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YKZ to PVG: distance & flight time
Toronto (Buttonville Municipal Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
7,085 mi
11,402 km · 6,156 nm
14h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,085 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 21m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKZ — Buttonville Municipal Airport · Toronto, Canada
- 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 YKZ
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport18 mi away
- YZD · Downsview Airport10 mi away
- YTZ · Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport16 mi away
- YOO · Toronto/Oshawa Executive Airport24 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 YKZ from PVG?
The flight distance from Toronto (YKZ) to Shanghai (PVG) is 7,085 miles (11,402 km, 6,156 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKZ to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 21m 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 YKZ to PVG?
Nonstop service on YKZ–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 14h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Toronto and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of Toronto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKZ to PVG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKZ–PVG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKZ to PVG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKZ–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.