✈ JFK → PVG

14H 53M FROM NEW YORK TO SHANGHAI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
14h 53m
Distance
7,378 mi
Or
11,873 km
Jet lag
36h

Flight from New York to Shanghai

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  Pudong (PVG), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → New York

How long is the flight from New York to Shanghai?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 14 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,378 miles (11,873 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

14h 53m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,378 mi

11,873 km · great-circle

Avg speed

798 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Shanghai timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

+36h

36 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~36d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1757 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2030 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 487 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.