Flights London → Shanghai
LHR → PVG
How long is the flight from London to Shanghai?
The flight from London (LHR) to Shanghai (PVG) takes 11h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects London to Shanghai, featuring a high on-time performance rate of 83%. Over the past period, there have been 14 flights using aircraft such as Boeing 777, Airbus A340-600, and Airbus A330-200, with an average delay time of 6.7 minutes. The destination airport in Shanghai, which opened in 1999, handles approximately 84,994,548 passengers annually.
The London (LHR) → Shanghai (PVG) route is operated by British Airways. Across 41 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Shanghai the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Shanghai: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Shanghai (PVG) heads north-east for about 9,241 km, a flight time of roughly 11h 2m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 68% of LHR-PVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Shanghai it is 4.0 min (atfm).
Across 41 tracked LHR-PVG flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-PVG
The flight from London (LHR) to Shanghai (PVG) takes 11h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the London (LHR) -> Shanghai (PVG) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 41 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Shanghai is 2.44% across 41 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: British Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Shanghai, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The London-Shanghai route is about 9,241 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £520, barring extraordinary circumstances.
