✈ PVG → SFO
12H 31M, 6,137 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Shanghai to San Francisco
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Shanghai to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 12 hours 31 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,137 miles (9,877 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 31m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,137 mi
9,877 km · great-circle
Avg speed
790 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-15h
15 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~10.5d
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.