Shanghai to Dallas (DFW) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Shanghai to Dallas, look for around $1,170, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $1,170 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 9 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

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• Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Shanghai to Dallas for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for PVG → DFW. Next departures: Thu Nov 5 · Fri Nov 6 · Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
• Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $1,171 ($1,234 on Turkish Airlines) for Tuesday Dec 22–29, one connection via Istanbul out and one connection via Istanbul back. Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 31. Dec 22–29, Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,171.06 · See flights for these dates
• Good price: about $1,170 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Dec 22–29, Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,171.06 · See flights for these dates
• Nonstop: In the 7 departure dates we searched from Dec 8 to Jun 28, a nonstop from Shanghai flew on 4: Saturdays 2 of 2, Mondays 1 of 1 and Tuesdays 1 of 4. The nonstops were American (AA128).
• Flight time: Nonstop to Shanghai takes about 16 hours.
• Cheapest months: Dec 2026 (typical $1,171; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,171 ($1,234 on Turkish Airlines)) and Jan 2027 (typical $1,171; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,171 ($1,234 on Turkish Airlines)).
• Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 9 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.3% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $69 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · PVG–DFW. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Dec 22–29, Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,171.06 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 9 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Which airlines fly nonstop, and where do connections stop?

Yes, American flies it nonstop. Nonstop to Shanghai takes about 16 hours. In the 7 departure dates we searched from Dec 8 to Jun 28, a nonstop from Shanghai flew on 4: Saturdays 2 of 2, Mondays 1 of 1 and Tuesdays 1 of 4. The nonstops were American (AA128). The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

• American: Nonstop; via Tokyo
• JAL: Via Tokyo
• Turkish: Via Istanbul

Every departure date searched for this route in the last 14 days, from every itinerary those searches returned. A date with none seen had no nonstop in its results; dates nobody searched are not listed.

What prices did we find for the coming months?

Week-long fares from $1,171. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

When is the lowest fare a poor tradeoff?

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Dec 8–15, paying about $834 more avoids the long return below.

• Dec 8–15: lowest fare Dec 8–15, Japan Airlines / American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,432.62 · See flights for these dates. Outbound PVG–DFW: 10am–5:20pm, about 21½ hours, one connection via Tokyo. Return DFW–PVG: 10:40am–12:20pm, about 35½ hours, one connection via Tokyo. Arrive home Dec 17. Shorter option Dec 8–15, Japan Airlines / American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $2,266.42 · See flights for these dates. Outbound PVG–DFW: 10am–5:20pm, about 21½ hours, one connection via Tokyo. Return DFW–PVG: 10:40am–4:50pm, about 16 hours, nonstop. Arrive home Dec 16. About $834 more for the round trip.

Is Axel cheaper than booking with the airline?

Yes. On all 9 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.3% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $69 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

• Turkish Airlines, Dec 22–29: $1,234 on Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,171 ($63 less).
• Japan Airlines / American Airlines, Dec 8–15: $2,392 on Japan Airlines / American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $2,266 ($126 less).

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Every trip we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,432.62 · Airline $1,512.00 · Save $79.38 · See flights for these dates Japan Airlines / American Airlines (out PVG–DFW 80 / 176 10:00–17:20, back DFW–PVG 61 / 873 10:40–12:20+2; one connection via Tokyo out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:29Z.
• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,266.42 · Airline $2,392.00 · Save $125.58 · See flights for these dates Japan Airlines / American Airlines (out PVG–DFW 80 / 176 10:00–17:20, back DFW–PVG 127 10:40–16:50+1; one connection via Tokyo out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:29Z.
• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,643.85 · Airline $2,783.00 · Save $139.15 · See flights for these dates Japan Airlines (out PVG–DFW 80 / 176 10:00–17:20, back DFW–PVG 11 / 89 10:35–19:30+1; one connection via Tokyo out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:29Z.
• 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,171.06 · Airline $1,234.00 · Save $62.94 · See flights for these dates Turkish Airlines (out PVG–DFW 27 / 191 23:05–18:25+1, back DFW–PVG 192 / 26 20:20–17:10+2; one connection via Istanbul out, one connection via Istanbul back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:29Z.
• 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,599.48 · Airline $1,689.00 · Save $89.52 · See flights for these dates Turkish Airlines / United Airlines (out PVG–DFW 27 / 191 23:05–18:25+1, back DFW–PVG 1695 / 186 / 328 07:00–06:55+2; one connection via Istanbul out, 2 connections via Chicago and Istanbul back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:29Z.

