Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Shanghai from $558

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1000 connecting flights from Chicago to Shanghai. You can compare airfare deals from 32 airlines and multiple travel sites from $558, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-SHA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to Shanghai Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Shanghai with the lowest price of $558. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Chicago to Shanghai from $558. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 17h 50m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $611 Find flight	16:00 Chicago O'Hare International	15:35+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	34h 35m layover 16h 15m - Hong Kong	Cathay Pacific	CX801 CX346
from $624 Find flight	13:55 Chicago O'Hare International	12:40+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	33h 45m layover 11h 0m - Abu Dhabi	Etihad Airways	EY10 EY5749
from $627 Find flight	19:41 Chicago O'Hare International	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	29h 24m layover 12h 32m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC5133 AC25
from $558 Find flight	12:30 Chicago O'Hare International	00:05+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	46h 35m layover 2h 0m - Seoul 22h 10m - Manila	Korean Air	KE38 KE623 5J678
from $577 Find flight	08:00 Chicago O'Hare International	12:55+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	39h 55m layover 13h 24m - Los Angeles 4h 35m - Guangzhou	Spirit Airlines	NK3016 CZ328 CZ3550
from $577 Find flight	06:45 Chicago O'Hare International	12:55+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	41h 10m layover 14h 43m - Los Angeles 4h 35m - Guangzhou	Spirit Airlines	NK467 CZ328 CZ3550
from $584 Find flight	06:45 Chicago O'Hare International	20:10+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	24h 25m layover 3h 33m - Los Angeles 1h 5m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK467 KE18 KE895
from $584 Find flight	06:45 Chicago O'Hare International	20:55+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	25h 10m layover 3h 3m - Los Angeles 2h 25m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK467 OZ201 OZ367
from $591 Find flight	18:20 Chicago O'Hare International	09:55+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	26h 35m layover 2h 32m - Los Angeles 2h 10m - Beijing	Spirit Airlines	NK1117 CA984 CA1835
from $591 Find flight	18:22 Chicago O'Hare International	12:55+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	29h 33m layover 2h 30m - Los Angeles 5h 10m - Beijing	Spirit Airlines	NK1117 CA984 CA8680
from $591 Find flight	18:22 Chicago O'Hare International	17:00+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	33h 38m layover 2h 30m - Los Angeles 9h 0m - Beijing	Spirit Airlines	NK1117 CA984 CA1521
from $591 Find flight	18:22 Chicago O'Hare International	18:00+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	34h 38m layover 2h 30m - Los Angeles 10h 15m - Beijing	Spirit Airlines	NK1117 CA984 CA1515
from $601 Find flight	18:22 Chicago O'Hare International	10:00+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	26h 38m layover 2h 30m - Los Angeles 2h 0m - Beijing	Spirit Airlines	NK1117 CA984 CA1507
from $601 Find flight	18:22 Chicago O'Hare International	11:55+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	28h 33m layover 2h 30m - Los Angeles 4h 0m - Beijing	Spirit Airlines	NK1117 CA984 CA1519
from $601 Find flight	18:22 Chicago O'Hare International	14:45+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	31h 23m layover 2h 30m - Los Angeles 6h 55m - Beijing	Spirit Airlines	NK1117 CA984 CA1533
from $602 Find flight	18:20 Chicago O'Hare International	09:40+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	26h 20m layover 2h 7m - Los Angeles 4h 25m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK1117 OZ203 KE893

