✈ ATH → PVG
10H 56M, 5,318 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Athens to Shanghai
From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Athens to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 10 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,318 miles (8,558 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 56m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,318 mi
8,558 km · great-circle
Avg speed
782 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Athens timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
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.