✈ PVG → BUD

10H 42M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
10h 42m
Distance
5,197 mi
Or
8,364 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Shanghai to Budapest

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Budapest?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Budapest (BUD) takes about 10 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,197 miles (8,364 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 42m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,197 mi

8,364 km · great-circle

Avg speed

781 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Budapest timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Budapest

Time difference

-6h

6 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1238 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1430 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 343 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.