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Shanghai (PVG) to London (LGW) flights

There are direct flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Air China and China Eastern. The distance is 9,252 km, about 11h 45m in the air. There are also 25 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

Live fares for PVG → LGWSee all routes on the map
9,252 kmdistance
~11h 45mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
25one-stop options

Direct flights from Shanghai to London

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
PVG → LGWAir China, China Eastern9,252 km~11h 45m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulAir China and China Eastern then Turkish Airlines10,515 km~15h 30m
AMS AmsterdamChina Southern Airlines and KLM then easyJet9,275 km~14h
CDG ParisAir France and Air China then Air France and easyJet9,574 km~14h 20m
FRA FrankfurtAir China and Lufthansa then Condor9,488 km~14h 15m
DXB DubaiEmirates then Emirates11,922 km~17h 10m
PEK BeijingAir China and China Southern Airlines then Air China9,265 km~14h
BCN BarcelonaAir China then easyJet and Vueling10,973 km~16h 5m
MAD MadridChina Eastern then Iberia Express and easyJet11,485 km~16h 40m
FCO RomeITA Airways and China Eastern then easyJet10,576 km~15h 35m
MUC MunichAir China and Lufthansa then easyJet9,692 km~14h 30m
CAN GuangzhouAir China and China Southern Airlines then China Southern Airlines10,702 km~15h 45m
DOH DohaQatar Airways then Qatar Airways12,011 km~17h 20m

More from Shanghai and London

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 11 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.