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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 904 connecting flights from Detroit to Shanghai. You can compare airfare deals from 22 airlines and multiple travel sites from $453, 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 $453. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Detroit to Shanghai from $453. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 19h 20m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $651 Find flight	08:35 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	41h 30m layover 24h 16m - Vancouver	WestJet	WS1583 CA7456
from $662 Find flight	21:00 Detroit All airports	16:45+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	31h 45m layover 11h 15m - Istanbul	Turkish Airlines	TK206 TK26
from $675 Find flight	19:42 Detroit All airports	17:15+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	33h 33m layover 14h 44m - Los Angeles	Spirit Airlines	NK2147 MU586
from $453 Find flight	08:35 Detroit All airports	23:55+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	27h 20m layover 4h 30m - Vancouver 1h 35m - Hong Kong	WestJet	WS1583 CX867 CX302
from $471 Find flight	13:45 Detroit All airports	11:20+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	33h 35m layover 8h 14m - Los Angeles 3h 5m - Guangzhou	Spirit Airlines	NK1482 CZ328 CZ3529
from $481 Find flight	18:50 Detroit All airports	14:05+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	55h 15m layover 11h 25m - Newark 23h 31m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC3290 AC547 AC25
from $483 Find flight	16:20 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	33h 45m layover 2h 48m - Chicago 12h 32m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC4628 AC5133 AC25
from $483 Find flight	14:10 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	35h 55m layover 0h 54m - Chicago 16h 41m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC4910 AC1049 AC25
from $483 Find flight	11:37 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	38h 28m layover 4h 51m - Newark 13h 26m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC3285 AC549 AC25
from $483 Find flight	09:55 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	40h 10m layover 6h 17m - Montreal 14h 32m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC8582 AC311 AC25
from $483 Find flight	09:55 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	40h 10m layover 1h 32m - Montreal 19h 5m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC8582 AC305 AC25
from $483 Find flight	09:55 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	40h 10m layover 10h 2m - Montreal 10h 34m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC8582 AC313 AC25
from $483 Find flight	09:55 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	40h 10m layover 5h 2m - Montreal 15h 30m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC8582 AC307 AC25
from $483 Find flight	09:55 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	40h 10m layover 19h 51m - Montreal 1h 0m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC8582 AC301 AC25
from $483 Find flight	09:20 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	40h 45m layover 9h 48m - Chicago 12h 32m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC4630 AC5133 AC25
from $483 Find flight	09:20 Detroit All airports	14:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	40h 45m layover 5h 42m - Chicago 16h 42m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC4630 AC1049 AC25

