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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1000 connecting flights from Shanghai to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 49 airlines and multiple travel sites from $414, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SHA-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Shanghai to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Shanghai to Chicago with the lowest price of $414. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Shanghai to Chicago from $414. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 17h 8m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $513 Find flight	00:35 Shanghai Pu Dong	15:05 Chicago O'Hare International	27h 30m layover 2h 50m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR871 QR725
from $523 Find flight	15:55 Shanghai Pu Dong	16:42+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	37h 47m layover 22h 55m - Vancouver	Air Canada	AC26 AC5104
from $526 Find flight	13:40 Shanghai Pu Dong	09:30+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	32h 50m layover 17h 55m - Seoul	Korean Air	KE898 KE37
from $414 Find flight	11:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31 Chicago O'Hare International	25h 21m layover 6h 5m - Seoul 1h 49m - Los Angeles	Korean Air	KE894 KE11 NK3010
from $414 Find flight	08:50 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31 Chicago O'Hare International	27h 41m layover 8h 30m - Seoul 1h 49m - Los Angeles	Korean Air	KE896 KE11 NK3010
from $443 Find flight	02:25 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31 Chicago O'Hare International	34h 6m layover 8h 15m - Tokyo 8h 59m - Los Angeles	Spring Airlines Japan	IJ2 ZG24 NK3010
from $453 Find flight	06:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31 Chicago O'Hare International	30h 21m layover 4h 30m - Tokyo 8h 59m - Los Angeles	Spring Airlines	9C6131 ZG24 NK3010
from $453 Find flight	14:55 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	45h 36m layover 19h 35m - Tokyo 8h 59m - Los Angeles	Spring Airlines	9C6217 ZG24 NK3010
from $475 Find flight	08:10 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31 Chicago O'Hare International	28h 21m layover 2h 35m - Tokyo 8h 59m - Los Angeles	Juneyao Airlines	HO1379 ZG24 NK3010
from $488 Find flight	14:35 Shanghai Pu Dong	09:05+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	31h 30m layover 1h 50m - Singapore 5h 45m - Tokyo	Spring Airlines	9C8549 JL36 JL10
from $492 Find flight	00:30 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31 Chicago O'Hare International	36h 1m layover 9h 15m - Seoul 9h 4m - Los Angeles	Lineas Aereas Azteca	ZE872 YP101 NK3010
from $498 Find flight	09:15 Shanghai Pu Dong	20:45 Chicago O'Hare International	24h 30m layover 3h 5m - Hong Kong 2h 45m - Taipei	Spring Airlines	9C8715 BR870 BR56
from $498 Find flight	09:15 Shanghai Pu Dong	20:45 Chicago O'Hare International	24h 30m layover 4h 50m - Hong Kong 1h 0m - Taipei	Spring Airlines	9C8715 BR856 BR56
from $508 Find flight	18:30 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	42h 1m layover 16h 5m - Tokyo 8h 59m - Los Angeles	Juneyao Airlines	HO1385 ZG24 NK3010
from $516 Find flight	08:35 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31 Chicago O'Hare International	27h 56m layover 1h 15m - Hong Kong 6h 4m - Los Angeles	Cathay Pacific	CX361 CX884 NK3010
from $520 Find flight	02:15 Shanghai Pu Dong	23:31 Chicago O'Hare International	34h 16m layover 8h 15m - Tokyo 8h 34m - Los Angeles	Go One Airways	GK36 ZG24 NK3010

