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CET to PVG: distance & flight time
Cholet (Cholet Le Pontreau Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
5,965 mi
9,599 km · 5,183 nm
12h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,965 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CET — Cholet Le Pontreau Airport · Cholet, France
- PVG — Shanghai Pudong International Airport · Shanghai, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CET
- EDM · La Roche-sur-Yon Airport35 mi away
- NTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport35 mi away
- ANE · Angers-Loire Airport42 mi away
- NIT · Niort-Souché Airport58 mi away
Near PVG
- SHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport83 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport85 mi away
- HSN · Zhoushan Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CET from PVG?
The flight distance from Cholet (CET) to Shanghai (PVG) is 5,965 miles (9,599 km, 5,183 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CET to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Cholet and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Cholet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CET to PVG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CET–PVG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.