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Chicago (ORD) to Shanghai (PVG) flights

There are direct flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, sold by 4 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines, Air China, Hainan Airlines and United Airlines. The distance is 11,334 km, about 14h 20m in the air. There are also 15 one-stop options, via airports such as Beijing, Dallas-Fort Worth and New York.

Live fares for ORD → PVGSee all routes on the map
11,334 kmdistance
~14h 20mdirect flight time (estimate)
4direct airlines
15one-stop options

Direct flights from Chicago to Shanghai

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ORD → PVGAmerican Airlines, Air China, Hainan Airlines, United Airlines11,334 km~14h 20m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
PEK BeijingAmerican Airlines and Air China then Air China and China Southern Airlines11,662 km~16h 55m
DFW Dallas-Fort WorthAmerican Airlines and United Airlines then American Airlines13,098 km~18h 40m
JFK New YorkAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then China Eastern13,062 km~18h 35m
EWR NewarkAmerican Airlines and United Airlines then Air China and United Airlines13,014 km~18h 30m
YYZ TorontoAmerican Airlines and Air Canada then Air Canada and Air China12,115 km~17h 25m
LAX Los AngelesAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and Air China13,217 km~18h 45m
ICN SeoulKorean Air and Asiana Airlines then China Southern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines11,341 km~16h 30m
HKG Hong KongAmerican Airlines and Cathay Pacific then Spring Airlines and Cathay Pacific13,778 km~19h 30m
ARN StockholmSAS Scandinavian then China Eastern14,636 km~20h 30m
NRT TokyoAmerican Airlines and Japan Airlines then Air China and Jetstar Japan11,869 km~17h 10m
SFO San FranciscoAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Air China and China Eastern12,841 km~18h 20m
SEA SeattleAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then China Eastern11,950 km~17h 15m

More from Chicago and Shanghai

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.