FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ PVG → IST

10H 18M IN A METAL TUBE. 4,983 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
10h 18m
Distance
4,983 mi
Or
8,020 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Shanghai to Istanbul

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Istanbul → Shanghai

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Istanbul?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 10 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,983 miles (8,020 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 18m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,983 mi

8,020 km · great-circle

Avg speed

779 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Time difference

-5h

5 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~3.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1187 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1371 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 329 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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