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✈ PVG → SFO

12H 31M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
12h 31m
Distance
6,137 mi
Or
9,877 km
Jet lag
15h

Flight from Shanghai to San Francisco

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Shanghai

How long is the flight from Shanghai to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 12 hours 31 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,137 miles (9,877 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 31m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,137 mi

9,877 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-15h

15 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~10.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1462 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1689 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 405 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.

Flights from Shanghai

Nearest destinations

Long-haul from Shanghai

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Flights to San Francisco

Nearest origins

Long-haul to San Francisco

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