✈ YVR → PVG
11H 29M FROM VANCOUVER TO SHANGHAI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Vancouver to Shanghai
From YVR (YVR), Canada North America → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Vancouver
How long is the flight from Vancouver to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,602 miles (9,016 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 29m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,602 mi
9,016 km · great-circle
Avg speed
785 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Vancouver timezone
UTC-7
America/Vancouver
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+15h
15 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~15d
Eastward — worse
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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- Taipei → Shanghai
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