✈ CDG → PVG
11H 47M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Paris to Shanghai
From Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Paris to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Paris (CDG) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11 hours 47 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,758 miles (9,267 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 47m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,758 mi
9,267 km · great-circle
Avg speed
787 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Paris timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Paris
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.