What is the distance from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai?

The great-circle distance from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai is 2,359 miles (3,797 km).

What is the time difference between Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai?

Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai are in the same time zone.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai produce?

A nonstop flight from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai emits about 562 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ KUL → PVG

5H 16M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.

Flight time: 5h 16m

Distance: 2,359 mi

Or: 3,797 km

Jet lag: None

Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai

From KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia → Pudong (PVG), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Kuala Lumpur

How long is the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai?

A nonstop flight from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 5 hours 16 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,359 miles (3,797 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

5h 16m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,359 mi

3,797 km · great-circle

Avg speed

720 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Kuala Lumpur timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

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 562 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 649 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 156 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

5H 16M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.

Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai

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