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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 74 connecting flights from Detroit to Shanghai. You can compare airfare deals from 11 airlines and multiple travel sites from $821, 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 $821. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Detroit to Shanghai from $821. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 19h 30m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $932 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 $1207 Find flight	15:45 Detroit All airports	07:45+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	27h 0m layover 7h 45m - Frankfurt	Lufthansa	LH443 MU220
from $1576 Find flight	10:45 Detroit All airports	19:15+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	19h 30m layover 3h 27m - Toronto	Air Canada	AC8772 MU208
from $821 Find flight	10:45 Detroit All airports	22:25+1 день Shanghai Pu Dong	22h 40m layover 1h 2m - Toronto 2h 40m - Seoul	Air Canada	AC8772 AC61 CZ370
from $863 Find flight	15:14 Detroit All airports	12:55+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	32h 41m layover 7h 3m - Newark 6h 20m - Seoul	Spirit Airlines	NK172 YP132 MU512
from $868 Find flight	16:49 Detroit All airports	00:05+3 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	42h 16m layover 3h 39m - Seattle 15h 50m - Manila	Alaska Airlines	AS304 PR125 5J678
from $876 Find flight	06:00 Detroit All airports	21:25+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	50h 25m layover 9h 48m - Chicago 21h 20m - Tokyo	All Nippon Airways	NH7717 NH111 NH971
from $889 Find flight	06:00 Detroit All airports	12:15+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	41h 15m layover 9h 48m - Chicago 12h 40m - Tokyo	All Nippon Airways	NH7717 NH111 NH919
from $969 Find flight	16:49 Detroit All airports	12:05+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	30h 16m layover 5h 14m - Seattle 4h 40m - Taipei	Alaska Airlines	AS304 BR25 BR712
from $969 Find flight	16:49 Detroit All airports	18:25+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	36h 36m layover 5h 14m - Seattle 11h 20m - Taipei	Alaska Airlines	AS304 BR25 BR722
from $1002 Find flight	16:49 Detroit All airports	19:55+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	38h 6m layover 5h 9m - Seattle 12h 40m - Taipei	Alaska Airlines	AS304 JX31 CZ3096
from $1064 Find flight	16:49 Detroit All airports	10:50+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	29h 1m layover 5h 9m - Seattle 3h 30m - Taipei	Alaska Airlines	AS304 JX31 CI501
from $1080 Find flight	16:49 Detroit All airports	21:55+2 дня Shanghai Hongqiao	40h 6m layover 16h 4m - Seattle 4h 55m - Seoul	Alaska Airlines	AS304 KE42 MU8602
from $1089 Find flight	20:35 Detroit All airports	16:00+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	30h 25m layover 10h 12m - Toronto 1h 5m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC8776 AC189 AC25
from $1089 Find flight	20:35 Detroit All airports	16:00+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	30h 25m layover 1h 12m - Toronto 10h 4m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC8776 AC129 AC25
from $1089 Find flight	20:35 Detroit All airports	16:00+2 дня Shanghai Pu Dong	30h 25m layover 8h 42m - Toronto 2h 50m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC8776 AC101 AC25

