✈ HND → PVG

2H 49M FROM TOKYO TO SHANGHAI. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
2h 49m
Distance
1,079 mi
Or
1,737 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Tokyo to Shanghai

From Haneda (HND), Japan Asia  →  Pudong (PVG), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Tokyo

How long is the flight from Tokyo to Shanghai?

A nonstop flight from Tokyo (HND) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 2 hours 49 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,079 miles (1,737 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 49m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,079 mi

1,737 km · great-circle

Avg speed

616 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Tokyo timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Tokyo

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 212 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 297 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 71 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.