Flight time from Bangkok to Shanghai

How long is the flight from Bangkok to Shanghai?

A non-stop flight from Bangkok to Shanghai takes about 4 hours and 5 minutes. The two cities are 2,896 km (1,800 miles) apart in a straight line, measured between Suvarnabhumi (BKK) and Pudong (PVG).

The estimate assumes an average speed of about 830 km/h plus around 35 minutes for taxiing, take-off and landing. Real schedules vary with the airline, aircraft, route and winds – heading east with the jet stream, flights are often a little quicker than this. Check your booking for the exact time.

Time difference and arrival time

Shanghai is 1 hour ahead of Bangkok right now. A flight leaving Bangkok at 10:00 local time lands at about 15:05 local time in Shanghai. The shift is small, so jet lag is unlikely to be a problem.

Current time in Bangkok · Current time in Shanghai · Flight time from Shanghai to Bangkok

More flights from Bangkok

• Bangkok to Phnom Penh 1h 10m
• Bangkok to Chiang Mai 1h 20m
• Bangkok to Phuket 1h 25m
• Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City 1h 25m
• Bangkok to Hanoi 1h 45m
• Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur 2h 5m
• Bangkok to Los Angeles 16h 35m
• Bangkok to Toronto 17h
• Bangkok to Chicago 17h 10m
• Bangkok to New York 17h 25m

More flights from Shanghai

• Shanghai to Seoul 1h 35m
• Shanghai to Beijing 1h 55m
• Shanghai to Hong Kong 2h 5m
• Shanghai to Tokyo 2h 40m
• Shanghai to Manila 2h 50m
• Shanghai to Hanoi 2h 55m
• Shanghai to New York 14h 55m
• Shanghai to Mexico City 16h 5m
• Shanghai to Miami 16h 35m
• Shanghai to Cancún 16h 50m

Why arrival times look strange

Airline schedules always show local times: departure in the departure city’s time and arrival in the arrival city’s time. Fly east and you “lose” hours – a 7-hour flight from New York to London leaving at 19:00 lands at 07:00 the next morning. Fly west and you gain them, which is how you can land in Los Angeles almost at the same clock time you left Tokyo. This calculator handles the time zones and daylight saving time for you.

How the flight time estimate works

In estimate mode the calculator measures the great-circle distance between the two cities – the shortest route over the Earth’s surface – and assumes an average speed of about 830 km/h (515 mph), plus around 35 minutes for taxiing, take-off and landing. That gives a good guide for a non-stop flight. Real schedules vary with the airline, aircraft, winds and route: flights heading east with the jet stream are often quicker than the same trip heading west, so always check your booking for the exact time.