✈ DEL → PVG
5H 52M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Delhi to Shanghai
From Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Delhi to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Delhi (DEL) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 5 hours 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,667 miles (4,292 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 52m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,667 mi
4,292 km · great-circle
Avg speed
732 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+2.5h
2h 30m ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2.5d
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.