✈ SEA → PVG
11H 41M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,709 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Seattle to Shanghai
From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Seattle
How long is the flight from Seattle to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11 hours 41 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,709 miles (9,187 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 41m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,709 mi
9,187 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Shanghai timezone
UTC+32
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+39h
39 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~39d
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.
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