✈ PVG → GRU
22H 52M FROM SHANGHAI TO SÃO PAULO. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Shanghai to São Paulo
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Shanghai to São Paulo?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to São Paulo (GRU) takes about 22 hours 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 11,543 miles (18,576 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
22h 52m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
11,543 mi
18,576 km · great-circle
Avg speed
812 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
-11h
11 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7.7d
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.