✈ PVG → JFK
SHANGHAI → NEW YORK IN 14H 53M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Shanghai to New York
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → JFK (JFK), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? New York → Shanghai
How long is the flight from Shanghai to New York?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to New York (JFK) takes about 14 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,378 miles (11,873 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 53m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,378 mi
11,873 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-12h
12 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.4d
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 → Dallas
More flights to North America
Flights to New York
Nearest origins
- Boston → New York
- Toronto → New York
- Chicago → New York
- Atlanta → New York
- Miami → New York
- Dallas → New York
- Cancun → New York
- Mexico City → New York
- Las Vegas → New York
- Seattle → New York
Long-haul to New York
- Melbourne → New York
- Bali (Denpasar) → New York
- Sydney → New York
- Singapore → New York
- Kuala Lumpur → New York
- Auckland → New York
- Bangkok → New York
- Manila → New York
- Hong Kong → New York
- Johannesburg → New York