What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport one-way?

To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with ANA, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $933. Japan Airlines flights start at $940 while deals on Cathay Pacific start at $1,081 one-way.

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport (average of $278). Flying from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport in March is currently the most expensive (average of $335). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest day to fly from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

Travelers seeking maximum savings on their Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport flight should consider departing on Wednesday afternoons when fares are most often at their lowest. Wednesday afternoons flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport ranges from 2.6 - 4.0 inches per month. May is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 4.0 in. February is typically the driest time to visit Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport when rainfall is around 2.6 in.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 80.6 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 35.6 F).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

The best pricing can be found in the month of October. Prices to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport from Shanghai average $1,395. You can even find prices in October for less than $1,395, as users have found deals to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport from as low as $967. The month of September appears to be one of the more expensive times to travel to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport from Shanghai. Flying in the targeted month can save you up to 21%.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SHA to DCA?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport as you normally would.

Can I find deals for flights from Shanghai to Reagan-National that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Shanghai to Reagan-National flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

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Thu 9/1812:10 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop21h 27mUnited Airlines

Thu 10/27:00 amDCA - PVG

1 stop22h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,043

Fri 10/1712:10 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop21h 41mUnited Airlines

Sun 11/97:00 amDCA - PVG

1 stop22h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,044

Thu 10/93:45 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop19h 14mDelta

Wed 11/56:19 amDCA - PVG

1 stop20h 01mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,053

Sun 10/1212:10 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops22h 00mUnited Airlines

Sun 11/25:30 amDCA - PVG

2 stops23h 15mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,058

Wed 9/245:00 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop28h 06mAmerican Airlines

Tue 10/146:35 amDCA - PVG

1 stop20h 15mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,065

Wed 9/243:45 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop19h 12mDelta

Tue 10/148:40 pmDCA - PVG

2 stops30h 45mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,068

Thu 9/2512:10 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop21h 41mUnited Airlines

Thu 10/167:00 amDCA - PVG

1 stop22h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,077

Tue 9/165:30 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops27h 39mDelta

Tue 10/147:55 pmDCA - PVG

1 stop29h 50mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,079

Wed 9/2412:10 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops20h 53mUnited Airlines

Tue 10/146:25 amDCA - PVG

2 stops23h 00mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/20

$1,081

Sun 9/213:45 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop19h 12mDelta

Tue 10/147:55 pmDCA - PVG

1 stop29h 50mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,089

Mon 9/225:30 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops27h 39mDelta

Tue 10/147:55 pmDCA - PVG

1 stop29h 50mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,103

Sun 10/123:25 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops28h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 11/25:45 pmDCA - SHA

2 stops28h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,106

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Thu 9/1812:10 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop21h 27mUnited Airlines

Thu 10/27:00 amDCA - PVG

1 stop22h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,043

Wed 10/225:30 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops27h 12mDelta

Sun 11/98:30 pmDCA - PVG

2 stops29h 50mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,044

Sun 10/123:25 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops28h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 11/25:45 pmDCA - SHA

2 stops28h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,106

Mon 9/2212:50 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops22h 17mJapan Airlines

Sun 9/287:23 pmDCA - SHA

2 stops28h 02mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,344

Fri 10/1712:10 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop21h 41mUnited Airlines

Sun 11/97:00 amDCA - PVG

1 stop22h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/18

$1,044

Thu 9/183:45 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop19h 12mDelta

Thu 10/26:10 amDCA - PVG

2 stops21h 15mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,044

Sun 10/198:10 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops26h 18mUnited Airlines

Sun 11/96:30 amDCA - PVG

2 stops23h 25mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/18

$1,044

Wed 9/2412:50 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops22h 17mJapan Airlines

Tue 10/1410:45 pmDCA - SHA

2 stops24h 40mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,344

Wed 9/2412:50 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops22h 17mMultiple Airlines

Tue 10/1410:45 pmDCA - SHA

2 stops24h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,353

Fri 9/1912:50 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops22h 17mJapan Airlines

Mon 10/1310:45 pmDCA - SHA

2 stops24h 40mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,379

Thu 9/1812:50 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops22h 17mMultiple Airlines

Thu 10/210:45 pmDCA - SHA

2 stops24h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,388

Thu 9/187:40 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops37h 19mMultiple Airlines

Tue 10/149:59 amDCA - SHA

2 stops42h 31mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,420

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Wed 9/312:10 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop21h 27mUnited Airlines

Wed 12/106:00 pmDCA - PVG

2 stops35h 55mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/18

$1,207

Tue 9/165:30 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops27h 39mDelta

Tue 10/147:55 pmDCA - PVG

1 stop29h 50mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,079

Thu 9/1812:10 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop21h 27mUnited Airlines

Thu 10/27:00 amDCA - PVG

1 stop22h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,043

Fri 9/193:45 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops31h 25mDelta

Mon 10/138:40 pmDCA - PVG

2 stops30h 45mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,044

Fri 9/1912:10 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop21h 27mUnited Airlines

