Flight route
Flights from Osaka (KIX) to Shanghai (PVG)
Distance, flight time and the airlines in Originfacts’ route record for Osaka to Shanghai, the two airports, and partner fare tools. Each figure shows where it came from.
Air China
Shanghai Airlines
All Nippon AirwaysOpens our flight-search partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no cost to you.
KIX → PVG at a glance
Distance
1,307 km
About 812 miles: the great-circle distance between the two airports’ coordinates.
Route record · checked against coordinatesFlight time
~2h
An estimate, not a timetable. The airline’s schedule gives the actual time.
Route record estimateTime difference
−1h
Shanghai is 1h behind Osaka today. KIX: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+9) · PVG: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8)
Calculated from IANA time zonesTime zones: Time differenceAirlines in route record
3
Air China, Shanghai Airlines and All Nippon Airways
Originfacts route recordSee airlines: Airlines in route recordReturn route
PVG → KIXFlights from Shanghai back to Osaka.
Originfacts route recordRelated routes: Return route
Airlines on the KIX–PVG route
The airlines Originfacts’ route record lists for KIX–PVG, after leaving out carriers listed only through a recycled airline code or as a codeshare. It is not a full schedule and does not say which airlines fly nonstop; check current flights with the airline.
- Cabin bag size
- 55 x 40 x 20 cmairchina.com.cn (opens in a new tab)· checked 6 Oct 2026
- Cabin bag weight
- Economy: 1 cabin bag up to 5 kg + 1 personal item included freeairchina.com.cn (opens in a new tab)· checked 6 Oct 2026
- Business & First: 2 cabin bags up to 8 kg each (Business / First Class)airchina.com.cn (opens in a new tab)· checked 6 Oct 2026
- Checked bag
- Economy: 1 piece up to 23 kg (50 lbs) included (Economy Class)airchina.com.cn (opens in a new tab)· checked 6 Oct 2026
- Online check-in
- 36 hours before departure via web or Air China appairchina.com.cn (opens in a new tab)· checked 6 Oct 2026
- Cabin bag size
- Not yet verified
- Cabin bag weight
- Not yet verified
- Checked bag
- Not yet verified
- Online check-in
- Not yet verified
- Cabin bag size
- Up to 55 x 40 x 25 cm and 115 cm in total, wheels and handles included; on aircraft with fewer than 100 seats, 45 x 35 x 20 cm and 100 cmana.co.jp (opens in a new tab)· checked 5 Oct 2026
- Cabin bag weight
- 10 kg total for the carry-on bag and personal item togetherana.co.jp (opens in a new tab)· checked 5 Oct 2026
- Checked bag
- Economy: 0 to 2 bags depending on the fare, up to 23 kg (50 lb) eachana.co.jp (opens in a new tab)· checked 5 Oct 2026
- Online check-in
- 24 hours before departure; boarding passes until 60 minutes before international flights and 20 minutes before Japan domestic flightsana.co.jp (opens in a new tab)· checked 5 Oct 2026
Baggage and check-in rules are each airline’s general rules, read from its own site on the date shown. They are not specific to this route, and your fare type can change them: check your booking.
Fare calendar and schedule for KIX → PVG
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Or search on flights.originfacts.com, our partner’s siteThe airports: Kansai International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Departure
Kansai International AirportKIX
- Codes
- KIX · RJBB (IATA · ICAO)
- Serves
- Osaka, Japan
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo (UTC+9 today)
- Coordinates
- 34.440°, 135.240°
- Size class
- Large airport
- Runways
- 2, longest 4,000 m (06L/24R)
- Opened
- 4 September 1994
- Operator
- Kansai Airports
- Passengers
- 30.6 million in 2024
Size class, runways: OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026. Opened, operator, passengers: Wikidata (opens in a new tab), 5 Oct 2026 (passengers citing mlit.go.jp (opens in a new tab)).
Arrival
Shanghai Pudong International AirportPVG
- Codes
- PVG · ZSPD (IATA · ICAO)
- Serves
- Shanghai, China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8 today)
- Coordinates
- 31.150°, 121.800°
- Size class
- Large airport
- Runways
- 5, longest 4,000 m (17L/35R)
- Opened
- 1999
- Passengers
- 85 million in 2025
Size class, runways: OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026. Opened, passengers: Wikidata (opens in a new tab), 5 Oct 2026.
Each airport guide lists the airport’s codes, location and time zone, any other routes and airlines Originfacts tracks from KIX or PVG, current weather and nearby airports, and where to check terminal and transport details.
Weather in Shanghai: average high, low and rain by month
Averages of NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 31.15°, 121.80° near PVG (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), worked out by Originfacts. Modelled, not weather-station readings or a forecast.
In October, Shanghai averages a daily high of 23°C and a low of 20°C, with about 98 mm of rain over the month.
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9°C | 5°C | 68 mm |
| Feb | 9°C | 5°C | 78 mm |
| Mar | 13°C | 9°C | 104 mm |
| Apr | 18°C | 13°C | 105 mm |
| May | 22°C | 18°C | 132 mm |
| Jun | 26°C | 23°C | 250 mm |
| Jul | 30°C | 27°C | 220 mm |
| Aug | 31°C | 28°C | 156 mm |
| Sep | 27°C | 25°C | 204 mm |
| Octthis month | 23°C | 20°C | 98 mm |
| Nov | 18°C | 14°C | 85 mm |
| Dec | 11°C | 8°C | 46 mm |
Getting to and from KIX and PVG
Ground transport, terminals and parking at either airport have not been checked against the airports’ own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:kansai-airport.or.jp (opens in a new tab)shairport.com (opens in a new tab)
Osaka to Shanghai: common questions
Which airlines fly from Osaka to Shanghai?
Originfacts’ route record for KIX–PVG lists Air China, Shanghai Airlines and All Nippon Airways. It is not a full schedule; check current flights with the airline before booking.
How far is Osaka from Shanghai by air?
About 1,307 km, the great-circle distance between Kansai International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
How long is the flight from Osaka (KIX) to Shanghai (PVG)?
The Originfacts route record estimates about 2h nonstop. It is an estimate, not a timetable: the airline’s schedule gives the actual flight time.
Is there a time difference between Osaka and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1h behind Osaka today (UTC+8 in Asia/Shanghai vs UTC+9 in Asia/Tokyo).
Sources
Where each part of this page comes from
- Distance, flight-time estimateOriginfacts route record, checked against the great-circle distance between the airport coordinates21 May 2026
- AirlinesOriginfacts route record, leaving out carriers listed only through a recycled airline code or as a codeshare21 May 2026
- Baggage and check-inEach airline’s own pages, via the Originfacts airline fact files; only checked values are shown5 Oct 2026 – 6 Oct 2026
- Airport codes, time zonesOriginfacts airport records2 May 2026
- Time differenceCalculated from each airport’s IANA time zone, with daylight saving applied for today’s dateToday
- Airport websitesWikidata (official website property)—
- Airport size class, runwaysOurAirports (opens in a new tab) open data (public domain); the size class is OurAirports’ own, not an official category5 Oct 2026
- Airport opened, operator, passengersWikidata (CC0), each airport’s own item; passenger figures are the latest year recorded there, with its reference where Wikidata gives one5 Oct 2026
- Weather in ShanghaiNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by month by Originfacts. Modelled, not weather-station readings2016–2025
- Fare calendar, scheduleAviasales widgets, loaded with advertising consentLive
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