What airlines fly to Shanghai?

Delta, American Airlines and Cathay Pacific are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Shanghai from Raleigh according to our data. Delta is the first choice among our users, with 60% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Shanghai. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Shanghai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Raleigh-Durham to Shanghai?

Delta and Cathay Pacific are the most popular carriers operating from Raleigh-Durham to Shanghai

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai?

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How many operators does momondo search for flights from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai?

There are 3 operators available for flights from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai.

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

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Shanghai may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Shanghai. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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6:52 pm - 9:55 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

38h 03m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Incheon Intl

1:30 am - 5:40 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

41h 10m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$953Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Sun, Nov 22

6:52 pm - 9:55 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

38h 03m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Incheon Intl

11:35 am - 4:07 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

41h 32m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,031Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Thu, Nov 26

6:52 pm - 9:55 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

38h 03m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Incheon Intl

11:35 am - 4:07 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

41h 32m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,032Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Thu, Nov 26

6:15 am - 7:50 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

25h 35m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

5:25 pm - 11:58 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

19h 33m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,048Delta

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Nov 4

6:15 am - 7:50 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

25h 35m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

5:35 pm - 11:58 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

19h 23m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,048Delta

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Nov 4

5:15 am - 3:25 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

22h 10m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

10:00 am - 5:05 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

20h 05m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,052Delta

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Nov 4

7:26 pm - 3:20 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

31h 54m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

5:20 pm - 10:18 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

28h 58m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Charlotte Douglas

$1,159American Airlines

Sun, Sep 20 - Sat, Sep 26

4:57 pm - 3:20 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

34h 23m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

5:20 pm - 10:52 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

29h 32m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,161American Airlines

Sun, Sep 20 - Sat, Sep 26

9:30 am - 10:10 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

48h 40m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

2:45 pm - 7:45 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

42h 00m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,333Cathay Pacific

Thu, Oct 8 - Wed, Nov 18

9:30 am - 11:05 amRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

37h 35m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

7:05 pm - 7:45 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

37h 40m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,334Cathay Pacific

Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Nov 18

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6:15 am - 7:50 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

25h 35m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

9:55 am - 11:12 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

25h 17m1 stop Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$1,048Delta

Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 30

6:15 am - 7:50 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

25h 35m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

9:55 am - 11:12 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

25h 17m1 stop Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$1,048Delta

Tue, Sep 8 - Thu, Oct 1

6:15 am - 7:50 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

25h 35m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

5:30 pm - 11:59 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

18h 29m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,048Delta

Wed, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 29

9:10 am - 2:05 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

40h 55m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Vancouver Intl

3:55 pm - 9:31 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

41h 36m2 stops Vancouver Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$1,253Air Canada

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Oct 20

9:10 am - 2:05 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

40h 55m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Vancouver Intl

6:10 pm - 3:59 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

33h 49m1 stop Toronto Pearson Intl

$1,258Air Canada

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Oct 20

6:00 pm - 11:20 amRDU Raleigh-Durham-SHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

29h 20m2 stops Los Angeles Tokyo Haneda

12:45 pm - 11:37 pmSHA Shanghai Hongqiao Intl-RDU Raleigh-Durham

22h 52m2 stops Tokyo Haneda New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,394Japan Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Oct 20

4:57 pm - 8:15 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

39h 18m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Hong Kong Intl

7:20 am - 7:34 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

24h 14m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,418Cathay Pacific

Wed, Sep 9 - Fri, Oct 2

9:40 am - 11:05 amRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

37h 25m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

7:20 am - 12:22 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

29h 02m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,418Cathay Pacific

Thu, Sep 10 - Fri, Oct 2

4:57 pm - 11:55 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

42h 58m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Hong Kong Intl

5:40 pm - 7:34 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

37h 54m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,468Cathay Pacific

Fri, Sep 11 - Thu, Oct 1

4:37 pm - 3:20 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

34h 43m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

5:20 pm - 12:13 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-RDU Raleigh-Durham

18h 53m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,469American Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Oct 20

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Japan Airlines flights from Raleigh to Shanghai

