Distance from Bangkok to Hong Kong

The great-circle distance between Bangkok, Thailand and Hong Kong, Hong Kong is 1,727 km (1,073 mi · 933 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
1,727 km · 1,073 mi · 933 nmi
Initial bearing Bangkok → Hong Kong
55° (NE)
Initial bearing Hong Kong → Bangkok
239° (WSW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 2 h 41 min
Time zones
Bangkok UTC+07:00 · Hong Kong UTC+08:00 (+1 h)
Sunrise gap today
44 min — the sun rises later in Bangkok

Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.

The two cities
Bangkok
13.7540, 100.5014
Sunrise / sunset today
23:16 UTC / 10:50 UTC
Hong Kong
22.2783, 114.1747
Sunrise / sunset today
22:32 UTC / 09:44 UTC

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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.