# Distance from Shanghai (SHA) to Berlin (TXL)

> 8,396 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,396 km / 5,217 mi / 4,534 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:21 in Shanghai, it's 08:21 in Berlin)
- **Elevation difference**: 112 ft (TXL is higher than SHA)

## Airports

### [Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sha-shanghai-shanghai-hongqiao-international-airport/1ef266e0-2049-6246-8979-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shanghai, China
- ICAO: ZSSS
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 31.200000, 121.340000
- Elevation: 10 ft

### [Berlin-Tegel International Airport (TXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txl-berlin-berlin-tegel-international-airport/1ef266de-bb0f-68cc-bfa2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Berlin, Germany
- ICAO: EDDT
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 52.560000, 13.290000
- Elevation: 122 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:21 in Shanghai, it's 08:21 in Berlin.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sha-shanghai-shanghai-hongqiao-international-airport/1ef266e0-2049-6246-8979-06bb2780ed98)
- [Berlin-Tegel International Airport (TXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txl-berlin-berlin-tegel-international-airport/1ef266de-bb0f-68cc-bfa2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)