What is the distance from Hong Kong to Shanghai?

The great-circle distance from Hong Kong to Shanghai is 780 miles (1,256 km).

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Shanghai?

Hong Kong and Shanghai are in the same time zone.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai produce?

A nonstop flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai emits about 196 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.8× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ HKG → PVG

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Flight time: 2h 36m

Distance: 780 mi

Or: 1,256 km

Jet lag: None

Flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai

From Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia → Pudong (PVG), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Hong Kong

How long is the flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai?

A nonstop flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 2 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 780 miles (1,256 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 36m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

780 mi

1,256 km · great-circle

Avg speed

484 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Hong Kong timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Hong_Kong

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 196 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 215 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 51 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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