✈ CDG → PVG

11H 47M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
11h 47m
Distance
5,758 mi
Or
9,267 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Paris to Shanghai

From Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe  →  Pudong (PVG), China Asia

How long is the flight from Paris to Shanghai?

A nonstop flight from Paris (CDG) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11 hours 47 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,758 miles (9,267 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 47m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,758 mi

9,267 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Paris timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Paris

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 1372 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1585 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 380 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.