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 07, 2025

Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Shanghai

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Shanghai. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
00:30 — 14:40 +1 day	00:30 — 05:00 BR55 EVA Airways Corporation Chicago — Taipei 8h 15m stop 12:45 — 14:40 BR752 EVA Airways Corporation Taipei — Shanghai	25h 10m including layover	Find flight from$686
00:30 — 12:05 +1 day	00:30 — 04:20 BR55 EVA Airways Corporation Chicago — Taipei 5h 20m stop 09:55 — 12:05 BR712 EVA Airways Corporation Taipei — Shanghai	22h 35m including layover	Find flight from$719
01:30 — 11:25 +1 day	10:20 — 14:55 JL9 Japan Airlines - JAL Chicago — Tokyo 5h stop 09:10 — 11:45 JL81 Japan Airlines - JAL Tokyo — Shanghai	20h 55m including layover	Find flight from$698
01:30 — 14:00 +1 day	10:20 — 14:55 JL9 Japan Airlines - JAL Chicago — Tokyo 7h 20m stop 14:25 — 17:05 JL85 Japan Airlines - JAL Tokyo — Shanghai	23h 30m including layover	Find flight from$698
06:15 — 17:45 +1 day	06:15 — 08:56 UA1807 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 4h 19m stop 13:15 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	22h 30m including layover	Find flight from$760
06:45 — 17:15 +1 day	06:45 — 09:07 NK467 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 3h 23m stop 12:30 — 17:15 MU586 China Eastern Los Angeles — Shanghai	21h 30m including layover	Find flight from$718
07:10 — 17:25 +1 day	07:10 — 09:40 UA2361 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 3h 15m stop 12:55 — 17:25 UA198 United Airlines Los Angeles — Shanghai	21h 15m including layover	Find flight from$760
07:15 — 17:45 +1 day	07:15 — 10:01 UA1881 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 3h 14m stop 13:15 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	21h 30m including layover	Find flight from$760
08:00 — 17:15 +1 day	08:00 — 10:26 NK3016 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 2h 4m stop 12:30 — 17:15 MU586 China Eastern Los Angeles — Shanghai	20h 15m including layover	Find flight from$718
08:51 — 14:05 +2 days	09:30 — 12:14 AC5101 Air Canada Chicago — Vancouver 23h 17m stop 11:15 — 16:00 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	40h 14m including layover	Find flight from$627
09:00 — 17:45 +1 day	08:50 — 11:32 UA1387 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 2h 16m stop 13:55 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	19h 45m including layover	Find flight from$760
10:49 — 17:45 +2 days	10:49 — 13:35 UA343 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 23h 40m stop 13:15 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	41h 56m including layover	Find flight from$784
11:50 — 00:35 +2 days	10:30 — 15:00 NH11 All Nippon Airways Chicago — Tokyo 7h 30m stop 22:40 — 01:15 NH967 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Shanghai	23h 45m including layover	Find flight from$700
11:50 — 20:40 +1 day	11:50 — 15:00 NH11 All Nippon Airways Chicago — Tokyo 3h 35m stop 18:35 — 20:40 NH971 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Shanghai	19h 50m including layover	Find flight from$703
12:30 — 20:10 +1 day	11:05 — 17:15 KE38 Korean Air Chicago — Seoul 2h 5m stop 19:05 — 20:25 KE895 Korean Air Seoul — Shanghai	18h 40m including layover	Find flight from$695
12:30 — 09:40 +2 days	11:05 — 17:15 KE38 Korean Air Chicago — Seoul 15h 35m stop 08:25 — 09:45 KE893 Korean Air Seoul — Shanghai	32h 10m including layover	Find flight from$695
13:55 — 12:40 +2 days	13:55 — 12:20 EY10 Etihad Airways Chicago — Abu Dhabi 11h stop 23:20 — 12:40 EY5749 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi — Shanghai	33h 45m including layover	Find flight from$624
14:35 — 17:25 +2 days	13:55 — 16:26 UA378 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 19h 37m stop 12:55 — 17:25 UA198 United Airlines Los Angeles — Shanghai	37h 50m including layover	Find flight from$783
14:40 — 17:45 +2 days	14:40 — 17:26 UA1577 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 20h 29m stop 13:55 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	38h 5m including layover	Find flight from$814
15:35 — 14:05 +2 days	15:40 — 18:13 AC1049 Air Canada Chicago — Vancouver 16h 41m stop 11:15 — 16:00 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	33h 30m including layover	Find flight from$627
15:40 — 17:25 +2 days	15:40 — 18:08 UA2124 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 18h 32m stop 12:40 — 17:25 UA198 United Airlines Los Angeles — Shanghai	36h 45m including layover	Find flight from$766
16:00 — 15:35 +2 days	16:00 — 20:50 CX801 Cathay Pacific Chicago — Hong Kong 16h 15m stop 13:05 — 15:35 CX346 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Shanghai	34h 35m including layover	Find flight from$611
16:25 — 17:45 +2 days	16:25 — 19:09 UA2475 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 18h 6m stop 13:15 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	36h 20m including layover	Find flight from$766
17:45 — 12:15 +2 days	16:25 — 21:05 NH111 All Nippon Airways Chicago — Tokyo 12h 50m stop 10:00 — 12:25 NH969 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Shanghai	29h 30m including layover	Find flight from$689
17:45 — 00:35 +2 days	16:25 — 21:05 NH111 All Nippon Airways Chicago — Tokyo 1h 15m stop 22:40 — 01:15 NH967 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Shanghai	17h 50m including layover	Find flight from$693
18:25 — 17:25 +2 days	18:25 — 20:57 UA1967 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 15h 58m stop 12:55 — 17:25 UA198 United Airlines Los Angeles — Shanghai	34h including layover	Find flight from$766
18:35 — 17:45 +2 days	18:20 — 21:09 UA2179 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 16h 32m stop 13:55 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	34h 10m including layover	Find flight from$778
19:41 — 14:05 +2 days	19:35 — 22:18 AC5133 Air Canada Chicago — Vancouver 12h 32m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	29h 24m including layover	Find flight from$627
19:43 — 17:45 +2 days	19:43 — 22:34 UA1084 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 15h 21m stop 13:55 — 17:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	33h 2m including layover	Find flight from$778
20:10 — 17:25 +2 days	20:10 — 22:45 UA1084 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 13h 55m stop 12:40 — 17:25 UA198 United Airlines Los Angeles — Shanghai	32h 15m including layover	Find flight from$766
20:20 — 17:25 +2 days	20:20 — 22:55 UA2738 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 14h stop 12:55 — 17:25 UA198 United Airlines Los Angeles — Shanghai	32h 5m including layover	Find flight from$778

