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Amsterdam (AMS) – Shanghai (PVG)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,930 km
5,549 mi · 4,822 nm
Flight time
11 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
7 h / 6 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,043 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (617 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
368,871
2024 · +53.2%
Flights / week
26
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
437,819 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_nl), reported by the airport in Netherlands, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from AMS to PVGAMSPVG
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
51°
Heading from PVG
326°
Halfway point
58.81, 78.47
Great-circle km
8,910 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
7 h in January, 6 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 35,367 passengers
020K40KJanFebMar35.4KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202428,834
Feb 202431,072
Mar 202435,367
Apr 202426,695
May 202426,034
Jun 202425,886
Jul 202433,576
Aug 202435,357
Sep 202432,253
Oct 202431,717
Nov 202432,780
Dec 202429,300
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 122 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct122NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024119
Feb 2024114
Mar 2024120
Apr 202494
May 202492
Jun 202490
Jul 2024120
Aug 2024121
Sep 2024116
Oct 2024122
Nov 2024116
Dec 2024114

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,910 km.

AMS Amsterdam → PVG Shanghai

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

PVG Shanghai → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Amsterdam and Shanghai

PVGSHA
AMS8,9308,901

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Shanghai airports

More routes from AMS

Route Distance Passengers / year
AMS → BCN1,241 km 1,559,616
AMS → LHR371 km 1,460,366
AMS → DUB752 km 1,297,434
AMS → MAD1,459 km 1,228,527
AMS → CPH635 km 1,159,300
AMS → CDG399 km 1,125,321
AMS → MAN488 km 1,083,040
AMS → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → DXB5,175 km 991,087
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397

More routes from PVG

Route Distance Passengers
PVG → ICN821 km 1,111,272 (6 mo)
PVG → FRA8,879 km 593,063
PVG → CDG9,287 km 572,000
PVG → SYD7,837 km 443,291
PVG → LAX10,436 km 436,076
PVG → MEL7,986 km 404,295
PVG → IST8,039 km 358,350
PVG → SFO9,898 km 300,361
PVG → MUC8,798 km 223,859
PVG → FCO9,189 km 170,162

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Shanghai (PVG) are 8,930 km (5,549 miles, 4,822 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.