What is the distance from Shanghai to Beijing?

The great-circle distance from Shanghai to Beijing is 684 miles (1,100 km).

What is the time difference between Shanghai and Beijing?

Shanghai and Beijing are in the same time zone.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Shanghai to Beijing produce?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai to Beijing emits about 172 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.8× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ PVG → PEK

2H 20M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.

Flight time: 2h 20m

Distance: 684 mi

Or: 1,100 km

Jet lag: None

Flight from Shanghai to Beijing

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → Shanghai

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Beijing?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 2 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 684 miles (1,100 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 20m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

684 mi

1,100 km · great-circle

Avg speed

471 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Beijing timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 172 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 188 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 45 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

2H 20M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.

Flight from Shanghai to Beijing

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Beijing?

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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