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on March 03, 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
11:15 — 20:25 +1 day	11:05 — 16:30 KE7274 Korean Air Detroit — Seoul 2h 35m stop 19:05 — 20:25 KE895 Korean Air Seoul — Shanghai	20h 10m including layover	Find flight from$1722
20:10 — 17:10 +2 days	20:10 — 14:25 TK206 Turkish Airlines Detroit — Istanbul 11h 20m stop 01:45 — 17:10 TK26 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Shanghai	32h including layover	Find flight from$932
06:00 — 21:25 +2 days	06:00 — 06:35 NH7717 All Nippon Airways Detroit — Chicago 9h 48m stop 16:25 — 21:05 NH111 All Nippon Airways Chicago — Tokyo 21h 20m stop 18:25 — 21:25 NH971 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Shanghai	50h 25m including layover	Find flight from$876
06:00 — 12:15 +2 days	06:00 — 06:35 NH7717 All Nippon Airways Detroit — Chicago 9h 48m stop 16:25 — 21:05 NH111 All Nippon Airways Chicago — Tokyo 12h 40m stop 09:45 — 12:15 NH919 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Shanghai	41h 15m including layover	Find flight from$889
07:35 — 20:25 +1 day	07:35 — 09:03 WS6302 WestJet Detroit — Toronto 2h 37m stop 11:40 — 16:45 KE74 Korean Air Toronto — Seoul 2h 20m stop 19:05 — 20:25 KE895 Korean Air Seoul — Shanghai	23h 50m including layover	Find flight from$1677
10:45 — 22:25 +1 day	06:00 — 07:13 AC8772 Air Canada Detroit — Toronto 1h 2m stop 13:00 — 18:25 AC61 Air Canada Toronto — Seoul 2h 40m stop 21:05 — 22:25 CZ370 China Southern Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	22h 40m including layover	Find flight from$821
10:45 — 21:05 +1 day	06:00 — 07:13 AC8772 Air Canada Detroit — Toronto 1h 2m stop 13:00 — 18:25 AC61 Air Canada Toronto — Seoul 1h 35m stop 20:00 — 21:05 OZ367 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	21h 20m including layover	Find flight from$856
11:07 — 18:45 +2 days	11:07 — 13:40 UA6251 United Airlines Detroit — Houston 3h 10m stop 16:50 — 19:24 UA2379 United Airlines Houston — San Francisco 17h 26m stop 12:50 — 18:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	42h 38m including layover	Find flight from$1402
13:32 — 06:45 +2 days	13:32 — 15:18 NK1022 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New York 3h 27m stop 18:45 — 06:45 BA174 British Airways New York — London 4h 55m stop 11:40 — 06:45 CA848 Air China Limited London — Shanghai	28h 13m including layover	Find flight from$1102
14:05 — 18:45 +2 days	14:05 — 14:45 UA3516 United Airlines Detroit — Chicago 18h stop 08:45 — 11:40 UA1387 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco 1h 10m stop 12:50 — 18:45 UA857 United Airlines San Francisco — Shanghai	39h 40m including layover	Find flight from$1311
15:14 — 12:55 +2 days	15:08 — 16:49 NK172 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Newark 7h 3m stop 00:01 — 05:40 YP132 YP Newark — Seoul 6h 20m stop 12:00 — 12:55 MU512 China Eastern Seoul — Shanghai	32h 41m including layover	Find flight from$863
15:14 — 10:05 +2 days	15:08 — 16:49 NK172 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Newark 7h 3m stop 00:01 — 05:40 YP132 YP Newark — Seoul 3h 25m stop 09:05 — 10:05 OZ361 Asiana Airlines Seoul — Shanghai	29h 51m including layover	Find flight from$875
16:49 — 00:05 +3 days	16:49 — 18:56 AS304 Alaska Airlines Detroit — Seattle 3h 39m stop 22:35 — 04:45 PR125 Philippine Airlines Seattle — Manila 15h 50m stop 20:35 — 00:05 5J678 CEBU Pacific Air Manila — Shanghai	42h 16m including layover	Find flight from$868
16:49 — 12:05 +2 days	16:21 — 18:21 AS304 Alaska Airlines Detroit — Seattle 5h 14m stop 00:10 — 05:20 BR25 EVA Airways Corporation Seattle — Taipei 4h 40m stop 09:50 — 12:05 BR712 EVA Airways Corporation Taipei — Shanghai	30h 16m including layover	Find flight from$969
18:20 — 10:10 +2 days	18:20 — 20:16 NK2329 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Boston 4h 14m stop 00:30 — 05:10 CX811 Cathay Pacific Boston — Hong Kong 2h 20m stop 07:30 — 10:10 CX366 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Shanghai	26h 50m including layover	Find flight from$1278
18:20 — 12:20 +2 days	18:20 — 20:16 NK2329 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Boston 4h 14m stop 00:30 — 05:10 CX811 Cathay Pacific Boston — Hong Kong 4h 50m stop 10:00 — 12:20 CX348 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Shanghai	29h including layover	Find flight from$1278
20:35 — 16:00 +2 days	20:35 — 21:48 AC8776 Air Canada Detroit — Toronto 10h 12m stop 08:00 — 10:10 AC189 Air Canada Toronto — Vancouver 1h 5m stop 11:15 — 16:00 AC25 Air Canada Vancouver — Shanghai	30h 25m including layover	Find flight from$1089
22:45 — 06:45 +3 days	22:45 — 00:18 F92022 Frontier Airlines Detroit — Philadelphia 18h 22m stop 18:40 — 06:35 BA66 British Airways Philadelphia — London 5h 5m stop 11:40 — 06:45 CA848 Air China Limited London — Shanghai	43h including layover	Find flight from$1193
22:45 — 06:05 +3 days	22:45 — 00:18 F92022 Frontier Airlines Detroit — Philadelphia 18h 22m stop 18:40 — 06:35 BA66 British Airways Philadelphia — London 3h 55m stop 10:30 — 06:05 MU202 China Eastern London — Shanghai	42h 20m including layover	Find flight from$1258

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on March 3, 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 06:00 to 22:45 from 2 Detroit airports and arrive 06:00 to 22:45 to 2 Shanghai airports. Average flight time is 31h 28m.

The fastest flight 19h 30m
Average flight time 31h 28m
The earliest flight 06:00
The latest flight 22:45
Distance 7126 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Shanghai are february (from 821 $), january (from 851 $), november (from 863 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 965 $), november (from 863 $), january (from 851 $).

What is the lowest airfare Detroit to Shanghai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $821. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AC8772 flight by Air Canada for February 21, 2025 which leaves All airports in Detroit at 10:45 am and arrives at Shanghai Pu Dong at 22:25.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Detroit — Shanghai is served by 11 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Air Canada - 19 departures per week at the price of from $ 821 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by British Airways airline - from $ 7831.

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Connecting Flights

There are 74 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AC8772 by Air Canada takes 19h 30m and the cheapest is AC8772 by Air Canada for $821.

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AS - Alaska Airlines

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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TK - Turkish Airlines

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NH - All Nippon Airways

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KE - Korean Air

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LH - Lufthansa

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UA - United Airlines

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WS - WestJet

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NK - Spirit Airlines

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BA - British 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 11 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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