Distance from Guangzhou to Hanoi

Flying the shortest possible route, Hanoi lies 798 km (496 miles, 431 nautical miles) from Guangzhou — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
798 km · 496 mi · 431 nmi
Initial bearing Guangzhou → Hanoi
254° (WSW)
Initial bearing Hanoi → Guangzhou
72° (ENE)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 1 h 36 min
Time zones
Guangzhou UTC+08:00 · Hanoi UTC+07:00 (-1 h)
Sunrise gap today
30 min — the sun rises earlier in Guangzhou

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
Guangzhou
23.1167, 113.2500
Sunrise / sunset today
22:17 UTC / 10:24 UTC
Hanoi
21.0245, 105.8412
Sunrise / sunset today
22:46 UTC / 10:54 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.