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Japan Airlines

Sep 8

RDU6:00 pmRaleigh-Durham

29h 20m

2 stops

SHA11:20 amShanghai Hongqiao Intl

Oct 20

SHA12:45 pmShanghai Hongqiao Intl

22h 52m

2 stops

RDU11:37 pmRaleigh-Durham

$1,394

Japan Airlines

Sep 23

RDU8:04 pmRaleigh-Durham

51h 16m

2 stops

SHA11:20 amShanghai Hongqiao Intl

Nov 4

SHA1:05 pmShanghai Hongqiao Intl

23h 36m

2 stops

RDU11:41 pmRaleigh-Durham

$1,420

Japan Airlines

Feb 4

RDU6:00 amRaleigh-Durham

40h 45m

2 stops

SHA11:45 amShanghai Hongqiao Intl

Feb 11

SHA1:05 pmShanghai Hongqiao Intl

23h 50m

2 stops

RDU11:55 pmRaleigh-Durham

$1,430

Cathay Pacific flights from Raleigh to Shanghai

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Cathay Pacific

Oct 19

RDU9:30 amRaleigh-Durham

38h 35m

2 stops

SHA12:05 pmShanghai Hongqiao Intl

Oct 26

SHA10:30 pmShanghai Hongqiao Intl

33h 15m

2 stops

RDU7:45 pmRaleigh-Durham

$1,367

Cathay Pacific

Nov 16

RDU9:35 amRaleigh-Durham

37h 45m

2 stops

SHA12:20 pmShanghai Hongqiao Intl

Nov 30

SHA10:30 pmShanghai Hongqiao Intl

34h 14m

2 stops

RDU7:44 pmRaleigh-Durham

$1,368

Cathay Pacific

Nov 16

RDU9:35 amRaleigh-Durham

37h 45m

2 stops

SHA12:20 pmShanghai Hongqiao Intl

Dec 4

SHA4:35 pmShanghai Hongqiao Intl

40h 10m

2 stops

RDU7:45 pmRaleigh-Durham

$1,418

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RaleighShanghai

RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Wed 11/4

6:52 pm-9:55 pm

2 stops38h 03m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 11/22

1:30 am-5:40 am

2 stops41h 10m

$953

RaleighShanghai

RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Wed 11/4

6:52 pm-9:55 pm

2 stops38h 03m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 11/26

11:35 am-4:07 pm

2 stops41h 32m

$1,031

RaleighShanghai

RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Wed 11/4

6:52 pm-9:55 pm

2 stops38h 03m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 11/26

11:35 am-4:07 pm

2 stops41h 32m

$1,032

RaleighShanghai

RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Wed 9/23

6:15 am-7:50 pm

1 stop25h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 11/4

5:25 pm-11:58 pm

1 stop19h 33m

$1,048

RaleighShanghai

RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Wed 9/23

6:15 am-7:50 pm

1 stop25h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 11/4

5:35 pm-11:58 pm

1 stop19h 23m

$1,048

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RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Wed 9/23

5:15 am-3:25 pm

2 stops22h 10m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 11/4

10:00 am-5:05 pm

2 stops20h 05m

$1,052

RaleighShanghai

RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Sun 9/20

7:26 pm-3:20 pm

1 stop31h 54m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 9/26

5:20 pm-10:18 am

2 stops28h 58m

$1,159

RaleighShanghai

RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Sun 9/20

4:57 pm-3:20 pm

1 stop34h 23m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 9/26

5:20 pm-10:52 am

1 stop29h 32m

$1,161

RaleighShanghai

RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Thu 10/8

9:30 am-10:10 pm

2 stops48h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 11/18

2:45 pm-7:45 pm

2 stops42h 00m

$1,333

RaleighShanghai

RDU Raleigh-Durham - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

RDUPVG

Raleigh-Durham

Wed 10/7

9:30 am-11:05 am

2 stops37h 35m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 11/18

7:05 pm-7:45 pm

2 stops37h 40m

$1,334

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Raleigh and Shanghai?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $1,215 to $1,395.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $953.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Shanghai?

The cheapest month to fly to Shanghai from Raleigh is in March. Flight prices, which tend to average around $1,261, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of September is another great option to travel to Shanghai, with average flight prices from Raleigh averaging around $1,351.

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Best Price Found	$464
Fastest flight time	25h 35m
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The best one-way flight to Shanghai from Raleigh in the past 72 hours is $464. The best round-trip flight deal from Raleigh to Shanghai found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $953.

The fastest flight from Raleigh to Shanghai takes 25h 35m

There are no direct flights from Raleigh to Shanghai. There are no popular flight routes from Raleigh to Shanghai.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Raleigh to Shanghai

How far is Raleigh-Durham to Shanghai by plane?
Raleigh-Durham and Shanghai are 7622.4 mi apart from one another. In terms of flight time, this usually takes a little over 25h 35m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai?
Prices for flights from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai?
There are 3 operators available for flights from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Shanghai.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Shanghai?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Shanghai may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Shanghai. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $949	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,473 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Delta	PriceFrom $1,213	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,548 reviews	Search Delta flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $1,215	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 12,040 reviews	Search American Airlines flights

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