Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MUC to PVG: distance & flight time
Munich (Munich Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
5,455 mi
8,778 km · 4,740 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
See live MUC→PVG fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,455 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 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
- MUC — Munich Airport · Munich, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near MUC
- FEL · Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport28 mi away
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport30 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport40 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 MUC from PVG?
The flight distance from Munich (MUC) to Shanghai (PVG) is 5,455 miles (8,778 km, 4,740 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MUC to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Munich and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Munich.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MUC to PVG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MUC–PVG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.