✈ PVG → NBO
SHANGHAI → NAIROBI IN 12H 11M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Shanghai to Nairobi
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Nairobi?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 12 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,963 miles (9,597 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,963 mi
9,597 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.