RTW from Shanghai
Updated 12 September 2026
What this trip costs now
Shanghai > Sydney > Fiji > Los Angeles - overland - New York > London > Dubai > Shanghai
$2,043 to $3,116 per person, economy (USD)
AirTreks planning estimate from fare history, last checked 1 October 2026. It is not a live fare, so the price for your dates may differ. Parts of this route have little fare history, so the real price may be higher.
Shanghai > Sydney > Fiji > Los Angeles, overland to New York > London > Dubai > Shanghai
An eastbound round the world from Shanghai: south to Australia, across the Pacific with a stop in Fiji, across the USA by land, then home through London and Dubai. The estimate at the top of this page prices the flights.
Fiji on the way
Fiji isn't a detour on this route. Fiji Airways flies nonstop from Nadi to both Sydney and Los Angeles, so the stop splits the long Pacific crossing into two flights. Sydney to Nadi is about five hours; Nadi to Los Angeles is about ten and a half.
Los Angeles to New York by land
Take the train and you cross the country in about three days: Amtrak's Southwest Chief from Los Angeles to Chicago, then the Lake Shore Limited to New York. Or rent a car and take as long as you like between the flight into Los Angeles and the one out of New York.
The last legs go home through London and Dubai, and Dubai is worth a few days before the flight back to Shanghai.
For the westbound version from Beijing, through Moscow, London and Tahiti, see RTW from Beijing.
Tags: round the world from china, round the world from shanghai, rtw from asia
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