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PUF to PVG: distance & flight time
Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
6,125 mi
9,858 km · 5,323 nm
12h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,125 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 29m 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
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, 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 PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 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 PUF from PVG?
The flight distance from Pau (PUF) to Shanghai (PVG) is 6,125 miles (9,858 km, 5,323 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUF to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 29m 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 Pau and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Pau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUF to PVG?
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