# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Toluca (TLC)

> 12,873 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,873 km / 7,999 mi / 6,951 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 03:46 in Shanghai, it's 13:46 in Toluca)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,453 ft (TLC is higher than PVG)

## Airports

### [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shanghai, China
- ICAO: ZSPD
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 31.140000, 121.810000
- Elevation: 13 ft

### [Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport (TLC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlc-toluca-licenciado-adolfo-lopez-mateos-international-airport/1ef266df-6258-6462-8f8e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Toluca, Mexico
- ICAO: MMTO
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 19.340000, -99.570000
- Elevation: 8,466 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:46 in Shanghai, it's 13:46 in Toluca.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport (TLC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlc-toluca-licenciado-adolfo-lopez-mateos-international-airport/1ef266df-6258-6462-8f8e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)