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 7, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Chicago to Shanghai depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Chicago and Shanghai is 11364 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 00:30 to 23:45 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 00:30 to 23:45 to 2 Shanghai airports. Average flight time is 31h 20m.

The fastest flight 17h 50m
Average flight time 31h 20m
The earliest flight 00:30
The latest flight 23:45
Distance 7062 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Shanghai are august (from 558 $), september (from 584 $), july (from 591 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 968 $), february (from 888 $), january (from 839 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Shanghai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $558. This airfare is for economy class on one-way KE38 flight by Korean Air for August 7, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 12:30 am and arrives at Shanghai Pu Dong at 00:05.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Shanghai is served by 32 regular airlines and 6 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 25 departures per week at the price of from $ 639 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Cathay Pacific airline - from $ 4782.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 1000 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NH111 by All Nippon Airways takes 17h 50m and the cheapest is KE38 by Korean Air for $558.

JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

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FI - Icelandair

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UA - United Airlines

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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BR - EVA Airways Corporation

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KE - Korean Air

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WS - WestJet

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CA - Air China Limited

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QR - Qatar Airways

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KL - KLM

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AC - Air Canada

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OS - Austrian Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Shanghai from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).

Chicago airports

O'Hare International-ORD

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Midway-MDW

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Dupage County-DPA

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Chicago FSS-CHI

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Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX

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Pal-Waukee-PWK

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Shanghai airports

Pu Dong-PVG

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Airplanes

There are flights to Shanghai from Chicago by 32 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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