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 23, 2025

Flight Schedule Shanghai to Chicago (Illinois)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Shanghai to Chicago. 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
00:05 — 15:45	23:00 — 05:15 EK303 Emirates Shanghai — Dubai 5h stop 09:45 — 14:55 EK235 Emirates Dubai — Chicago	28h 40m including layover	Find flight from$542
00:35 — 15:05	23:45 — 05:20 QR871 Qatar Airways Shanghai — Doha 2h 50m stop 08:00 — 14:30 QR725 Qatar Airways Doha — Chicago	27h 30m including layover	Find flight from$513
01:35 — 08:40	01:35 — 05:30 NH968 All Nippon Airways Shanghai — Tokyo 5h 10m stop 10:40 — 08:40 NH112 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Chicago	20h 5m including layover	Find flight from$673
01:35 — 14:55	01:35 — 05:30 NH968 All Nippon Airways Shanghai — Tokyo 11h 30m stop 17:00 — 14:55 NH12 All Nippon Airways Tokyo — Chicago	26h 20m including layover	Find flight from$681
07:15 — 15:45 +1 day	06:15 — 12:05 EK305 Emirates Shanghai — Dubai 21h 50m stop 09:45 — 14:55 EK235 Emirates Dubai — Chicago	45h 30m including layover	Find flight from$542
07:20 — 14:25	07:20 — 10:10 CX303 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 2h 30m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	20h 5m including layover	Find flight from$556
08:35 — 14:25	08:35 — 11:30 CX361 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 1h 10m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	18h 50m including layover	Find flight from$556
08:50 — 09:30 +1 day	08:50 — 11:55 KE896 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 22h 45m stop 10:40 — 09:40 KE37 Korean Air Seoul — Chicago	37h 40m including layover	Find flight from$526
10:00 — 15:45	10:00 — 13:55 JL80 Japan Airlines - JAL Shanghai — Tokyo 4h 20m stop 18:15 — 16:00 JL56 Japan Airlines - JAL Tokyo — Chicago	18h 45m including layover	Find flight from$708
10:00 — 09:05 +1 day	08:50 — 12:35 JL80 Japan Airlines - JAL Shanghai — Tokyo 21h 35m stop 10:50 — 07:25 JL10 Japan Airlines - JAL Tokyo — Chicago	36h 5m including layover	Find flight from$714
11:10 — 09:30 +1 day	11:10 — 14:20 KE894 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 20h 20m stop 10:40 — 09:40 KE37 Korean Air Seoul — Chicago	35h 20m including layover	Find flight from$526
11:20 — 20:45	11:20 — 13:10 BR2399 EVA Airways Corporation Shanghai — Taipei 6h 50m stop 20:00 — 21:10 BR56 EVA Airways Corporation Taipei — Chicago	22h 25m including layover	Find flight from$675
12:10 — 17:08	12:10 — 08:25 UA858 United Airlines Shanghai — San Francisco 2h 10m stop 10:35 — 17:08 UA2147 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	17h 58m including layover	Find flight from$612
12:20 — 14:25 +1 day	12:20 — 15:15 CX319 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 21h 25m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	39h 5m including layover	Find flight from$567
13:20 — 14:25 +1 day	13:20 — 16:05 CX349 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 20h 35m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	38h 5m including layover	Find flight from$567
13:40 — 09:30 +1 day	13:40 — 16:45 KE898 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 17h 55m stop 10:40 — 09:40 KE37 Korean Air Seoul — Chicago	32h 50m including layover	Find flight from$526
14:30 — 14:25 +1 day	14:30 — 17:15 CX377 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 19h 25m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	36h 55m including layover	Find flight from$567
15:55 — 16:42 +1 day	15:55 — 11:30 AC26 Air Canada Shanghai — Vancouver 22h 55m stop 10:30 — 16:42 AC5104 Air Canada Vancouver — Chicago	37h 47m including layover	Find flight from$523
15:55 — 16:42 +1 day	15:55 — 11:35 AC26 Air Canada Shanghai — Vancouver 22h 55m stop 10:30 — 16:42 UA2230 United Airlines Vancouver — Chicago	37h 47m including layover	Find flight from$741
16:05 — 09:05 +1 day	16:05 — 20:05 JL86 Japan Airlines - JAL Shanghai — Tokyo 15h 25m stop 11:30 — 09:15 JL10 Japan Airlines - JAL Tokyo — Chicago	30h including layover	Find flight from$636
16:50 — 14:25 +1 day	16:50 — 19:35 CX341 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 17h 5m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	34h 35m including layover	Find flight from$567
17:40 — 14:25 +1 day	17:40 — 20:30 CX369 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 16h 10m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	33h 45m including layover	Find flight from$567
18:25 — 09:30 +1 day	18:25 — 21:30 KE2210 Korean Air Shanghai — Seoul 13h 10m stop 10:40 — 09:40 KE37 Korean Air Seoul — Chicago	28h 5m including layover	Find flight from$534
19:05 — 14:25 +1 day	19:05 — 21:50 CX381 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 14h 50m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	32h 20m including layover	Find flight from$567
19:40 — 20:45 +1 day	19:40 — 21:45 BR771 EVA Airways Corporation Shanghai — Taipei 22h 15m stop 20:00 — 21:10 BR56 EVA Airways Corporation Taipei — Chicago	38h 5m including layover	Find flight from$681
20:10 — 05:01 +1 day	20:10 — 16:55 UA199 United Airlines Shanghai — Los Angeles 5h 55m stop 22:50 — 05:01 UA301 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	21h 51m including layover	Find flight from$612
20:10 — 12:18 +1 day	20:10 — 17:15 UA199 United Airlines Shanghai — Los Angeles 13h 5m stop 06:00 — 12:19 UA1082 United Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	29h 8m including layover	Find flight from$624
22:25 — 09:40 +1 day	23:00 — 06:15 TK27 Turkish Airlines Shanghai — Istanbul 1h 10m stop 07:35 — 10:10 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	24h 15m including layover	Find flight from$578
22:30 — 14:25 +1 day	22:30 — 01:15 CX327 Cathay Pacific Shanghai — Hong Kong 11h 25m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	28h 55m including layover	Find flight from$562

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 23, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Shanghai and Chicago is 11364 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:55 from 2 Shanghai airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:55 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 32h 5m.

The fastest flight 17h 8m
Average flight time 32h 5m
The earliest flight 00:05
The latest flight 23:55
Distance 7062 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are october (from 553 $), august (from 656 $), september (from 726 $).

The most expensive months are june (from 1 024 $), january (from 924 $), december (from 921 $).

What is the lowest airfare Shanghai to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $414. This airfare is for economy class on one-way KE896 flight by Korean Air for October 7, 2025 which leaves Pu Dong in Shanghai at 08:50 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 23:31.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Shanghai — Chicago is served by 49 regular airlines and 8 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Sichuan Airlines - 6 departures per week at the price of from $ 610 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by China Eastern airline - from $ 1526.

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 AC26 by Air Canada takes 17h 8m and the cheapest is KE896 by Korean Air for $414.

PR - Philippine Airlines

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3U - Sichuan Airlines

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HO - Juneyao Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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HU - Hainan Airlines

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HX - Hong Kong Airlines

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MF - Xiamen Airlines

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MH - Malaysia Airlines

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MM - Peach Aviation

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IJ - Spring Airlines Japan

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QR - Qatar Airways

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Airports

You can fly from Shanghai to Chicago from 2 airports (Pu Dong, Hongqiao).

Shanghai airports

Pu Dong-PVG

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Hongqiao-SHA

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Chicago airports

O'Hare International-ORD

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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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Chicago NAS-NOH

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from Shanghai by 49 airlines that use 1 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Airbus A380-800

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Shanghai — New York

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