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Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Shanghai (PVG) flights

There are direct flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Etihad Airways and Hainan Airlines. The distance is 6,550 km, about 8h 30m in the air. There are also 19 one-stop options, via airports such as Beijing, Doha and Seoul.

Live fares for AUH → PVGSee all routes on the map
6,550 kmdistance
~8h 30mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
19one-stop options

Direct flights from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
AUH → PVGEtihad Airways, Hainan Airlines6,550 km~8h 30m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
PEK BeijingITA Airways and Etihad Airways then Air China and China Southern Airlines7,054 km~11h 15m
DOH DohaEtihad Airways and Qatar Airways then Qatar Airways7,117 km~11h 20m
ICN SeoulEtihad Airways and Korean Air then China Southern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines7,660 km~12h
BKK BangkokITA Airways and Condor then Spring Airlines and Shanghai Airlines7,863 km~12h 15m
HKG Hong KongEtihad Airways and Air Seychelles then Spring Airlines and Cathay Pacific7,262 km~11h 30m
DEL DelhiIndiGo and Air India then Air India and China Eastern6,569 km~10h 40m
TPE TaipeiEtihad Airways then Spring Airlines and EVA Air7,326 km~11h 35m
CTU ChengduITA Airways and Etihad Airways then Sichuan Airlines and Air China6,576 km~10h 40m
TAS TashkentAir Arabia Abu Dhabi then China Eastern7,080 km~11h 20m
SGN Ho Chi Minh CityEtihad Airways and Vietnam Airlines then China Eastern and Vietjet8,427 km~12h 55m
ALA Alma-ataAir Arabia Abu Dhabi and Etihad Airways then China Eastern7,063 km~11h 15m
PKX BeijingEtihad Airways then Xiamen Airlines6,993 km~11h 10m

More from Abu Dhabi and Shanghai

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.