✈ PVG → IST
10H 18M, 4,983 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Shanghai to Istanbul
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 10 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,983 miles (8,020 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 18m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,983 mi
8,020 km · great-circle
Avg speed
779 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
Westward — easier
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.