✈ FRA → PVG
11H 18M FROM FRANKFURT TO SHANGHAI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai
From Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Germany Europe → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,504 miles (8,858 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 18m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,504 mi
8,858 km · great-circle
Avg speed
784 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Frankfurt timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Berlin
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.