What is the cheapest airline that flies from District of Columbia to Shanghai?

Cathay Pacific, Air China, and Japan Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from District of Columbia to Shanghai

What airlines fly to Shanghai?

ANA, Air China and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Shanghai from District of Columbia according to our data. ANA is the first choice among our users, with 57% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Shanghai. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Shanghai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai?

Prices for flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai were last updated today.

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The number of operators available for flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai is 9 as of November 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from District of Columbia to Shanghai?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from District of Columbia to Shanghai.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Shanghai?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Shanghai trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

$486 Cheap Flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai in 2026/27

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11:10 am - 12:25 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

36h 15m1 stop Tokyo Haneda

1:40 pm - 9:10 amSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

32h 30m1 stop Tokyo Haneda

$1,037ANA

Thu, Feb 25 - Thu, Mar 4

12:50 pm - 9:45 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

32h 55m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:20 am - 10:50 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

35h 30m1 stop Incheon Intl

$1,037Korean Air

Sun, Mar 21 - Wed, Mar 24

11:50 am - 9:45 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

32h 55m1 stop Incheon Intl

2:00 pm - 9:50 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

32h 50m1 stop Incheon Intl

$1,037Korean Air

Mon, Feb 1 - Wed, Feb 3

8:50 pm - 4:15 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

30h 25m2 stops Lome Addis Ababa Bole

11:30 pm - 7:05 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

32h 35m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome

$1,042Ethiopian Air

Sat, Nov 21 - Tue, Dec 1

12:55 pm - 12:25 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

34h 30m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Tokyo Haneda

1:40 pm - 9:10 amSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

32h 30m1 stop Tokyo Haneda

$1,042ANA

Thu, Feb 25 - Thu, Mar 4

9:05 pm - 2:40 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

29h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 am - 3:40 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

27h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,048Qatar Airways

Sat, Mar 20 - Sun, Apr 4

11:00 am - 10:35 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

23h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

6:40 pm - 3:40 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,048Qatar Airways

Fri, Apr 2 - Wed, Apr 14

1:30 pm - 8:15 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

29h 45m1 stop Istanbul

9:55 am - 7:25 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

46h 30m1 stop Istanbul

$1,050Turkish Airlines

Sun, Jan 3 - Wed, Jan 13

1:30 pm - 5:10 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

38h 40m1 stop Istanbul

8:30 am - 11:45 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

40h 15m1 stop Istanbul

$1,050Turkish Airlines

Sun, Dec 6 - Thu, Dec 10

5:50 pm - 9:45 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

50h 55m2 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Guangzhou Baiyun

1:30 pm - 1:55 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

37h 25m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

$1,074SAUDIA

Sat, Jan 9 - Mon, Jan 18

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8:05 pm - 10:00 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

36h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

11:35 pm - 3:55 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

29h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,044Qatar Airways

Mon, Nov 9 - Sun, Dec 20

8:05 pm - 10:00 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

36h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

6:20 pm - 3:55 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

34h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,050Qatar Airways

Mon, Nov 9 - Sat, Dec 19

1:30 pm - 6:10 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

27h 40m1 stop Istanbul

8:30 am - 11:45 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

40h 15m1 stop Istanbul

$1,050Turkish Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Thu, Nov 19

1:30 pm - 6:10 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

27h 40m1 stop Istanbul

9:55 am - 11:45 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

38h 50m1 stop Istanbul

$1,050Turkish Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Tue, Nov 17

10:00 pm - 5:55 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

30h 55m1 stop Beijing Capital

9:30 pm - 6:30 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

34h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,125Air China

Fri, Nov 13 - Mon, Nov 30

10:00 pm - 11:55 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

24h 55m1 stop Beijing Capital

7:45 am - 6:30 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23h 45m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,125Air China

Fri, Nov 13 - Tue, Dec 1

7:46 am - 12:20 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

39h 34m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Tokyo Narita

9:30 am - 6:30 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

22h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,129Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 9 - Fri, Dec 18

7:46 am - 12:20 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

39h 34m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Tokyo Narita

5:35 pm - 11:48 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

31h 13m2 stops Vancouver Intl Ottawa

$1,154Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 23

1:15 pm - 9:25 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

43h 10m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Tokyo Haneda

2:35 am - 7:22 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

41h 47m2 stops Tokyo Haneda New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,187ANA

Thu, Nov 12 - Fri, Nov 20

1:15 pm - 1:15 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

23h 00m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Tokyo Haneda

2:35 am - 9:10 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

19h 35m1 stop Tokyo Haneda

$1,203ANA

Fri, Nov 13 - Wed, Dec 2

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Korean Air flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai

