✈ PVG → CUN
16H 46M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Shanghai to Cancun
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Cancun International (CUN), Mexico North America
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Cancun?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Cancun (CUN) takes about 16 hours 46 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,361 miles (13,455 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 46m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,361 mi
13,455 km · great-circle
Avg speed
802 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Cancun timezone
UTC-5
America/Cancun
Time difference
-13h
13 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~9.1d
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.