✈ AKL → PVG
11H 54M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Auckland to Shanghai
From Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Auckland to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Auckland (AKL) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,821 miles (9,368 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 54m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,821 mi
9,368 km · great-circle
Avg speed
787 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Auckland timezone
UTC+12
Pacific/Auckland
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
-4h
4 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~2.8d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.