Nonstop flights from Beijing to Shanghai

3 airlines fly this route, with up to 11 flights a day.

PEKBeijing Capital International

682 mi · 72 flights a week · about 2h 20m

PVGShanghai Pudong International

PEKPVG

When they leave

Beijing time

7:00a9:00pFirst departure 7:00 AM, last 9:00 PM

Six in the morning, 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM, then three in the afternoon, 1:00 PM to 3:55 PM, then two in the evening, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

7:00 AM→8:55 AMChina EasternAirbus A321 · 1h 55mDaily
7:25 AM→9:55 AMAir ChinaAirbus A330 · 2h 30mMon, Tue, Thu, Sat
7:55 AM→10:15 AMAir ChinaAirbus A330-300 · 2h 20mTue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
8:30 AM→10:50 AMChina EasternAirbus A321 · 2h 20mDaily
10:55 AM→1:20 PMHainan AirlinesBoeing 737 · 2h 25mDaily
11:30 AM→1:40 PMChina EasternComac C919 · 2h 10mDaily
1:00 PM→3:20 PMAir ChinaAirbus A321 · 2h 20mDaily
2:30 PM→4:40 PMChina EasternAirbus A320neo · 2h 10mDaily
3:55 PM→6:20 PMHainan AirlinesAirbus A320neo · 2h 25mDaily
7:30 PM→9:55 PMChina EasternComac C919 · 2h 25mDaily
9:00 PM→11:20 PMAir ChinaA321 or A350-900 · 2h 20mDaily

Schedules last checked Oct 6, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Beijing to Shanghai

China Eastern flies most often, 5 times a day on the Airbus A321, Comac C919 and Airbus A320neo. Air China flies 2 to 4 times a day on the Airbus A321, Airbus A330 and Airbus A330-300. Hainan Airlines flies twice a day on the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737.

Flights run every day of the week, from 9 on Sundays to 11 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The first arrival in Shanghai is at 8:55 AM and the last at 11:20 PM. The flight covers 682 miles, and scheduled flight times run from 1h 55m to 2h 30m.

Flying back, Shanghai to Beijing has 72 nonstop flights a week. Daxing (PKX) also has nonstop flights to Shanghai, 82 a week. From Beijing, Hongqiao (SHA) is the other Shanghai area airport with nonstop flights, 256 a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.