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SIN Singapore ⇄ PVG Shanghai

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

Distance3,806 km2,365 mi2,055 nautical miles
SIN → PVG5 h 15 minestimated block time
PVG → SIN5 h 30 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hShanghai vs Singapore, today
Great-circle route from Singapore (SIN) to Shanghai (PVG)SINSingaporePVGShanghai
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

SIN → PVG

5 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 28° (NNE).

Leave Singapore Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Shanghai Sat 7 Nov, 15:15 local.

PVG → SIN

5 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 213° (SSW).

Leave Shanghai Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Singapore Sat 7 Nov, 15:30 local.

The two directions differ by 11 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance3,806 km · 2,365 mi · 2,055 nmi
Initial heading28° (NNE) from SIN; 213° (SSW) from PVG
Farthest from the equator31.1°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip19% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

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

Jet lag, flying SIN → PVG. 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

SIN Singapore Changi AirportSingapore, Singapore · longest runway 13,123 ft4,000 m PVG Shanghai Pudong International AirportShanghai, China · longest runway 13,123 ft4,000 m

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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).