✈ AUH → PVG
ABU DHABI → SHANGHAI: 8H 33M, 4,070 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai
From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 8 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,070 miles (6,550 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 33m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,070 mi
6,550 km · great-circle
Avg speed
766 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+4h
4 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~4d
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.