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Korean Air

Jan 31

IAD11:50 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

32h 55m

1 stop

PVG9:45 amShanghai Pu Dong

Feb 28

PVG2:00 pmShanghai Pu Dong

32h 50m

1 stop

IAD9:50 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,037

Korean Air

Jan 24

IAD7:17 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

37h 28m

2 stops

PVG9:45 amShanghai Pu Dong

Feb 11

PVG11:20 amShanghai Pu Dong

35h 30m

1 stop

IAD9:50 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,042

Korean Air

Nov 30

IAD11:50 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

35h 45m

1 stop

PVG12:35 pmShanghai Pu Dong

Dec 26

PVG11:20 amShanghai Pu Dong

35h 30m

1 stop

IAD9:50 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,087

Qatar Airways flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai

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Qatar Airways

Nov 9

IAD8:05 pmWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

36h 55m

1 stop

PVG10:00 pmShanghai Pu Dong

Dec 20

PVG11:35 pmShanghai Pu Dong

29h 20m

1 stop

IAD3:55 pmWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,044

Qatar Airways

Jan 5

IAD8:05 pmWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

29h 35m

1 stop

PVG2:40 pmShanghai Pu Dong

May 22

PVG6:40 pmShanghai Pu Dong

26h 05m

1 stop

IAD8:45 amWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,049

Qatar Airways

Jan 17

IAD8:05 pmWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

29h 35m

1 stop

PVG2:40 pmShanghai Pu Dong

Jan 24

PVG11:35 pmShanghai Pu Dong

29h 20m

1 stop

IAD3:55 pmWashington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,053

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IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

IADSHA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Thu 2/25

11:10 am-12:25 pm

1 stop36h 15m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 3/4

1:40 pm-9:10 am

1 stop32h 30m

$1,037

Washington, D.C.Shanghai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

IADPVG

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 3/21

12:50 pm-9:45 am

1 stop32h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 3/24

11:20 am-10:50 am

1 stop35h 30m

$1,037

Washington, D.C.Shanghai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

IADPVG

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Mon 2/1

11:50 am-9:45 am

1 stop32h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 2/3

2:00 pm-9:50 am

1 stop32h 50m

$1,037

Washington, D.C.Shanghai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

IADPVG

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sat 11/21

8:50 pm-4:15 pm

2 stops30h 25m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 12/1

11:30 pm-7:05 pm

2 stops32h 35m

$1,042

Washington, D.C.Shanghai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

IADSHA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Thu 2/25

12:55 pm-12:25 pm

2 stops34h 30m

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Thu 3/4

1:40 pm-9:10 am

1 stop32h 30m

$1,042

Washington, D.C.Shanghai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

IADPVG

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sat 3/20

9:05 pm-2:40 pm

1 stop29h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 4/4

12:35 am-3:40 pm

1 stop27h 05m

$1,048

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Washington, D.C.Shanghai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

IADPVG

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Fri 4/2

11:00 am-10:35 pm

1 stop23h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 4/14

6:40 pm-3:40 pm

1 stop33h 00m

$1,048

Washington, D.C.Shanghai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

IADPVG

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 1/3

1:30 pm-8:15 am

1 stop29h 45m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 1/13

9:55 am-7:25 pm

1 stop46h 30m

$1,050

Washington, D.C.Shanghai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

IADPVG

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 12/6

1:30 pm-5:10 pm

1 stop38h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 12/10

8:30 am-11:45 am

1 stop40h 15m

$1,050

Washington, D.C.Shanghai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

IADPVG

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sat 1/9

5:50 pm-9:45 am

2 stops50h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Mon 1/18

1:30 pm-1:55 pm

2 stops37h 25m

$1,074

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai?

The cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from District of Columbia is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around $1,109, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of March is another great option to travel to Shanghai, with average flight prices from District of Columbia averaging around $1,146.

How far in advance should I book a flight from District of Columbia to Shanghai?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Shanghai from District of Columbia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Shanghai for around $1,368 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Shanghai from District of Columbia for as low as $1,100 on momondo.

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Best Price Found	$486
Fastest flight time	18h 55m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Shanghai from District of Columbia in the past 72 hours is $486. The best round-trip flight deal from District of Columbia to Shanghai found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,037.

The fastest flight from District of Columbia to Shanghai takes 18h 55m

There are no direct flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai. There are no popular flight routes from District of Columbia to Shanghai.

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai?
Prices for flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai?
The number of operators available for flights from District of Columbia to Shanghai is 9 as of November 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from District of Columbia to Shanghai?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from District of Columbia to Shanghai.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Shanghai?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Shanghai trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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Delta	PriceFrom $815	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,700 reviews	Search Delta flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $910	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,467 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $946	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,707 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Korean Air	PriceFrom $956	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.4 1,218 reviews	Search Korean Air flights
Air China	PriceFrom $961	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 168 reviews	Search Air China flights
EVA Air	PriceFrom $963	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.5 1,552 reviews	Search EVA Air flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $1,089	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 10,469 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
ANA	PriceFrom $1,109	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.3 1,341 reviews	Search ANA flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $1,160	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,555 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights

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