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✈ PVG → BCN

12H 30M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
12h 30m
Distance
6,129 mi
Or
9,864 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Shanghai to Barcelona

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  El Prat (BCN), Spain Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Barcelona → Shanghai

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Barcelona?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Barcelona (BCN) takes about 12 hours 30 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,129 miles (9,864 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 30m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,129 mi

9,864 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Barcelona timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

Time difference

-6h

6 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1460 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1687 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 404 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.

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