Flight Time from Detroit to Shanghai

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Detroit to Shanghai with the following airlines, including: Delta Air Lines Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes around 15 hours 5 minutes to fly from Detroit (DTT) to Shanghai (SHA).

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Detroit to Shanghai is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 7 flight per week flying from Detroit to Shanghai. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Delta Air Lines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- DL389 (10:23)

The cheapest months to fly from Detroit to Shanghai is September, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Detroit to Shanghai on December 10, 2025 with Delta Air Lines, with prices starting at $809.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Shanghai, with Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (DTW-PVG) is by far the most common option on this route: Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA).

The time difference between Shanghai and Detroit is 13h.

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