✈ PVG → MEX

16H 6M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
16h 6m
Distance
8,014 mi
Or
12,897 km
Jet lag
14h

Flight from Shanghai to Mexico City

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America

How long is the flight from Shanghai to Mexico City?

A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Mexico City (MEX) takes about 16 hours 6 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,014 miles (12,897 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 6m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,014 mi

12,897 km · great-circle

Avg speed

801 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Time difference

-14h

14 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~9.8d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1909 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2205 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 529 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.