Flights Munich → Shanghai
MUC → PVG
How long is the flight from Munich to Shanghai?
The flight from Munich (MUC) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11h 24m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route operates from Munich, where the airport opened in 1992, to Shanghai, with the destination airport having been inaugurated in 1999 and currently serving over 84 million passengers annually. The journey is conducted using an Airbus A340-600 aircraft.
The Munich (MUC) → Shanghai (PVG) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. Across 19 flights monitored in recent months, 95% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 7.1/100 (low), 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 Munich the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Shanghai: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Munich (MUC) to Shanghai (PVG) heads north-east for about 8,778 km, a flight time of roughly 11h 24m.
Departures from Munich on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 68% of MUC-PVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Munich the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Shanghai it is 4.0 min (atfm).
Across 19 tracked MUC-PVG flights, 95% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MUC-PVG
The flight from Munich (MUC) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 11h 24m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Munich (MUC) -> Shanghai (PVG) route, on-time performance is 95% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 19 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Munich-Shanghai is 0.00% across 19 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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 Munich-Shanghai route is about 8,778 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
