Distance from Dongguan to Shanghai
Dongguan (China) and Shanghai (China) are 1,188 km apart — that's 738 miles or 642 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 1,188 km · 738 mi · 642 nmi
- Initial bearing Dongguan → Shanghai
- 38° (NE)
- Initial bearing Shanghai → Dongguan
- 222° (SW)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 2 h 03 min
- Time zones
- Dongguan UTC+08:00 · Shanghai UTC+08:00 (+0 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 19 min — the sun rises later in Dongguan
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
- Dongguan
- 23.0180, 113.7487
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 22:35 UTC / 09:45 UTC
- Shanghai
- 31.2222, 121.4581
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 22:16 UTC / 09:02 UTC
Open in the distance calculator Find the halfway point
Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.