✈ CPT → PVG
16H 13M, 8,071 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Cape Town to Shanghai
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 16 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,071 miles (12,989 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 13m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,071 mi
12,989 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.