✈ PVG → MUC

11H 12M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

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

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.