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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 792 connecting flights from Detroit to Shanghai. You can compare airfare deals from 23 airlines and multiple travel sites from $711, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out DTT-SHA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Detroit to Shanghai Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Detroit to Shanghai with the lowest price of $711. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Detroit to Shanghai from $711. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 19h 30m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $1013 Find flight	20:10 Detroit All airports	17:10+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	32h 0m layover 11h 20m - Istanbul	Turkish Airlines	TK206 TK26
from $1093 Find flight	09:19 Detroit All airports	17:45+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	43h 26m layover 24h 2m - Los Angeles	Spirit Airlines	NK3786 MU586
from $1192 Find flight	06:05 Detroit All airports	17:45+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	22h 40m layover 3h 17m - Los Angeles	Spirit Airlines	NK257 MU586
from $711 Find flight	09:19 Detroit All airports	13:25+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	39h 6m layover 9h 32m - Los Angeles 6h 45m - Shenzhen	Spirit Airlines	NK3786 CA770 CA1894
from $731 Find flight	20:07 Detroit All airports	22:25+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	37h 18m layover 11h 40m - Los Angeles 4h 55m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK304 YP102 CZ370
from $746 Find flight	20:07 Detroit All airports	21:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	35h 58m layover 11h 40m - Los Angeles 3h 50m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK304 YP102 OZ367
from $748 Find flight	20:07 Detroit All airports	01:40+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	40h 33m layover 11h 40m - Los Angeles 8h 20m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK304 YP102 ZE871
from $752 Find flight	20:16 Detroit All airports	21:55+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	36h 39m layover 11h 30m - Los Angeles 4h 40m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK304 YP102 MU8602
from $752 Find flight	20:07 Detroit All airports	21:55+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	36h 48m layover 11h 40m - Los Angeles 4h 40m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK304 YP102 FM824
from $756 Find flight	20:07 Detroit All airports	13:25+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	52h 18m layover 22h 50m - Los Angeles 6h 45m - Shenzhen	Spirit Airlines	NK304 CA770 CA1894
from $763 Find flight	20:07 Detroit All airports	17:15+3 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	56h 8m layover 11h 40m - Los Angeles 23h 50m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK304 YP102 OZ3615
from $764 Find flight	20:07 Detroit All airports	20:25+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	35h 18m layover 11h 40m - Los Angeles 2h 55m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK304 YP102 KE895
from $778 Find flight	20:07 Detroit All airports	17:10+3 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	56h 3m layover 11h 40m - Los Angeles 23h 55m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK304 YP102 KE2209
from $790 Find flight	21:58 Detroit All airports	16:50+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	53h 52m layover 12h 29m - Washington D.C. 18h 50m - Cairo	Frontier Airlines	F93082 MS982 MS951
from $797 Find flight	20:07 Detroit All airports	12:15+3 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	51h 8m layover 23h 50m - Los Angeles 4h 5m - Guangzhou	Spirit Airlines	NK304 CZ328 CZ3531
from $798 Find flight	06:35 Detroit All airports	19:40+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	24h 5m layover 3h 10m - Chicago 2h 5m - Tokyo	Japan Airlines - JAL	JL7351 JL9 JL89

