✈ PVG → CPH

10H 36M FROM SHANGHAI TO COPENHAGEN. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
10h 36m
Distance
5,143 mi
Or
8,277 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Shanghai to Copenhagen

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Copenhagen → Shanghai

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Copenhagen?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Copenhagen (CPH) takes about 10 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,143 miles (8,277 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 36m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,143 mi

8,277 km · great-circle

Avg speed

781 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

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 1225 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1415 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 339 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.