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HAM to PVG: distance & flight time
Hamburg (Hamburg Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
5,309 mi
8,543 km · 4,613 nm
10h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,309 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 53m 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
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
- 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 HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 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 HAM from PVG?
The flight distance from Hamburg (HAM) to Shanghai (PVG) is 5,309 miles (8,543 km, 4,613 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAM to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 53m 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 Hamburg and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Hamburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HAM to PVG?
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