✈ PVG → KUL
5H 16M, 2,359 MI. ONE MOVIE. ONE NAP. ONE QUESTIONABLE MEAL.
Flight from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) takes about 5 hours 16 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,359 miles (3,797 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 16m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,359 mi
3,797 km · great-circle
Avg speed
720 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
✈ Flight 562 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 649 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 156 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.