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At present, there are no direct flights from Shanghai to Washington.
However, there are several flights from SHA to IAD with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from SHA to IAD, and to see what flight schedules are available.
In total there are 2 airlines that cover the full route from Shanghai SHA to Washington IAD. These airlines are:
All other flights from Shanghai to Washington are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
Star Alliance is the only alliance that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Shanghai SHA to Washington IAD.
You can fly from SHA to IAD in Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class on this 1 stop route.
In total there are 2 aircraft types that cover the full route from Shanghai to Washington. These aircrafts are:
All other flights from Shanghai to Washington are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Shanghai and Washington is 7,450 miles (11,990 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between SHA and IAD, the distance of the full journey varies between 7,867 and 7,569 miles (or 12,661 and 12,181 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Shanghai to Washington take from 15 hours and 40 minutes up to 17 hours and 10 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There are 3 airports in Washington: Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Ai (BWI).
From 15 hours and 40 minutes up to 17 hours and 10 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between SHA and IAD, the total distance of the full journey varies between 7,867 and 7,569 miles (or 12,661 and 12,181 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
ANA and Air China are flying the full route from Shanghai to Washington.
China Eastern, Japan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, United Airlines and Hainan Airlines operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Star Alliance is currently the only alliance flying from Shanghai to Washington.
You can fly the full route from Shanghai to Washington (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from Shanghai to Washington (with 1 stopover):
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