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PVG Shanghai ⇄ CAN Guangzhou

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (China) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (China): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,203 km748 mi650 nautical miles
PVG → CAN2 h 30 minestimated block time
CAN → PVG2 h 20 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hGuangzhou vs Shanghai, today
Great-circle route from Shanghai (PVG) to Guangzhou (CAN)PVGShanghaiCANGuangzhou
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

PVG → CAN

2 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 226° (SW).

Leave Shanghai Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Guangzhou Sat 7 Nov, 12:30 local.

CAN → PVG

2 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 42° (NE).

Leave Guangzhou Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Shanghai Sat 7 Nov, 12:20 local.

The two directions differ by 9 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,203 km · 748 mi · 650 nmi
Initial heading226° (SW) from PVG; 42° (NE) from CAN
Farthest from the equator31.1°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip6% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

PVGAsia/Shanghai — UTC+8 now; UTC+8 all year (no daylight saving time)
CANAsia/Shanghai — UTC+8 now; UTC+8 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceGuangzhou is on the same clock as Shanghai today.

Jet lag, flying PVG → CAN. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

PVG Shanghai Pudong International AirportShanghai, China · longest runway 13,123 ft4,000 m CAN Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportGuangzhou, China · longest runway 12,467 ft3,800 m

More routes from PVG and CAN

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Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).