✈ PVG → PEK
2H 20M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.
Flight from Shanghai to Beijing
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 2 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 684 miles (1,100 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 20m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
684 mi
1,100 km · great-circle
Avg speed
471 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
✈ Flight 172 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 188 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 45 kg CO₂
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.