.

This is a very long flight and the first time I have flown on a Japanese airline. I was very impressed with the staff. They worked hard and offered food and drink regularly. Plane was very well cared for. The let room was good . Food was ok but better than other airlines.

It was very nice. I was a bit disappointed by the few meal services. There were probably more drink services that I missed while sleeping, but I would have liked the crew to bring more than one drink service before landing and to bring more than one drink service and coffee service after take off

The space and bed was very comfortable , flight attendants very nice. The food was not tasty at all. I ordered the rib eye and it was so tough I couldn’t cut it.

It was ok I thought because my flight was 1pm i was expecting to have lunch but it didn’t and after 7 hr finally dinner time was only chicken sandwich and next breakfast was an hour before plane land in Tokyo. so I should bring some food with me. Japanese flight attend was nice but the other was chewing gum and how she ask and respond to customers was not professional I felt. Maybe because Japan flight attendant is highly train and everyone looked very dress and professional so I was kind disappointed. I like that the bathroom was very clean .

Seat was roomy enough . The Asian selection for a meal was good . The tortellini was not very good. Service was excellent. O

It was very good. Lots of room with superior food and service. I will not hesitate to fly ANA in the future!

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Ultimate customer care humble and excellent service oriented crew , perfect timing maintained by the crew . My profound appreciation.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

The 787 economy was a disaster for long haul. The space was too little compared to 777 or 747. Also the extremely low tray table behind the seat made any dining effort a nightmare. However, the movies were up to date, and the food taste was good, despite of terrible serving process caused by small space.

A little bit more comfort. It’s tight space around the seats. But all else is great and a smooth flight!

0ur assigned seats were given to other individuals when we boarded the plane. We were given new boarding passes with new seats all the way at the back of the plane. The reason given to us was that there were issues with the seats. We found out that there were no issues, and someone else's were seated on those.

Overall the flights pretty good. The snacks we’re good and they were plenty of them. Both boarding and deplaning went quickly.

Delayed abs delayed Gate crew giving poor info - we are definitely leaving at —- Ultimately to cancel flight after 4+ hours of delays Just cancel it earlier

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

Lots of weather delays that were poorly communicated and managed. I get there are weather delays but they didn’t make it clear what was happening or comfortable on the plane

Everything was on time; the flight attendants and the gate personnel were very pleasant and helpful.

Our second leg to Jackson WY was unable to land due to weather. We were flown back to Dallas after stopping in SLC. We were given hotel rooms and vouchers. We were told that we would be back on the same plane in the morning. Instead we were given a different flight with different seats. Not a good experience. No one knew what was going on.

Perfect flight. On time departure and early arrival. Smooth flight.

Awful! The flight was delayed and we sat on the plane in DCA for an hour because fuel was out in the wrong part of the plane and would not be accessible during flight. So the plane had to be refueled in correct tank. They also allowed someone to get off of the plane. This delayed my six hour flight by an hour and made me miss my connecting flight. I ran to new gate and American Airlines agents new about the delay and even knew that I was trying to make the connection. They knew thru communication with my friend while in flight that I was in the airport and running to the new gate and they still closed the gate and refused to let me on the new flight despite plane still being at the gate. It was horrible and I had to be rebooked on a flight for 24 hours later. This has been a nightmare and if American Airlines can cause customers to be delayed and then have zero empathy as having an on time flight was more important to them than helping a customer who was delayed by no fault of her own, then it's seems that it's not a company that I want to continue to give my loyalty to. I'm so disgusted.

Help was available but timing was bad in my case

It was a horrible snow storm, but updates were inconsistent and the app never displayed a remotely accurate time or gate until very close to boarding.

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Pros: "Friendly crew and helpful staff"
Cons: "Missed connection from PEK to XIY due to delayed arrival and early departure. From XIY to PEK, booked and confirmed 11 departure, changed to 12:30 without notification or explaination. Rushed connections at PEK, pretty much ran from the minute left plan to another terminal, through custom, through all the health check points, security check. Just keep the fights on time and keep the original schedules, not arbitrarily change them."
Pros: "The crew was accommodating during the flight but spoke very little English and could not help with information on connecting flight."
Cons: "We missed our connecting flight due to a delay and the airline would not let us through because we could have made our second flight...."
Cons: "Connecting though Beijing from Taipei to LAX is not recommended if you can avoid it!"
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room poor, and food service is minimal."
Pros: "The seats on business were comfy, the service excellent, the movie selection was fair to poor, the food was also fair to good largely because they served a heavy lunch rather than a light breakfast."
Cons: "The food and movie selection."
Pros: "The crew was okay. The seating was great on all except for one leg."
Cons: "On one leg, it must have been an older plane, because the business class seats barely reclined."
Cons: "More TV show choices and more Hollywood movies although I understand it's a Chinese airline not American."
Pros: "Crew was great and was happy to get gluten free food i could eat"
Cons: "Not lose my bags :("

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/8Wed
3 stops
59h 29mBWI-SHA
$732
6/3Mon
3 stops
31h 35mBWI-SHA
$749
4/30Tue
2 stopsCathay Pacific
35h 35mDCA-SHA
$860
5/1Wed
2 stopsCathay Pacific
41h 05mIAD-SHA
$928
6/22Sat
3 stopsAir China
35h 45mIAD-SHA
$1,085
7/13Sat
2 stopsAir China
28h 25mIAD-SHA
$1,144
6/3Mon
2 stopsANA
35h 10mIAD-SHA
$1,208
6/3Mon
2 stopsANA
33h 15mDCA-SHA
$1,208
4/25Thu
1 stopKorean Air
39h 40mIAD-SHA
$1,232
4/29Mon
1 stopKorean Air
39h 40mIAD-SHA
$1,255

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Last minute flights from Washington, D.C. to Hongqiao Intl

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Washington, D.C. to Shanghai that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/22Mon
multi-stop
28h 00mIAD-SHA
8/9Fri
multi-stop
29h 15mSHA-IAD
$1,447
4/22Mon
multi-stop
35h 30mBWI-SHA
4/25Thu
multi-stop
25h 22mSHA-BWI
$1,689
4/21Sun
multi-stopCathay Pacific
31h 50mDCA-SHA
4/25Thu
multi-stopCathay Pacific
38h 54mSHA-DCA
$1,720
4/21Sun
multi-stopCathay Pacific
41h 05mIAD-SHA
4/25Thu
multi-stopCathay Pacific
52h 15mSHA-IAD
$1,737
4/20Sat
multi-stopAir China
28h 25mIAD-SHA
4/29Mon
multi-stopAir China
29h 40mSHA-IAD
$1,954
4/20Sat
multi-stopAir China
36h 25mIAD-SHA
4/28Sun
multi-stopAir China
56h 45mSHA-IAD
$2,255
4/22Mon
multi-stopKorean Air
39h 40mIAD-SHA
8/9Fri
multi-stopKorean Air
28h 50mSHA-IAD
$2,297
4/21Sun
multi-stopANA
39h 49mIAD-SHA
4/30Tue
multi-stopANA
38h 45mSHA-IAD
$2,575
4/21Sun
multi-stopANA
36h 00mIAD-SHA
4/30Tue
multi-stopANA
33h 00mSHA-IAD
$2,677
4/21Sun
multi-stopKorean Air
43h 05mBWI-SHA
4/24Wed
multi-stopKorean Air
34h 15mSHA-BWI
$2,704

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