Distance from Giza to Shanghai

The great-circle distance between Giza, Egypt and Shanghai, China is 8,358 km (5,193 mi · 4,513 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
8,358 km · 5,193 mi · 4,513 nmi
Initial bearing Giza → Shanghai
62° (ENE)
Initial bearing Shanghai → Giza
296° (WNW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 10 h 29 min
Time zones
Giza UTC+03:00 · Shanghai UTC+08:00 (+5 h)
Sunrise gap today
361 min — the sun rises later in Giza

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
Giza
30.0094, 31.2086
Sunrise / sunset today
03:45 UTC / 15:52 UTC
Shanghai
31.2222, 121.4581
Sunrise / sunset today
21:43 UTC / 09:52 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.