✈ MUC → PVG

11H 12M FROM MUNICH TO SHANGHAI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 12m
Distance
5,454 mi
Or
8,778 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Munich to Shanghai

From Munich Airport (MUC), Germany Europe  →  Pudong (PVG), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Munich

How long is the flight from Munich to Shanghai?

A nonstop flight from Munich (MUC) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,454 miles (8,778 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 12m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,454 mi

8,778 km · great-circle

Avg speed

784 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Munich 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.

✈ Flight 1299 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1501 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 360 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.