✈ OTP → PVG
BUCHAREST → SHANGHAI IN 10H 20M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Bucharest to Shanghai
From Henri Coandă (OTP), Romania Europe → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Bucharest
How long is the flight from Bucharest to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Bucharest (OTP) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 10 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,003 miles (8,052 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 20m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,003 mi
8,052 km · great-circle
Avg speed
779 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bucharest timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Bucharest
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
Eastward — worse
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.
Flights from Bucharest
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