✈ PVG → DEL
SHANGHAI → DELHI: 5H 52M, 2,667 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Shanghai to Delhi
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Delhi?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Delhi (DEL) takes about 5 hours 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,667 miles (4,292 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 52m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,667 mi
4,292 km · great-circle
Avg speed
732 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
-2.5h
2h 30m behind
Jet lag (rough)
~1.8d
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.