✈ PVG → WAW

10H 17M IN A METAL TUBE. 4,972 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
10h 17m
Distance
4,972 mi
Or
8,001 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Shanghai to Warsaw

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  Chopin (WAW), Poland Europe

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Warsaw?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Warsaw (WAW) takes about 10 hours 17 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,972 miles (8,001 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 17m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,972 mi

8,001 km · great-circle

Avg speed

779 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Warsaw timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Warsaw

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 1184 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1368 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 328 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.