✈ PVG → LHR
11H 45M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Shanghai to London
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe
↔ Flying the other way? London → Shanghai
How long is the flight from Shanghai to London?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to London (LHR) takes about 11 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,742 miles (9,241 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 45m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,742 mi
9,241 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.
Flights from Shanghai
Nearest destinations
- Shanghai → Taipei
- Shanghai → Seoul
- Shanghai → Beijing
- Shanghai → Hong Kong
- Shanghai → Osaka
- Shanghai → Tokyo
- Shanghai → Manila
- Shanghai → Bangkok
- Shanghai → Kuala Lumpur
- Shanghai → Singapore
Long-haul from Shanghai
- Shanghai → Buenos Aires
- Shanghai → Santiago
- Shanghai → São Paulo
- Shanghai → Rio de Janeiro
- Shanghai → Cancun
- Shanghai → Miami
- Shanghai → Cape Town
- Shanghai → Mexico City
- Shanghai → Atlanta
- Shanghai → New York
More flights to Europe
Flights to London
Nearest origins
- Manchester → London
- Paris → London
- Brussels → London
- Amsterdam → London
- Dublin → London
- Edinburgh → London
- Frankfurt → London
- Zurich → London
- Milan → London
- Munich → London
Long-haul to London
- Auckland → London
- Sydney → London
- Melbourne → London
- Bali (Denpasar) → London
- Santiago → London
- Buenos Aires → London
- Singapore → London
- Manila → London
- Kuala Lumpur → London
- Taipei → London