January 2027

• 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,171.06 · Airline $1,234.00 · Save $62.94 · See flights for these dates Turkish Airlines (out PVG–DFW 27 / 191 23:05–18:25+1, back DFW–PVG 192 / 26 20:20–17:10+2; one connection via Istanbul out, one connection via Istanbul back). Arrive Jan 13; 6 nights before the Jan 19 return. Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:29Z.
• 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,171.06 · Airline $1,234.00 · Save $62.94 · See flights for these dates Turkish Airlines (out PVG–DFW 27 / 191 23:05–18:25+1, back DFW–PVG 192 / 280 20:20–05:10+3; one connection via Istanbul out, one connection via Istanbul back). Arrive Jan 27; 6 nights before the Feb 2 return. Arrive home Feb 5. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:29Z.
• 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,234.88 · Airline $1,304.00 · Save $69.12 · See flights for these dates Turkish Airlines (out PVG–DFW 27 / 191 23:05–18:25+1, back DFW–PVG 192 / 26 20:20–17:10+2; one connection via Istanbul out, one connection via Istanbul back). Arrive Jan 27; 6 nights before the Feb 2 return. Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:29Z.
• 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,275.73 · Airline $1,345.00 · Save $69.27 · See flights for these dates Turkish Airlines / United Airlines (out PVG–DFW 27 / 191 23:05–18:25+1, back DFW–PVG 2160 / 6 / 26 14:20–17:10+2; one connection via Istanbul out, 2 connections via Chicago and Istanbul back). Arrive Jan 27; 6 nights before the Feb 2 return. Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T18:59:29Z.

How we checked

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from PVG to DFW for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤30h out / ≤30h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: PVG → DFW. Each example names its actual airports.

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PVG–DFW · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $1,432.62 · Japan Airlines 80 / 176 · 10:00–17:20 local · 1 stop (HND) · 21h 20m. Airline fare: $1,512.

• Axel-exclusive $1,537.38 · Turkish Airlines 27 / 191 · 23:05–18:25 (December 9, 2026) local · 1 stop (IST) · 33h 20m. Airline fare: $1,626.

• Axel-exclusive $1,703.70 · Korean Air 888 / 31 · 14:00–08:05 (December 9, 2026) local · 1 stop (ICN) · 32h 5m. Airline fare: $1,800.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC

PVG–DFW · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $1,171.06 · Turkish Airlines 27 / 191 · 23:05–18:25 (December 23, 2026) local · 1 stop (IST) · 33h 20m. Airline fare: $1,234.

• Axel-exclusive $1,214.35 · Air Canada 26 / 2085 / 2859 · 17:35–00:26 (December 23, 2026) local · 2 stops (YVR, DEN) · 20h 51m. Airline fare: $1,283.

• Axel-exclusive $1,244.13 · United Airlines 858 / 2842 · 13:10–16:01 local · 1 stop (SFO) · 16h 51m. Airline fare: $1,311.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC

PVG–DFW · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $1,171.06 · Turkish Airlines 27 / 191 · 23:05–18:25 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (IST) · 33h 20m. Airline fare: $1,234.

• Axel-exclusive $1,350.40 · Delta Air Lines 280 / 1120 / 2796 · 17:25–21:34 local · 2 stops (SEA, SLC) · 18h 9m. Airline fare: $1,429.

• Axel-exclusive $1,368.95 · Japan Airlines 86 / 12 · 18:30–07:40 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (HND) · 27h 10m. Airline fare: $1,441.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC

PVG–DFW · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $1,171.06 · Turkish Airlines 27 / 191 · 23:05–18:25 (January 27, 2027) local · 1 stop (IST) · 33h 20m. Airline fare: $1,234.

• Axel-exclusive $1,244.13 · United Airlines 858 / 2842 · 13:10–16:01 local · 1 stop (SFO) · 16h 51m. Airline fare: $1,311.

• Axel-exclusive $1,254.86 · American Airlines 128 · 18:50–18:20 local · Nonstop · 13h 30m. Airline fare: $1,323.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: Turkish Airlines 5.3/10 · Japan Airlines 6.8/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · American Airlines 6.2/10 · Korean Air 6.8/10 · Air Canada 5.4/10. Every airline rated.

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