✈ AMS → PVG

AMSTERDAM → SHANGHAI IN 11H 21M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
11h 21m
Distance
5,536 mi
Or
8,910 km
Jet lag
30h

Flight from Amsterdam to Shanghai

From Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe  →  Pudong (PVG), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Amsterdam

How long is the flight from Amsterdam to Shanghai?

A nonstop flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,536 miles (8,910 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 21m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,536 mi

8,910 km · great-circle

Avg speed

785 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Amsterdam timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Amsterdam

Shanghai timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

+30h

30 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~30d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1319 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1524 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 365 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.