Shanghai to Detroit flight time

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Shanghai to Detroit 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 about 14 hours 30 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Detroit.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Shanghai to Detroit 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 Shanghai to Detroit. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Delta Air Lines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- DL388 (17:30)

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

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Shanghai to Detroit on December 22, 2025 with Turkish Airlines, with prices starting at VND 28,850,669.

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

The time difference between Detroit and Shanghai is 13h.

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