✈ ZRH → PVG
ZURICH → SHANGHAI IN 11H 30M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Zurich to Shanghai
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Zurich
How long is the flight from Zurich to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11 hours 30 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,612 miles (9,031 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 30m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,612 mi
9,031 km · great-circle
Avg speed
785 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Shanghai timezone
UTC+32
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+30h
30 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~30d
Eastward — worse
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.
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