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TAO to PVG: distance & flight time
Qingdao (Liuting Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
363 mi
585 km · 316 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
363 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, China
- 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
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Near TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 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 TAO from PVG?
The flight distance from Qingdao (TAO) to Shanghai (PVG) is 363 miles (585 km, 316 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TAO to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from TAO to PVG?
Nonstop service on TAO–PVG depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TAO to PVG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TAO–PVG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TAO to PVG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TAO–PVG tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.