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New York (JFK) to Shanghai (PVG) flights

There are direct flights from New York John F Kennedy International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, sold by one airline: China Eastern. The distance is 11,874 km, about 15h in the air. There are also 26 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

Live fares for JFK → PVGSee all routes on the map
11,874 kmdistance
~15hdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
26one-stop options

Direct flights from New York to Shanghai

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
JFK → PVGChina Eastern11,874 km~15h

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM then China Southern Airlines and KLM14,758 km~20h 40m
CDG ParisAmerican Airlines and Air France then Air France and Air China15,100 km~21h 5m
FRA FrankfurtAir France and Ethiopian Airlines then Air China and Lufthansa15,047 km~21h
PEK BeijingAir China and United Airlines then Air China and China Southern Airlines12,078 km~17h 25m
ORD ChicagoAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then American Airlines and Air China12,522 km~17h 55m
DFW Dallas-Fort WorthAmerican Airlines then American Airlines14,043 km~19h 50m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Air China and Lufthansa15,259 km~21h 15m
CAN GuangzhouChina Southern Airlines then Air China and China Southern Airlines14,061 km~19h 50m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Air France then British Airways and Air China14,781 km~20h 40m
YYZ TorontoAmerican Airlines and Air Canada then Air Canada and Air China12,003 km~17h 20m
LAX Los AngelesAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and Air China14,389 km~20h 15m
ICN SeoulKorean Air and Asiana Airlines then China Southern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines11,911 km~17h 10m

More from New York 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.