✈ PVG → MAD
12H 58M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Shanghai to Madrid
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Madrid?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Madrid (MAD) takes about 12 hours 58 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,380 miles (10,268 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 58m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,380 mi
10,268 km · great-circle
Avg speed
791 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.