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 24, 2025

Flight Schedule Detroit (Michigan) to Shanghai

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Detroit 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
07:17 — 18:45 +1 day	07:17 — 09:40 UA2859 United Airlines Detroit — San Francisco 3h 10m stop 12:50 — 18:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	22h 28m including layover	Find flight from$1447
07:18 — 19:15 +1 day	07:18 — 09:00 NK3393 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New York 6h 25m stop 15:25 — 19:15 MU588 China Eastern New York — Shanghai	22h 57m including layover	Find flight from$1314
10:15 — 19:15 +1 day	10:15 — 12:00 NK289 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New York 3h 25m stop 15:25 — 19:15 MU588 China Eastern New York — Shanghai	20h including layover	Find flight from$1540
10:22 — 19:15 +1 day	10:22 — 12:04 NK381 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New York 3h 21m stop 15:25 — 19:15 MU588 China Eastern New York — Shanghai	19h 53m including layover	Find flight from$1317
11:10 — 22:25 +1 day	11:05 — 16:30 KE7274 Korean Air Detroit — Seoul 4h 35m stop 21:05 — 22:25 CZ370 China Southern Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	22h 15m including layover	Find flight from$1838
11:10 — 21:05 +1 day	11:05 — 16:30 KE7274 Korean Air Detroit — Seoul 3h 30m stop 20:00 — 21:05 OZ367 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	20h 55m including layover	Find flight from$1841
15:45 — 07:45 +2 days	15:45 — 05:50 LH443 Lufthansa Detroit — Frankfurt 7h 45m stop 13:35 — 07:45 MU220 China Eastern Frankfurt — Shanghai	27h including layover	Find flight from$1311
15:45 — 10:05 +2 days	15:45 — 05:50 LH443 Lufthansa Detroit — Frankfurt 9h 20m stop 15:10 — 10:05 CA6228 Air China Limited Frankfurt — Shanghai	29h 20m including layover	Find flight from$1398
17:40 — 07:45 +2 days	17:40 — 07:50 VS3852 Virgin Atlantic Airways Detroit — Frankfurt 5h 45m stop 13:35 — 07:45 MU220 China Eastern Frankfurt — Shanghai	25h 5m including layover	Find flight from$1361
18:16 — 09:10 +2 days	18:16 — 06:50 VS4038 Virgin Atlantic Airways Detroit — London 5h 45m stop 12:35 — 09:10 BA169 British Airways London — Shanghai	25h 54m including layover	Find flight from$1406
18:25 — 06:45 +2 days	18:25 — 06:50 VS4038 Virgin Atlantic Airways Detroit — London 4h 50m stop 11:40 — 06:45 CA848 Air China Limited London — Shanghai	23h 20m including layover	Find flight from$1638
19:26 — 18:45 +2 days	19:26 — 21:49 UA2866 United Airlines Detroit — San Francisco 15h 1m stop 12:50 — 18:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	34h 19m including layover	Find flight from$1506
21:20 — 19:15 +2 days	20:10 — 22:15 MU8722 China Eastern Detroit — New York 16h 4m stop 15:25 — 19:15 MU588 China Eastern New York — Shanghai	32h 55m including layover	Find flight from$1626
06:05 — 00:20 +2 days	06:05 — 08:13 NK257 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 5h 7m stop 13:20 — 18:50 JL69 Japan Airlines - JAL Los Angeles — Osaka 3h 35m stop 22:25 — 00:20 MM79 Peach Aviation Osaka — Shanghai	29h 15m including layover	Find flight from$772
06:35 — 19:40 +1 day	06:35 — 06:57 JL7351 Japan Airlines - JAL Detroit — Chicago 3h 10m stop 10:20 — 14:55 JL9 Japan Airlines - JAL Chicago — Tokyo 2h 5m stop 17:00 — 19:40 JL89 Japan Airlines - JAL Tokyo — Shanghai	24h 5m including layover	Find flight from$798
08:30 — 11:45 +2 days	08:30 — 08:56 JL7349 Japan Airlines - JAL Detroit — Chicago 1h 25m stop 10:20 — 14:55 JL9 Japan Airlines - JAL Chicago — Tokyo 18h 15m stop 09:10 — 11:45 JL81 Japan Airlines - JAL Tokyo — Shanghai	38h 15m including layover	Find flight from$798
09:19 — 13:25 +2 days	09:19 — 11:28 NK3786 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 9h 32m stop 21:00 — 04:30 CA770 Air China Limited Los Angeles — Shenzhen 6h 45m stop 11:15 — 13:25 CA1894 Air China Limited Shenzhen — Shanghai	39h 6m including layover	Find flight from$711
09:44 — 10:35 +2 days	09:19 — 11:28 NK3786 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 10h 45m stop 22:45 — 06:00 MF830 Xiamen Airlines Los Angeles — Xiamen 3h stop 09:00 — 10:35 MF8511 Xiamen Airlines Xiamen — Shanghai	35h 51m including layover	Find flight from$740
14:54 — 21:55 +2 days	09:19 — 11:28 NK3786 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 16h 45m stop 09:50 — 16:10 YP102 YP Los Angeles — Seoul 4h 40m stop 20:50 — 21:55 MU8602 China Eastern Seoul — Shanghai	42h 1m including layover	Find flight from$765
14:54 — 21:05 +2 days	09:19 — 11:28 NK3786 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 16h 45m stop 09:50 — 16:10 YP102 YP Los Angeles — Seoul 3h 50m stop 20:00 — 21:05 OZ367 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	41h 11m including layover	Find flight from$787
20:07 — 22:25 +2 days	20:07 — 22:10 NK304 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 11h 40m stop 09:50 — 16:10 YP102 YP Los Angeles — Seoul 4h 55m stop 21:05 — 22:25 CZ370 China Southern Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	37h 18m including layover	Find flight from$731
20:07 — 21:05 +2 days	20:07 — 22:10 NK304 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 11h 40m stop 09:50 — 16:10 YP102 YP Los Angeles — Seoul 3h 50m stop 20:00 — 21:05 OZ367 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	35h 58m including layover	Find flight from$746
21:58 — 16:50 +3 days	21:58 — 23:31 F93082 Frontier Airlines Detroit — Washington D.C. 12h 29m stop 12:00 — 05:20 MS982 EGYPTAIR Washington D.C. — Cairo 18h 50m stop 00:10 — 16:50 MS951 EGYPTAIR Cairo — Shanghai	53h 52m including layover	Find flight from$790

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 24, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Detroit and Shanghai is 11467 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 22:45 from 2 Detroit airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:45 to 2 Shanghai airports. Average flight time is 34h 54m.

The fastest flight 19h 30m
Average flight time 34h 54m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 22:45
Distance 7126 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Shanghai are november (from 711 $), january (from 772 $), february (from 892 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 014 $), february (from 892 $), january (from 772 $).

What is the lowest airfare Detroit to Shanghai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $711. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK3786 flight by Spirit Airlines for November 12, 2024 which leaves All airports in Detroit at 09:19 am and arrives at Shanghai Pu Dong at 13:25.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Detroit — Shanghai is served by 23 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 17 departures per week at the price of from $ 1046 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Japan Airlines - JAL airline - from $ 39490.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 792 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AC8772 by Air Canada takes 19h 30m and the cheapest is NK3786 by Spirit Airlines for $711.

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

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AC - Air Canada

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FI - Icelandair

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OS - Austrian Airlines

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EK - Emirates

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MU - China Eastern

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UA - United Airlines

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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AS - Alaska Airlines

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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EY - Etihad Airways

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Airports

You can fly from Detroit to Shanghai from 2 airports (Willow Run, Detroit City).

Detroit airports

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Shanghai airports

Pu Dong-PVG

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Airplanes

There are flights to Shanghai from Detroit by 23 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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