✈ MEL → PVG
MELBOURNE → SHANGHAI IN 10H 18M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Melbourne to Shanghai
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 10 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,982 miles (8,017 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 18m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,982 mi
8,017 km · great-circle
Avg speed
779 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
-2h
2 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~1.4d
Westward — easier
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.