Tue 10/147:00 amDCA - PVG

1 stop22h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,053

Sun 9/213:45 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop19h 12mDelta

Tue 10/147:55 pmDCA - PVG

1 stop29h 50mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,089

Mon 9/225:30 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops27h 39mDelta

Tue 10/147:55 pmDCA - PVG

1 stop29h 50mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,103

Wed 9/245:00 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop28h 06mAmerican Airlines

Tue 10/146:35 amDCA - PVG

1 stop20h 15mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,065

Wed 9/245:30 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops27h 04mDelta

Tue 10/148:40 pmDCA - PVG

2 stops30h 45mDelta

Deal found 8/19

$1,068

Wed 9/2412:10 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops20h 53mUnited Airlines

Tue 10/146:25 amDCA - PVG

2 stops23h 00mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/20

$1,081

Wed 9/2412:50 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops22h 17mJapan Airlines

Tue 10/1410:45 pmDCA - SHA

2 stops24h 40mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,344

Thu 9/2512:10 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop21h 41mUnited Airlines

Thu 10/167:00 amDCA - PVG

1 stop22h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$1,077

One-way flights from Shanghai to Reagan-National
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Tue 8/268:15 amSHA - DCA

2 stops45h 44mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$901

Sat 11/155:35 pmPVG - DCA

3 stops30h 54mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/19

$918

Sun 11/22:30 amPVG - DCA

2 stops22h 28mANA

Deal found 8/19

$933

Sun 11/301:10 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops37h 40mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/20

$940

Sun 11/22:30 amPVG - DCA

2 stops33h 28mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/18

$951

Sat 11/298:55 amPVG - DCA

3 stops27h 36mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/20

$962

Sat 11/298:35 amSHA - DCA

2 stops26h 24mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/20

$982

Sat 11/295:30 pmPVG - DCA

1 stop18h 24mDelta

Deal found 8/20

$1,022

Sat 8/304:05 pmPVG - DCA

2 stops34h 27mJapan Airlines

Deal found 8/20

$1,054

Thu 12/41:35 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops46h 32mCathay Pacific

Deal found 8/17

$1,081

Fri 12/54:35 pmSHA - DCA

2 stops39h 19mCathay Pacific

Deal found 8/17

$1,109

Wed 12/312:10 amPVG - DCA

2 stops56h 50mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 8/17

$1,121

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Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 9/18

12:10 pm-9:37 pm

1 stop21h 27m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Thu 10/2

7:00 am-5:45 pm

1 stop22h 45m

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PVG - DCA

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Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 10/22

5:30 pm-8:42 am

2 stops27h 12m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sun 11/9

8:30 pm-3:20 pm

2 stops29h 50m

$1,044

ShanghaiWashington, D.C.

PVG - DCA

PVGDCA

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 10/17

12:10 pm-9:51 pm

1 stop21h 41m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sun 11/9

7:00 am-6:45 pm

1 stop22h 45m

$1,044

ShanghaiWashington, D.C.

PVG - DCA

PVGDCA

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 9/18

3:45 pm-10:57 pm

1 stop19h 12m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Thu 10/2

6:10 am-3:25 pm

2 stops21h 15m

$1,044

ShanghaiWashington, D.C.

PVG - DCA

PVGDCA

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sun 10/19

8:10 pm-10:28 am

2 stops26h 18m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sun 11/9

6:30 am-6:55 pm

2 stops23h 25m

$1,044

ShanghaiWashington, D.C.

SHA - DCA

SHADCA

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Sun 10/12

3:25 pm-7:50 am

2 stops28h 25m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sun 11/2

5:45 pm-10:55 am

2 stops28h 10m

$1,106

ShanghaiWashington, D.C.

SHA - DCA

SHADCA

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Mon 9/22

12:50 pm-11:07 pm

2 stops22h 17m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sun 9/28

7:23 pm-11:25 am

2 stops28h 02m

$1,344

ShanghaiWashington, D.C.

SHA - DCA

SHADCA

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 9/24

12:50 pm-11:07 pm

2 stops22h 17m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Tue 10/14

10:45 pm-11:25 am

2 stops24h 40m

$1,344

ShanghaiWashington, D.C.

SHA - DCA

SHADCA

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Wed 9/24

12:50 pm-11:07 pm

2 stops22h 17m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Tue 10/14

10:45 pm-11:25 am

2 stops24h 40m

$1,353

ShanghaiWashington, D.C.

SHA - DCA

SHADCA

Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

Fri 9/19

12:50 pm-11:07 pm

2 stops22h 17m

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Mon 10/13

10:45 pm-11:25 am

2 stops24h 40m

$1,379

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There are many flights that can get you from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport in 21h 27m. Fly via United Airlines or Japan Airlines to get the fastest option. The distance between Shanghai and Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport is about 7446 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport one-way?
To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with ANA, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $933. Japan Airlines flights start at $940 while deals on Cathay Pacific start at $1,081 one-way.
Can I find deals for flights from Shanghai to Reagan-National that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Shanghai to Reagan-National flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Shanghai to Reagan-National?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Shanghai to Reagan-National.
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport (average of $278). Flying from Shanghai to Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport in March is currently the most expensive (average of $335). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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