✈ PVG → ATH
10H 56M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Shanghai to Athens
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Athens?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Athens (ATH) takes about 10 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,318 miles (8,558 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 56m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,318 mi
8,558 km · great-circle
Avg speed
782 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Athens timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
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.