✈ PVG → BRU

11H 30M FROM SHANGHAI TO BRUSSELS. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 30m
Distance
5,608 mi
Or
9,025 km
Jet lag
30h

Flight from Shanghai to Brussels

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  Zaventem (BRU), Belgium Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Brussels → Shanghai

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Brussels?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Brussels (BRU) takes about 11 hours 30 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,608 miles (9,025 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 30m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,608 mi

9,025 km · great-circle

Avg speed

785 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Brussels timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Brussels

Time difference

-30h

30 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~21d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1336 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1543 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 370 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.