✈ SYD → PVG
10H 7M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Sydney to Shanghai
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Sydney
How long is the flight from Sydney to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 10 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,887 miles (7,865 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 7m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,887 mi
7,865 km · great-circle
Avg speed
778 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
-2h
2 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~1.4d
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.
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Long-haul from Sydney
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- Sydney → Madrid
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Flights to Shanghai
Nearest origins
- Taipei → Shanghai
- Seoul → Shanghai
- Beijing → Shanghai
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- Osaka → Shanghai
- Tokyo → Shanghai
- Manila → Shanghai
- Bangkok → Shanghai
- Kuala Lumpur → Shanghai
- Singapore → Shanghai
Long-haul to Shanghai
- Buenos Aires → Shanghai
- Santiago → Shanghai
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- Rio de Janeiro → Shanghai
- Cancun → Shanghai
- Miami → Shanghai
- Cape Town → Shanghai
- Mexico City → Shanghai
- Atlanta → Shanghai
- New York → Shanghai