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Paris (CDG) – Shanghai (PVG)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
9,287 km
5,771 mi · 5,015 nm
Flight time
11 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
7 h / 6 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,085 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (642 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
572,000
2024 · +100.5%
Flights / week
38
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
658,486 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from CDG
49°
Heading from PVG
325°
Halfway point
58.43, 74.86
Great-circle km
9,266 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
7 h in January, 6 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 52,358 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug52.4KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202442,292
Feb 202443,763
Mar 202448,739
Apr 202447,021
May 202447,105
Jun 202448,319
Jul 202450,589
Aug 202452,358
Sep 202447,640
Oct 202450,328
Nov 202447,855
Dec 202445,991
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 174 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug174SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024161
Feb 2024152
Mar 2024165
Apr 2024158
May 2024166
Jun 2024164
Jul 2024173
Aug 2024174
Sep 2024164
Oct 2024166
Nov 2024159
Dec 2024160

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 9,266 km.

CDG Paris → PVG Shanghai

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

Covers any airline.

PVG Shanghai → CDG Paris

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 Paris and Shanghai

PVGSHA
CDG9,2879,256
ORY9,3189,288
BVA9,2789,248

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

More routes from CDG

Route Distance Passengers / year
CDG → JFK5,850 km 1,852,909
CDG → YUL5,540 km 1,361,014
CDG → BCN858 km 1,291,815
CDG → DXB5,245 km 1,268,474
CDG → AMS399 km 1,125,321
CDG → LHR348 km 1,121,802
CDG → NCE694 km 1,106,876
CDG → MAD1,063 km 1,052,407
CDG → ALG1,369 km 1,047,213
CDG → IST2,217 km 1,010,453

More routes from PVG

Route Distance Passengers
PVG → ICN821 km 1,111,272 (6 mo)
PVG → FRA8,879 km 593,063
PVG → SYD7,837 km 443,291
PVG → LAX10,436 km 436,076
PVG → MEL7,986 km 404,295
PVG → AMS8,930 km 368,871
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

Paris (CDG) and Shanghai (PVG) are 9,287 km (5,771 miles, 5,015 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.