Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
QLP to SHA: distance & flight time
Sarzana (SP) (Sarzana-Luni Air Base) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,675 mi
9,134 km · 4,932 nm
11h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live QLP→SHA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,675 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- QLP — Sarzana-Luni Air Base · Sarzana (SP), Italy
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao 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 QLP
- PSA · Pisa International Airport34 mi away
- PMF · Parma Airport53 mi away
- GOA · Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport61 mi away
- FLR · Peretola Airport64 mi away
Near SHA
- PVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport55 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport57 mi away
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is QLP from SHA?
The flight distance from Sarzana (SP) (QLP) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,675 miles (9,134 km, 4,932 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QLP to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 36m 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 cheapest way to fly from QLP to SHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on QLP–SHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.