✈ PVG → MUC

SHANGHAI → MUNICH IN 11H 12M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
11h 12m
Distance
5,454 mi
Or
8,778 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Shanghai to Munich

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  Munich Airport (MUC), Germany Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Munich → Shanghai

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Munich?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Munich (MUC) takes about 11 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,454 miles (8,778 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 12m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,454 mi

8,778 km · great-circle

Avg speed

784 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Munich timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Berlin

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 1299 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1501 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 360 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.