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 28, 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
10:08 — 19:25 +1 day	10:08 — 11:49 NK297 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New York 4h 36m stop 16:25 — 19:25 MU588 China Eastern New York — Shanghai	21h 17m including layover	Find flight from$1073
10:14 — 19:25 +1 day	10:14 — 12:00 NK381 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New York 4h 25m stop 16:25 — 19:25 MU588 China Eastern New York — Shanghai	21h 11m including layover	Find flight from$1074
11:05 — 19:00 +1 day	11:05 — 12:15 AC8772 Air Canada Detroit — Toronto 4h 10m stop 16:25 — 19:00 MU208 China Eastern Toronto — Shanghai	19h 55m including layover	Find flight from$1027
12:40 — 10:00 +2 days	12:40 — 16:25 KE7274 Korean Air Detroit — Seoul 16h 30m stop 08:55 — 10:00 MU5052 China Eastern Seoul — Shanghai	33h 20m including layover	Find flight from$1071
12:45 — 23:30 +2 days	12:40 — 16:25 KE7274 Korean Air Detroit — Seoul 6h 5m stop 22:30 — 23:30 ZE871 Lineas Aereas Azteca Seoul — Shanghai	22h 45m including layover	Find flight from$1026
16:00 — 07:15 +2 days	16:00 — 06:15 LH443 Lufthansa Detroit — Frankfurt 8h 15m stop 14:30 — 07:15 MU220 China Eastern Frankfurt — Shanghai	27h 15m including layover	Find flight from$1080
18:30 — 14:05 +2 days	18:30 — 09:20 KL6109 KLM Detroit — Rome 11h 50m stop 21:10 — 14:05 MU788 China Eastern Rome — Shanghai	31h 35m including layover	Find flight from$940
19:42 — 17:15 +2 days	19:42 — 21:46 NK2147 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 14h 44m stop 12:30 — 17:15 MU586 China Eastern Los Angeles — Shanghai	33h 33m including layover	Find flight from$675
19:50 — 07:15 +2 days	19:45 — 09:50 AF3608 Air France Detroit — Frankfurt 4h 40m stop 14:30 — 07:15 MU220 China Eastern Frankfurt — Shanghai	23h 25m including layover	Find flight from$963
20:25 — 07:55 +2 days	20:25 — 08:55 AF3639 Air France Detroit — London 3h 15m stop 12:10 — 07:55 BA169 British Airways London — Shanghai	23h 30m including layover	Find flight from$975
20:25 — 07:55 +2 days	20:25 — 08:55 KL6077 KLM Detroit — London 3h 15m stop 12:10 — 07:55 BA169 British Airways London — Shanghai	23h 30m including layover	Find flight from$981
21:00 — 16:45 +2 days	20:10 — 14:25 TK206 Turkish Airlines Detroit — Istanbul 11h 15m stop 01:45 — 17:10 TK26 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Shanghai	31h 45m including layover	Find flight from$662
21:00 — 04:55 +3 days	21:00 — 14:10 TK206 Turkish Airlines Detroit — Istanbul 23h 50m stop 14:00 — 05:15 MU704 China Eastern Istanbul — Shanghai	43h 55m including layover	Find flight from$1069
22:35 — 13:15 +2 days	22:35 — 12:20 KL6034 KLM Detroit — Amsterdam 7h 55m stop 20:15 — 13:15 MU772 China Eastern Amsterdam — Shanghai	26h 40m including layover	Find flight from$1091
22:35 — 13:15 +2 days	22:35 — 12:20 AF5604 Air France Detroit — Amsterdam 7h 55m stop 20:15 — 13:15 MU772 China Eastern Amsterdam — Shanghai	26h 40m including layover	Find flight from$1097
06:00 — 14:05 +2 days	06:00 — 06:30 AC5391 Air Canada Detroit — Chicago 9h 5m stop 15:35 — 18:08 AC1049 Air Canada Chicago — Vancouver 16h 42m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	44h 5m including layover	Find flight from$483
06:00 — 14:05 +2 days	06:00 — 06:30 AC5391 Air Canada Detroit — Chicago 2h 21m stop 08:48 — 11:33 AC5101 Air Canada Chicago — Vancouver 23h 17m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	44h 5m including layover	Find flight from$483
07:00 — 14:05 +2 days	07:00 — 08:47 AC3289 Air Canada Detroit — Newark 9h 26m stop 18:15 — 21:24 AC549 Air Canada Newark — Vancouver 13h 26m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	43h 5m including layover	Find flight from$483
08:35 — 23:55 +2 days	08:35 — 10:35 WS1583 WestJet Detroit — Vancouver 4h 30m stop 15:05 — 19:30 CX867 Cathay Pacific Vancouver — Hong Kong 1h 35m stop 21:05 — 23:55 CX302 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Shanghai	27h 20m including layover	Find flight from$453
08:35 — 10:30 +2 days	08:35 — 10:35 WS1583 WestJet Detroit — Vancouver 13h 55m stop 00:30 — 05:25 HU7960 Hainan Airlines Vancouver — Shenzhen 2h 15m stop 07:40 — 10:30 HU7721 Hainan Airlines Shenzhen — Shanghai	37h 55m including layover	Find flight from$456
09:12 — 14:05 +2 days	18:50 — 20:50 AC3288 Air Canada Detroit — Newark 7h 14m stop 18:15 — 21:24 AC549 Air Canada Newark — Vancouver 13h 26m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	40h 53m including layover	Find flight from$483
09:20 — 14:05 +2 days	08:50 — 09:21 AC4630 Air Canada Detroit — Chicago 9h 48m stop 19:35 — 22:18 AC5133 Air Canada Chicago — Vancouver 12h 32m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	40h 45m including layover	Find flight from$483
11:37 — 14:05 +2 days	09:45 — 11:30 AC3285 Air Canada Detroit — Newark 4h 51m stop 18:15 — 21:24 AC549 Air Canada Newark — Vancouver 13h 26m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	38h 28m including layover	Find flight from$483
13:45 — 11:20 +2 days	13:45 — 15:36 NK1482 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 8h 14m stop 23:50 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 3h 5m stop 09:00 — 11:20 CZ3529 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	33h 35m including layover	Find flight from$471
13:45 — 12:20 +2 days	13:45 — 15:36 NK1482 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Los Angeles 8h 14m stop 23:50 — 05:55 CZ328 China Southern Airlines Los Angeles — Guangzhou 4h 5m stop 10:00 — 12:20 CZ3531 China Southern Airlines Guangzhou — Shanghai	34h 35m including layover	Find flight from$471
14:10 — 14:05 +2 days	14:10 — 14:41 AC4910 Air Canada Detroit — Chicago 54m stop 15:35 — 18:08 AC1049 Air Canada Chicago — Vancouver 16h 41m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	35h 55m including layover	Find flight from$483
16:20 — 14:05 +2 days	16:20 — 16:51 AC4628 Air Canada Detroit — Chicago 2h 48m stop 19:35 — 22:18 AC5133 Air Canada Chicago — Vancouver 12h 32m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	33h 45m including layover	Find flight from$483
18:50 — 14:05 +3 days	17:32 — 19:22 AC3290 Air Canada Detroit — Newark 11h 25m stop 08:15 — 11:20 AC547 Air Canada Newark — Vancouver 23h 31m stop 10:50 — 14:05 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	55h 15m including layover	Find flight from$481

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 28, 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 05:15 to 23:44 from 2 Detroit airports and arrive 05:15 to 23:44 to 2 Shanghai airports. Average flight time is 32h 50m.

The fastest flight 19h 20m
Average flight time 32h 50m
The earliest flight 05:15
The latest flight 23:44
Distance 7126 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Shanghai are august (from 605 $), september (from 628 $), july (from 652 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 065 $), february (from 1 055 $), june (from 1 013 $).

What is the lowest airfare Detroit to Shanghai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $453. This airfare is for economy class on one-way WS1583 flight by WestJet for August 27, 2025 which leaves All airports in Detroit at 08:35 am and arrives at Shanghai Pu Dong at 23:55.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Detroit — Shanghai is served by 22 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 28 departures per week at the price of from $ 520 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Korean Air airline - from $ 1719.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 904 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is KE7274 by Korean Air takes 19h 20m and the cheapest is WS1583 by WestJet for $453.

QR - Qatar Airways

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KL - KLM

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AC - Air Canada

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JL - Japan Airlines - JAL

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FI - Icelandair

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AF - Air France

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EK - Emirates

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MU - China Eastern

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AM - Aeromexico

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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 22 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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