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✈ PVG → CPT

16H 13M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
16h 13m
Distance
8,071 mi
Or
12,989 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Shanghai to Cape Town

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Shanghai

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 16 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,071 miles (12,989 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 13m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,071 mi

12,989 km · great-circle

Avg speed

801 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

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 1922 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2221 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 533 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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Nearest destinations

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Nearest origins

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